FTSE-listed William Hill hosted its first ever ‘International Community Week’ in which employees across eight countries in four continents spent the week of 20-26th volunteering for local charities. The charity week was part of the company’s community and social initiative, ‘Close to HOME’, in which William Hill looks to support the local communities where its business properties are based. William …

Stockholm-listed Betsson AB has confirmed that it has completed its £26 million acquisition of UK interactive gaming operator NetPlay TV (deal first announced on 2 February). Updating the market, Betsson governance informed that its offer had passed all conditions of the UK High Court of Justice, allowing for the firm to complete its transaction. Prior to High Court approval, Betsson …

Despite the unknown circumstances of Brexit negotiations, financial services firm KPMG believes that the future is bright for Gibraltar business and its community of industry stakeholders. This week KPMG hosted its seventh annual ‘eSummit in Gibraltar’ on 23 March ( Sunborn Hotel). As the event organiser, KPMG would host a Gibraltar Brexit ‘current state of play update. Opening the eSummit, the Hon. …

Former Amaya Inc Chief Executive David Baazov has reduced his shareholding in the Toronto TSX-listed firm to just 3.8% of common shares following the disposal of 12 million shares over the past two days. Updating the market, Amaya informed that Baazov had sold 12 million shares at a target price of CAD $22.31, netting their former leader CAD $268 million …

Swedish gambling regulatory body Lotteriinspektionen will today publish its commissioned report, detailing provisions for a potential national regulated gambling framework. Swedish MPs and industry stakeholders have eagerly awaited the report, which was commissioned by the government in 2015 for the purpose of commencing a license-based system for gambling operators. In January, fears arose of further industry regulatory delays following the …

Kenyan betting and lottery operators are by far the ‘biggest losers’ of the 2017/18 Kenya National Budget presented by Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich. The worst nightmares of Kenyan betting industry stakeholders came to life, as Rotich and the National Alliance (TNA) government announced a ‘uniformed 50%’ industry revenue tax on all verticals, more than tripling current gambling tax charges of …

FTSE-listed William Hill Plc continues its executive team restructure confirming the appointment of Ruth Prior as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior who joins William Hill, from leading global payments provider Worldpay, where she served as Deputy CFO (2013 -2017), will takeover the operator’s financial leadership duties of Philip Bowcock who last month was promoted to William Hill Group …