Category Archives: Betting

 l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has expressed concerns about the increase of French minors engaging with gambling activities.  The views have been highlighted in the regulator’s French youth gambling report – conducted by research observatory for psychological disorders SEDAP – as part of an ongoing assessment of French gambling’s market standards …

After identifying an increased demand  for gambling addiction treatment, the NHS has announced the opening of two new clinics specialising in the area.  Located in Southampton and Stoke-on-Trent, the two centres will open in May, complementing the NHS’ five existing clinics in London, Leeds, Manchester and and Sunderland along with the pilot children’s and young …

Sportingtech has entered into a new agreement with Pariplay, allowing the latter to distribute its content via the Quantum platform. The collaboration revolves primarily around Pariplay’s Fusion suite of content, with the aggregation platform’s 12,000 titles due to be distributed across Europe and Latin America, as it seeks to enhance its presence after establishing a …

STS Holdings has reported a strong trading year for 2021, as it made its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), in particular experiencing increases in player number and bet volume.  Issuing an update this morning, the company – the largest betting operator in Poland – reported that the total value of bets placed by …

Glitnor Group has accelerated its move into the lead generation space after acquiring KaFe Rocks Ltd for an undisclosed sum.  The acquisition of the Malta-based iGaming affiliate, Glitnor said, will be a key factor in the long-term growth of the business. As part of the takeover, KaFe Rocks Co-founder Feda Mecan will join the Glitnor …

SBC Summit Latinoamérica is set to return to Florida on 1-3 November, 2022, when the betting and gaming industry conference and tradeshow heads to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood for its second edition. The event will again bring together executives and product specialists from sports betting, igaming, land-based casino, and lottery …

The NHS has confirmed that it will no longer accept grants from the gambling sector to fund its UK-wide problem gambling clinics and research, education and treatment (RET) programmes. NHS England published an open letter from Mental Health Director Claire Murdoch to GambleAware Chief Executive Zoë Osmond, confirming the anticipated decision. GambleAware was imformed that …

Unibet has been handed one order and five reprimands by Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gaming Authority, for ‘a number of breaches’ of KYC and AML requirements.  It was found that the Kindred sports betting brand’s AML strategy left the firm exposed to an increased risk of money laundering. In particular, the operator was found to have …

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) has appointed Roger Casey as the new Group Chief Financial Officer, who is set to take over from Suzanne Eade. Casey will join the organisation from Tattersalls Ireland in the coming months following what has been described as an ‘extensive recruitment campaign’ in which HRI was assisted by Mazars. Suzanne Eade, …