• daily_news
    1 October 2019

    Management reshuffle at Raketech as new CFO appointed

    Raketech Group has appointed Måns Svalborn as its new chief financial officer after Andreas Kovacs stepped aside from the role to take up the position as director of business development at the performance marketing specialist.

  • daily_news
    1 October 2019

    Kindred to support socially vulnerable with new project

    Kindred Group has joined forces with Swedish community initiative, "NU: Nolla Utanförskapet" (End Exclusion), to develop and launch a new project aimed at helping socially vulnerable young adults in Stockholm.

  • daily_news
    30 September 2019

    GVC establishes foundation to coordinate CSR efforts

    GVC Holdings has today (30 September) launched the GVC Foundation, a new body that will execute its global corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, as well as announcing a host of new CSR projects.

  • news_analysis
    27 September 2019

    Talent market update: Asia Pacific

    Simon King provides an overview of 3Q19 recruitment trends in the region where China’s anti-gambling policy is pushing up the cost of experienced talent

  • daily_news
    27 September 2019

    Former Ainsworth CEO Gladstone appointed company chairman

    Former Ainsworth Game Technology chief executive Danny Gladstone has been appointed as the new chairman of the board at the Australian gaming machines and content provider, while current chairman Graeme Campbell will step down on 26 September, the company announced.

  • daily_news
    26 September 2019

    The Stars Group confirms job losses in Malta

    The Stars Group has confirmed it will make redundancies in Malta just days after announcing job losses in the Isle of Man.

  • daily_news
    25 September 2019

    Long-serving NetEnt exec Krantz departs after 10 years

    NetEnt chief operating officer Björn Krantz has left the slot specialist after more than ten years, iGamingBusiness.com has learned. Following his departure, the company is to restructure its commercial teams into a single unit. 

  • daily_news
    24 September 2019

    Philippines takes action over undocumented POGOs staff

    The Philippines Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) has moved to simplify the process for offshore gaming industry employees to apply for work permits, with 8,000 were found to lack necessary documentation in the first half of the year.

  • daily_news
    24 September 2019

    Norsk Rikstoto proposes spending cap for players

    Norway’s state-owned totalisator betting business Norsk Rikstoto has proposed establishing a mandatory monthly spending limit for all customers, with the country’s gambling regulator speaking out in favour of the proposal.

  • daily_news
    23 September 2019

    XLMedia seeks new financial chief as Dahan exits

    Yehuda Dahan has stepped down as chief financial officer of XLMedia with immediate effect. The digital marketing services provider will now begin a search to appoint a permanent replacement.

  • daily_news
    23 September 2019

    Germany to launch gambling addiction awareness day

    Germany’s Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) will look to educate players about the risks associated with gambling, especially around land-based slot machines, with a new annual awareness raising day taking place for the first time this week. The centre, a subsidiary of the federal Ministry of Health, estimates there are around 500,000 problem gamblers across Germany.

  • daily_news
    19 September 2019

    Stars Group to cut jobs in Isle of Man

    The Stars Group has announced job losses at its Isle of Man office, citing operational difficulties its PokerStars brand is experiencing in some of its international markets.

  • daily_news
    18 September 2019

    New UK gambling addiction treatment centre opens

    The UK’s first gambling addiction service outside of London has launched today (18 September), with problem gamblers now able to access care at a new facility in Leeds.

  • daily_news
    18 September 2019

    Dean Shannon returns as GVC Australia CEO

    Dean Shannon has been appointed chief executive of GVC Holdings’ Australian business, replacing Jason Scott in the role.

  • news_analysis
    13 September 2019

    The hard truth about soft games

    Gambling on lotteries has long been viewed differently to other forms of gambling. But as the lines between the different types of operators, games and verticals become increasingly blurred, is it time for a rethink? Joanne Christie reports

  • daily_news
    13 September 2019

    European Casino Association secretary general steps down

    Philip Easthill has stepped down as secretary general of the European Casino Association (ECA), while the organisation has also announced a new structure for it secretariat.

  • news_analysis
    11 September 2019

    Shifting the start-up bias

    It’s common sense that greater diversity increases the pool of ideas and drives innovation, yet just four of 228 applications for Clarion Gaming’s start-up competitions in the last four years have been led by female founders. Director of industry insight and engagement Ewa Bakun looks at why this is, and asks what the industry can do about it.

  • daily_news
    11 September 2019

    Whateley appointed to oversee gambling at DCMS

    Helen Whateley has been named as the new Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DMCS), with responsibility for gambling and lotteries.

  • daily_news
    6 September 2019

    Novomatic confirms senior management changes

    Austrian gaming giant Novomatic has made a series of changes to its senior management team and also reorganised its supervisory and executive boards.

  • daily_news
    6 September 2019

    888 adds former William Hill CFO to board

    888 Holdings has appointed Mark Summerfield, the former interim chief financial officer of William Hill, to its board as an independent non-executive director and chairman of its audit committee.

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