Category Archives: Betting

888 interim results on target ahead of William Hill takeover on 1 July

888 Holdings expects its 2022 interim revenues to be “broadly” in line with corporate expectations, as the FTSE250 igaming group navigates a tougher European regulatory climate. In process of finalising its £2 billion acquisition of William Hill – 888 expects interim revenues to be between £330-and-£335 million range, for the six months to 30 June. …

Christian Democrats back overhaul of Sweden’s restaurant casino sector

Sweden’s Christian Democrat (KD) Party has outlined its intentions to overhaul the rules and standards that govern Sweden’s restaurant casino sector.  KD Minister Roland Utbullt has written an opinion piece on Altinget.se stating that Swedish gambling has a ‘glaring gap in its civic protections’ as restaurant casinos are exempt from duty-of-care rules. Utbullt stated that …

Safer Gambling Week launches new website for 2022 blitz

Safer Gambling Week has launched a new website to better inform and support all participants of this year’s Safer Gambling Week event that will take place from 17th – 23rd October 2022 (#SGWeek2022). The new website of safergamblinguk.org will serve as a hub of information and tools for all safer gambling stakeholders. Safer Gambling Week …

Jermaine Jenas encourages ‘a summer of horseracing’ with Everyone’s Turf

Television presenter and former professional footballer, Jermaine Jenas, has become the face of Great British Racing’s (GBR) Everyone’s Turf campaign launching this summer. Everyone’s Turf will run as a national advertising-led campaign which aims to show the different facets of the sport, and is receiving support from the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB).  As Jenas …

FDJ appoints M&A expert Philippe Lazare to its board 

Groupe FDJ has announced the appointment of Philippe Lazare as a  non-executive corporate advisor of the Paris Euronext gambling group.  The French business figurehead will serve on FDJ’s corporate committee for governance, remuneration and appointments.  Lazare (65) is the former Chief Executive and Chairman of leading French payment systems provider Ingenico (2007-to-2020). During his leadership …

Ethiopia Youth Ministry seeks to ban sports betting

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women and Social Affairs has outlined its support for a blanket ban on sports betting to protect the nation’s youth and avoid an ‘economic and social crisis’.  FANA – Ethiopia’s state broadcaster reported that Abebe Haymanot, a representative of the Ministry focused on ‘Youth Development’ had notified “that work was underway to …

SECAP strengthens gambling oversight with Waldir Marques board appointment

SECAP – Brazil’s Secretariat of Evaluation, Planning, Energy and Lottery for the Ministry of Economy has announced the appointment of Waldir Eustáquio Marques Júnior as a new board member.  The agency that has spearheaded the development of Brazil’s pending federal sports betting framework, welcomes a new advisor that has previously worked on lottery projects for …

SBC appoints Jessica Welman as Editor of SBC Americas

SBC Media has bolstered its coverage of the Americas, and made a notable investment into the future of its SBC Americas news portal, by appointing former Bally’s Interactive Director of Content, Jessica Welman, as Editor.  Welman joins SBC at a crucial time for the betting industry in North America, with more than 30 US states …

ComeOn secures tough GlüNeuRStv sportsbook licence

The registry of the Ministry of Sports and the Interior of Saxony Anhalt has confirmed that it has granted a German Fourth Interstate Treaty (GlüNeuRStv) licence to ComeOn Gaming. Cherry AB’s B2C unit has registered the brands of sunmaker.de, comeonwetten.de and mobilebet.de under its approved German licence. Though having secured its GlüNeuRStv licence, ComeOn has …