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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
9 July 2020
DraftKings opens retail sportsbook in Colorado
Daily fantasy and sports betting operator DraftKings and land-based casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings have announced the opening of a temporary retail sportsbook at the Mardi Gras Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado.
daily_news
9 July 2020
Denver Broncos signs up new betting partner in BetMGM
National Football League (NFL) franchise the Denver Broncos has signed up its second sports betting partner, with BetMGM to open a new lounge at the team’s Empower Field at Mile High stadium through the agreement.
daily_news
3 July 2020
GVC claims RG interactions have cut self-exclusion requests
GVC Holdings’ latest corporate social responsibility (CSR) report reveals the operator has seen the number of self-exclusion requests fall significantly, which it claims is the result of enhanced limit setting tools and earlier customer interactions.
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
Covid-19 closures eat into Sakza revenue and profit in Q1
Czech gaming conglomerate Sazka Group has reported an 11.5% year-on-year decline in gross gaming revenue for the first quarter of 2020, after the business’s retail gaming operations were disrupted by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) from mid-March.
daily_news
8 June 2020
Poker the standout performer in French igaming market in Q1
France’s igaming market showed little signs of the impact of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in the first quarter of 2020, with L’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL) warning that the full impact would be seen in subsequent quarters.
daily_news
5 June 2020
Covid-19 forces NZ Racing Minister to extend RITA board term
New Zealand’s Minister for Racing Winston Peters has extended the terms for the directors of the body overseeing a root-and-branch overhaul of the country’s racing industry until 30 June, 2021.
daily_news
2 June 2020
IBIA signs MoU with Speel Verantwoord
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dutch online gambling trade association Stichting Speel Verantwoord (SSV).
daily_news
28 May 2020
Flutter completes £800m share sale as Q2 revenue grows
Flutter Entertainment announced plans to accelerate US expansion and reduce debt through an equity placement that raised £812.6m, after revealing a 10% rise in revenue for the first 47 days of its second quarter.
daily_news
26 May 2020
Italy aims to raise €90m through new betting turnover tax
The Italian government is to introduce an 0.5% tax on licensees’ sports betting turnover to fund the recovery of the country’s sports following the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) enforced shut-down.
daily_news
22 May 2020
Lottery growth offsets igaming decline for Danske Spil in Q1
Danish gaming operator Danske Spil has reported a marginal year-over-year increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2020, with declines in its igaming and gaming machine arms mitigated by growth in its lottery business.
daily_news
18 May 2020
PL stakeholders unanimously back return to training
Premier League footballers will resume training from tomorrow (19 May), the first step towards resuming the English top division season following the novel coronavirus (Covid-19)-enforced shutdown.
news_analysis
18 May 2020
Lofty ambitions
Newgioco has plans to dominate the industry in the coming years, but expansion efforts in markets such as the US and its native Italy have been slowed by novel coronavirus (Covid-19). However, as chief executive Michele Ciavarella tells Robin Harrison, rather than deterring the business, it has instead prompted a temporary shift in approach.
daily_news
13 May 2020
GB's Covid-19 gambling decline to peak at 59.1% in May
Exclusive data from H2 Gambling Capital lays bare the decline in British betting and gaming gross win as a result of novel coronavirus (Covid-19), though iGB's principal data partner suggests the igaming sector should help the sector rebound.
article
12 May 2020
Italy iGaming Dashboard: May 2020
Despite the absence of live sporting events caused by Covid-19, Italy’s regulated market proved its resilience last month by managing a performance almost in line with that of last April
daily_news
7 May 2020
Mobile horse race betting to launch in Michigan
The Michigan Gaming Control Board has approved online and mobile betting on advance deposit horse racing after a new order from executive director Richard S. Kalm.
daily_news
5 May 2020
PMU strengthens management team for post-Covid recovery
French sports and horse race betting operator Pari-Mutuel Urbain has appointed a trio of new executives to its management team.
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
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).

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