The government has launched a campaign to encourage the public to return round £1 coins after it was announced that the new 12-sided £1 coin will enter circulation on March 28. The Treasury, which estimates that £1 coins’ account for almost a third of £1.3 billion of coins stored in saving jars across the UK, has confirmed that the old-style …

Kevin Pietersen has admitted that he is not surprised by Cricket Australia’s (CA) claim that its emerging players are being targeted by corrupt foreign bookmakers via social media. CA’s Head of Integrity Iain Roy confirmed that players on the verge of squads for the national team and Big Bash League (BBL) are being targeted via tools such as Twitter, Instagram and …

The Stoke-on-Trent based bet365 has lodged plans to build a sports hall and staff training facility at Etruria Valley, as the company prepares to recruit up to 300 more workers over the next five years. The proposed development, which will also see nine jobs created, will include two tennis courts, two multi-purpose sports pitches and a sports hall for staff …

Nektan confirmed a Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) increase of 295% and disclosed plans to raise up to £2.275m as part of its Q1 trading update. The results for the quarter ended September 2016 showed NGR of £2.1m, 14,037 first-time depositors and cash wagering of £65.9m, a figure up 328% from last year’s £15.4m. The company has already received interest from …

The Head of Integrity for Cricket Australia has confirmed that foreign bookmakers are approaching emerging Australian cricketers on social media, seeking information on squads and playing conditions. Iain Roy confirmed that players on the verge of making it to national squads and the Big Bash League (BBL) are being targeted by ‘pitch-siders’ via tools such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Roy …

Christmas came early for a grandmother of six from Blyth, Anna Owen, after she won the LeoVegas ‘Give the Gift’ competition. LeoVegas.com launched the competition in December, and encouraged people on social media to nominate an exceptional someone who deserved to be spoilt at Christmas. Owen, who was entered by her son Ryan, won £500 cash, a brand-new iPhone 7, …

William Hill has agreed a one-year partnership with ITV to become the programme sponsors of the broadcaster’s new racing coverage. The bookmaker will sponsor almost 100 days of live racing across the main channel and ITV4, in addition to a magazine preview programme on ITV4 featuring bespoke William Hill idents. ITV’s racing coverage will be led by the former Sky …

John Heaton, Chairman of Scotbet, has called upon the Scottish government to ‘strike a balance that respects the right of punters to spend their leisure time and money as they choose, while protecting the small number who get into difficulty’. Writing a column in The Scotsman, he cited the perceived problem of gambling addiction as a major reason for the …

The Stockholm-listed casino games provider NetEnt AB has changed another life after a BGO player from the UK won €7.4 million on its Mega Fortune Dreams slot. The Cheshire-based player picked up the €7,437,199.55 windfall, becoming an instant multi-millionaire from a bet of just £1.25. His first plan for the ‘life-changing’ sum of money is to take his children on …

Customers on MeccaBingo.com can take part in the million-pound giveaway tomorrow (Friday 30 December), with a prize of £500,000 waiting for one lucky player. All Mecca online players are invited to join the ‘£1 Million Game’ at 9pm, which comes with prize money that gets bigger and bigger throughout the evening. As the countdown to Hogmanay, or last day of …