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daily_news
22 September 2020
Intralot signs cloud platform deal with Microsoft
Greek gaming and lotteries operator and supplier Intralot has partnered Microsoft to deploy the technology giant's cloud platform as it looks to enhance its digital capabilities.
daily_news
11 September 2020
Swedish Q2 GGR sinks to new low amid minimal online growth
Swedish gambling revenue for the second quarter of 2020 fell 4.1% to SEK5.94bn (£530.6m/€572.4m/$687.9m) as a 3.6% increase in online gambling revenue was not enough to offset the effects of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on the land-based sector.
daily_news
9 September 2020
Danske Spil board hails efforts to minimise H1 Covid-19 hit
Danish gaming operator Danske Spil saw revenue decline 7.8% year-on-year to DKK2.30bn (£281.1m/€309.1m/$365.2m) for the six months to 30 June, though like-for-like profit fell by just 2.9% thanks to a strong period for its lottery division and lower costs.
daily_news
8 September 2020
China posts first year-on-year lottery sales growth of 2020
Chinese lottery sales grew 10.4% year-on-year to CNY36.15bn in July, marking the first month of 2020 to record year-on-year growth, thanks to a significant increase in betting sales.
daily_news
30 July 2020
FDJ hails post-lockdown recovery despite H1 revenue decline
La Française des Jeux (FDJ) said a strong performance after France emerged from its novel coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown has reduced a decline in revenue for the first half of the operator’s financial year.
daily_news
28 July 2020
MA amendments double betting tax and add ilottery
The Massachusetts legislature has amended sports wagering bill put forward last week, adding provisions to legalize online lotteries, but doubling the tax rate for online betting.
daily_news
24 July 2020
SG hails “better than expected” Q2 despite revenue decline
Scientific Games' losses increased in Q2 as revenue fell 37.2% to $539m (£423m/€465m), but the business said its results were "better than expected" given the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
daily_news
22 July 2020
Czech report: 43.3% of those aged 15+ gambled in 2019
A total of 43.3% of Czechs aged 15 or older gambled in the past year, up from 39.8% the year before but below levels in 2017, according to the Czech Ministry of Finance's latest annual gambling report.
daily_news
16 July 2020
iGB Live! Online: H2 analyses Covid-19's impact on betting
Ed Birkin, senior consultant at iGB's principal data partner H2 Gambling Capital, kicked off Thursday’s content at iGB Live! Online with by looking at the impact of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on the sports betting sector.
daily_news
13 July 2020
HKJC shuts OTBs amid "worrying" Covid-19 situation
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has closed seven off-course betting facilities (OTBs) and delayed the relaunch of Mark Six lottery draws after a resurgence of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in the Chinese special administrative region.
daily_news
30 June 2020
Swiss lottery revenue exceeds CHF1bn in 2019
Revenue from gambling organised by Swiss lotteries came to just over CHF1bn (£857.3m/€939.0m/$1.05bn) in 2019, according to the latest annual report from the Inter-Cantonal Lotteries and Betting Commission (Comlot), which said the numbers show licensed oeprators were regaining market share from offshore competitors.
daily_news
26 June 2020
KSA warns of lack of age controls for minors
Dutch gambling regulator the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has warned that age verification controls are not being properly enforced, with a new survey claiming that more than 10% of those aged 16 to 17 have gambled in the past year.
daily_news
25 June 2020
Alberta chooses NeoPollard for igaming platform
The province of Alberta will launch online gambling after entering selecting platform provider NeoPollard Interactive to power its offering through a tender process.
daily_news
23 June 2020
Intralot rolls out new CMS and esports for Taiwan Lottery
Intralot has announced the launch of its content management system (CMS), Intralot Canvas, for long-time customer Taiwan Sports Lottery Corporation (TSLC). The expanded deal will also see TSLC launch a new sportsbook, featuring esports betting markets.
daily_news
22 June 2020
Swedish lottery rebounds in April, but lags behind 2019
Swedish lottery revenue bounced back in April after a difficult March, but remained 9% below revenue from April 2019, according to the latest figures from the country’s gaming Authority (Spelinspektionen).
daily_news
15 June 2020
Study: Swedish high-risk players gambling more amid Covid-19
More gamblers in Sweden have decreased play than increased during the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but more than a quarter of high risk customers are playing more according to a Lund University study.
daily_news
12 June 2020
YGAM & GamCare ramp up digital RG resources during pandemic
Leading responsible gambling charities the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) and GamCare are accelerating the digital transformation of their educational resources during the Covid-19 pandemic.
daily_news
5 June 2020
Intralot losses widen in Q1 as B2C revenue plummets
Intralot's losses drastically widened in Q1 of 2020, as B2C operations and management contract turnover fell by almost two thirds, leading to sharp drops in turnover and gross gaming revenue.
daily_news
2 June 2020
Sporting Solutions named associate member of GLMS
La Française des Jeux-owned betting content and technology provider Sporting Solutions has joined the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) as an associate member, the first sportsbook supplier to do so.
daily_news
28 May 2020
New report highlights risk of money laundering in Lithuania
Lithuania’s land-based casino industry faces a “very high” risk from money laundering, while the remote gambling sector faces a high risk, according to a risk assessment carried out by the country’s government.

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