SBC’s Affiliate Leaders caught up with Edoardo Ganetti, Director of SEO at Gambling.com, ahead of his participation at the CasinoBeats Summit to discuss some of the key talking points during the SEO Chatshow titled ‘E-E-A-T and AI: frenemies or not?’, where he will appear as one of the speakers. The conversation encompassed a range of topics, delving into the correlation …
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UKGC publishes wave one of GSGB data on UK gambling participation
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has achieved a principal objective, publishing the first datasets of the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSGB). Following consultations undertaken between 2020 and 2021, the Commission launched the GSGB project to change how data is collected on “adult gambling participation and problem gambling prevalence statistics.“ Today, wave one of the GSGB datasets was released, centered …
Read More »Lottomatica lauds Italy online market share gains ahead of SKS enlargement
Lottomatica Group SPA states that it has achieved all corporate objectives of a transformative 2023, as its business prepares to become Italian gambling’s outright market leader by acquiring SKS365 Group. Publishing its full-2023 accounts this morning, Lottomatica announced corporate revenues of €1.63bn, up 12% on FY2022 results of €1.49bn. Growth in headline revenues reflects Lottomatica generating consolidated bets (volume) of …
Read More »BHA: UKGC must ensure a genuine pilot on affordability checks
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) will persist in advocating for the government to comprehensively evaluate the implementation of financial risk checks on UK gambling customers. The demand was underscored by BHA CEO, Julie Harrington, following Monday’s parliamentary debate concerning affordability checks, as proposed by the Gambling Review’s White Paper – a discussion tabled by UK Racing stakeholders. MPs were implored …
Read More »Finland warned that gambling harms do not match gambling prevalence trends
Finland’s Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) has expressed detailed concerns about the increasing instances of gambling-related disorders, even as Finland experiences a decline in gambling participation. The observation was made by the Health Institute during its public survey to ascertain the prevalence of moderate and problem gambling risks among Finnish adults. The Institute, responsible for monitoring records on disorders …
Read More »Legal Eye: Source of funding guidance… Two steps forward and one step back
The Gambling Commission seeks to improve transparency on funding disclosures related to licensees and their investors, a remit needed to strengthen its regulatory oversight of UK Gambling. Jessica Wilson, Gambling Law Associate of Harris Hagan provides her legal eye on newly released guidance from the Commission which aims to clarify the requirements for source of funding disclosures, but still leaves …
Read More »MPs split on what is intrusive & frictionless on affordability checks debate
The debate on UK gambling adopting mandatory affordability checks on customers has drawn distinct opinions across political ranks. Yesterday, the debate was brought to Westminster Hall as MPs responded to UK racing’s petition to “abandon financial risk checks as proposed by the White Paper”. Collecting over 103,000 signatures, UK racing cites that the current proposals favoured by the UK Gambling …
Read More »Catena Media parts with CEO Michael Daly with immediate effect
The board of Catena Media Plc has this afternoon announced that Michael Daly has chosen to step down as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Investors of the Nasdaq Stockholm affiliate and media publisher were informed that Pierre Cadena, VP Corporate Strategy, will assume the role of interim CEO, leading the firm’s ongoing reorganisation to focus on North American growth. …
Read More »GGL stands against German Criminal Code changes
Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany, has detailed its concerns regarding impending changes to the Strafgesetzbuch (StGB), the Criminal Code of Germany. Speaking at the Lotto Talk event in Berlin, GGL Co-President Ronald Benter disclosed that the authority had issued an appeal to the Federal Ministry of Justice to ‘reconsider amendments to the Criminal Code’. The Ministry of …
Read More »DCMS: Stake limits expected to reduce online gambling GGY by £166m
The UK government decision to implement of new £2 and £5 stake limits for online slots, set to take effect later this year, is anticipated to impact the annual gross gambling yield by £166.2 million. As announced on Friday by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) from September a maximum stake limit of £2 on UK online slots …
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