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daily_news
20 May 2019
Denmark urges EU action on Macolin Convention
The Danish delegation to the Council of Europe has called upon European Union member states to address contentious elements of the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions to ensure it can be implemented across the bloc.
daily_news
17 May 2019
Macolin Convention set to come into force from September
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, also known as the Macolin Convention, is finally set to enter into force from September 1, though concerns remain over its definition of illegal sports betting.
daily_news
21 March 2019
Sportech revenue declines after challenging 2018
London-listed Sportech has described 2018 as a challenging year for the business, which resulted in revenue declining 3.9%, though highlighted the success of cost control efforts that helped the business cut losses for the period.
daily_news
1 March 2019
William Hill swings to £721m loss after retail write-down
William Hill has posted a £721.9m (€840.3m/$955.8m) pre-tax loss for 2018, as a result of an £882.8m write-down of the value of its retail business ahead of maximum B2 machine stakes being cut to £2 from April. Despite this, the operator hailed good underlying progress achieved over the year, with 2018 revenue up 2% year-on-year to £1.6bn.
daily_news
5 October 2017
SIS relaunches retail television service
SIS has announced it is to relaunch its retail television service to bookmakers.
article
3 July 2017
Technology versus enjoyability: how to get the right balance
Casino and gaming establishments must keep up with the flow of new technologies, but Sam McMullen says it's important they don't also sacrifice entertainment value.

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news_analysis
23 November 2016
Best Odds Guaranteed Plus: a boost too far?
bet365 has joined Ladbrokes in offering Best Odds Guaranteed Plus, Julian Rogers investigates if rivals will follow and whether online operators just see racing as a recruitment tool.

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daily_news
31 October 2016
SIS to stream 49s virtual racing games
SIS has agreed a deal to begin streaming virtual racing games from Inspired Gaming Group's 49s brand to online customers.
daily_news
11 December 2014
Codere names Pascual as European COO
Spanish gaming group Codere has appointed Alejandro Pascual as the new chief operating officer of its Codere Europe operation.
daily_news
30 May 2014
iGB Diary: Amaya-Stars, Cali-poker, Raunchy ad shock, Gigse
Stars in their eyes
news_analysis
25 February 2014
Ladbrokes must deliver in 2014 to signal turnaround
Ladbrokes' full year figures for 2013 were never going to make for easy reading but the company must deliver in 2014, reports Graham Wood.

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news_analysis
3 December 2013
Despite oft-criticised 'dirigisme', France can be objective
The PMU on-offline split is a small but potentially significant victory in the wider struggles between private operators and monopolies across Europe and although PMU still has two years in which to lay the groundwork, the actions of France's Competition Authority should provide encouragement to the rest of the EU market.

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daily_news
3 December 2013
Consultation period for PMU online-offline split over
France’s Competition Authority to issue PMU online-offline split directives in the next couple of months.

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