• daily_news
    13 November 2019

    HSBC rolls out gambling transaction blocking scheme

    Banking group HSBC UK has joined forces with industry charities GamCare and GambleAware to develop and launch a new self-restriction tool to enable its customers to block gambling transactions on their accounts.

  • daily_news
    6 November 2019

    Leading operators commit to new safer gambling initiative

    Various major operators have declared their support for a new, UK-facing safer gambling initiative aimed at addressing the harm gambling can cause to consumers and young people.

  • daily_news
    7 October 2019

    GambleAware names Peter Holt as new financial chief

    Problem gambling funding body GambleAware has appointed Peter Holt as its new chief financial officer. Holt most recently worked for Health Education England and also spent time with the NHS.

  • daily_news
    4 October 2019

    Rank Group completes acquisition of Stride Gaming

    Rank Group, the parent company of Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casinos, has finalised its acquisition of online casino and bingo operator Stride Gaming. Stride Shares will cease trading on AIM at 7.00am on October 7.

  • news_analysis
    18 September 2019

    African regulatory round-up

    Law Allianz founder Yahaya Maikori looks at the established and emerging regulatory frameworks in a number of key African markets

  • daily_news
    15 August 2019

    GVC ups profit guidance as online revenue hits $1bn in H1

    GVC Holdings has revised its full year profit projections upwards for the second time this year after the operator’s online and European retail growth helped offset a weaker performance from its UK retail arm.

  • news_analysis
    15 July 2019

    Going grey in affiliate marketing

    The standard career progression in affiliate marketing is not for everyone, but learning and development can help ensure a higher level of job satisfaction, writes Tom Galanis

  • daily_news
    11 July 2019

    GB regulator hands Casino 36 £300,000 penalty package

    Land-based operator Casino 36 has agreed a £300,000 penalty package with the GB Gambling Commission for money laundering and social responsibility failures, the regulator has announced.

  • daily_news
    3 July 2019

    Betting and Gaming Council formed as voice of UK industry

    The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) and Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) are to be wound up and replaced by the Betting and Gaming Council, a new UK-facing operator body that aims to act as the industry’s mouthpiece. British Beer & Pub Association chief executive Brigid Simmonds will lead the new body.

  • news_analysis
    20 June 2019

    2019 so far - Part Two

    In the second part of iGaming Business' rundown of the year to date's most popular news stories, we see that viewers were particularly interested in US developments, while regulatory progress in Germany also attracted a lot of hits. 

  • news_analysis
    19 June 2019

    2019 so far - Part One

    Half the year has now passed, with the year dominated by advertising crackdowns, new regulatory restrictions and signs that long-awaited market openings may finally be moving into view. iGaming Business looks at the biggest stories from the first six months of 2019, and examines their impact on the igaming industry.

  • daily_news
    13 June 2019

    JPJ agrees £490m Gamesys acquisition

    JPJ Group has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the majority of its technology partner Gamesys’ assets for a total consideration of £490m (€549.8m/$620.9m).

  • news_analysis
    12 June 2019

    Monopolising affiliate compliance

    Phil Blackwell asks whether high membership fees and a structure that appears to benefit only the biggest in the sector will effectively undermine new trade body Responsible Affiliates in iGaming's (RAIG) efforts to become the voice of the industry.

  • daily_news
    11 June 2019

    BetCris latest to enter Buenos Aires licensing process

    TV Global Enterprises, operator of the Latin America-facing betting and gaming brand BetCris, has become the latest operator to join the race for one of Buenos Aires province’s seven igaming licences.

  • article
    6 June 2019

    RP iGaming Index: One year on

    Marking the first anniversary of the RP iGaming Index's launch, Regulus Partners' Paul Leyland looks at the factors that have led to gaming stocks largely underperforming over the past 12 months, and what needs to be done to make them a worthwhile investment. Stride Gaming is the stock in focus.

  • daily_news
    6 June 2019

    GC sets out strategy to reduce gambling harms in Wales

    The Gambling Commission has joined forces with partners in Wales to develop a new national strategy, with the aim of reducing gambling-related harms in the country.

  • daily_news
    3 June 2019

    Microgaming names Leon Thomas managing director of bingo

    Isle of Man based igaming software supplier Microgaming has appointed Leon Thomas as its new managing director of bingo.

  • daily_news
    31 May 2019

    Rank Group makes £115.3m offer to acquire Stride Gaming

    The Rank Group has reached an agreement on an all cash offer to acquire Stride Gaming, paying 151 pence per share for the business. This values Stride at £115.3m. 

  • daily_news
    23 May 2019

    GREF names Alderney’s Starck as new chairman

    European regulatory authority Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF) has appointed Jorn Starck, executive director of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, as its new chairman.

  • daily_news
    8 May 2019

    GambleAware falls short of industry donation target

    GambleAware has reiterated calls for UK operators to offer further financial support its problem gambling efforts after revealing that industry funding failed to meet its 2018-19 target.

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