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daily_news
12 May 2020
GC survey: gambling in decline under lockdown
More people in the UK have stopped gambling under lockdown than started or increased play, according to new data from the British Gambling Commission, though the regulator warned that evidence suggested session length for existing customers had risen.
daily_news
11 May 2020
OPAP stores to reopen across Greece
Greek gambling operator OPAP is to reopen its network of retail stores across the country after the national government lifted certain restrictive measures related to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
daily_news
11 May 2020
Chinese lottery sales begin to recover in March
China’s lottery industry has reported sales of CNY10.51bn for March, a vast improvement on February’s CNY1.3m, though this represents a 69.9% year-on-year decline.
daily_news
7 May 2020
Norsk Tipping to distribute NOK225m to grassroots sports
Norwegian lottery operator Norsk Tipping has announced that it is to distribute NOK225m (£17.7m/€20.4m/$22.0m) to sports teams and charitable organisations throughout the country as part of its Grasrotandelen initiative.
daily_news
7 May 2020
Covid-19: nearly $100bn wiped off FY expectations
H2 Gambling Capital has downgraded its 2020 expectations for global gambling gross win to $375.9bn, nearly $100bn or 20.6% below its pre-outbreak forecast
daily_news
6 May 2020
IGT secures extension to Czech lottery deal with Sazka
International Game Technology (IGT) has signed a long-term extension to its lottery technology partnership with Sazka Group in the Czech Republic.
daily_news
5 May 2020
Intralot sees net loss widen in "transitional" 2019
Greek gaming and lotteries giant Intralot has seen its net loss from continuing operations grow to €111.9m in 2019, after what the business described as a “transition year” in which group turnover and gross revenue both fell.
news_analysis
4 May 2020
Bridging the digital lottery divide
Sazka CEO Robert Chvatal talks to Joanne Christie about the company’s strategy of pushing online sales to overcome the worst effects of novel coronavirus.
daily_news
4 May 2020
Malta allows lotto booths to reopen after Covid-19 shutdown
The Maltese government has announced that lottery booths will be permitted to reopen from today (4 May) as a result of the country beginning to relax social distancing measures brought in as a result of novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
daily_news
4 May 2020
Blacklisting threatens to restart Nigerian regulatory battle
The long-running dispute between Nigeria’s gambling regulator the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and the Lagos State Lottery Board (LSLB) could resume after the state regulator blacklisted a number of operators licensed by its federal counterpart.
daily_news
30 April 2020
Croatian sell-off boosts Sazka’s bottom line in 2019
Sazka Group has reported a 6.0% year-on-year rise in gross gaming revenue for 2019, with all subsidiaries growing during the year, while the sale of its Croatian subsidiary has more than doubled net profit for the period.
daily_news
30 April 2020
Sazka: End to Covid-19 disruption in sight
Sazka Group believes it is coming to the end of the disruption caused by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but says the rapidly evolving situation makes it difficult to determine the crisis' economic impact on the business.
daily_news
30 April 2020
Certain Lotto NZ venues to reopen after Covid-19 closures
Lotto New Zealand counters in dairies and convenience stores are being allowed to reopen after temporarily closing due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, but other stores will remain closed for the foreseeable future.
daily_news
30 April 2020
GB RGD hike drives growth in gambling tax take for 2019-20
The increase in remote gaming duty (RGD) from April 2019 led to significant hike in tax paid by Great Britain’s gambling licensees paid for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2020, mitigating a decline in machine gaming duty (MGD).
daily_news
29 April 2020
GC updates society lottery prize limits, transparency rules
The British Gambling Commission has updated the regulations surrounding society lotteries, raising prize limits but also requiring a greater deal of transparency regarding spending of proceeds.
daily_news
28 April 2020
UK National Lottery pledges £600m to Covid-19 efforts
The UK’s National Lottery has announced a support package worth up to £600m (€689.2m/$749.3m) for charities and organisations negatively impacted by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
daily_news
28 April 2020
Svenska Spel Q1 profits grow despite Covid-19
Swedish operator Svenska Spel saw revenue tick up 0.7% in the first quarter of 2020 to SEK2.14bn (£173.5m/€199.4m/$217.0m) and profit grow by 33.6% to SEK545m, despite the effects of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
daily_news
28 April 2020
iGaming drives revenue growth for Norsk Tipping in 2019
Norwegian lottery operator Norsk Tipping’s revenue grew slightly to NOK8.16bn in 2019, while profits grew 2.8% to NOK5.68bn thanks to growth in online sales.
daily_news
24 April 2020
Intralot: Business will not return to normal until November
Intralot believes the impact of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on the business is yet to reach its peak, and does not expect to return to normal levels of activity until November this year.
daily_news
23 April 2020
Retail network shut-down hits Veikkaus revenue
Finnish gambling monopoly Veikkaus has revealed that the shut-down of its retail gaming network and significantly reduced sports betting options, both due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has cut revenue by around 40.6%.

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