Europe

Virgin Bet has announced its first-ever Women’s Day event – the latest social impact initiative from the operator, working towards a goal to create a more inclusive environment. Taking place at the Virgin Bet Raceday on 9 March at Ayr Racecourse, the day will serve as a platform to celebrate women in racing, and exists as part of Virgin Bet’s …

Gambling tech provider Playtech has been selected as the exclusive live casino partner for Finland’s state-owned monopoly operator Veikkaus.  Playtech’s winning tender builds on the London Stock Exchange-listed company’s previous partnership with Veikkaus, spanning across online casino, online poker, retail VLT machines, as well as a casino management system, which now also includes live casino games.  The extension clause is …

Apple has officially launched Apple Sports – an app which allows users to check scores, team stats, betting odds, and more across a number of major sports leagues.  The app supports the Premier League, NBA, NCAA basketball, NHL, Bundesliga, LaLiga, Liga MX, Ligue 1, Serie A as well as MLS – which Apple has exclusive streaming rights to. Additional leagues …

As the end of February approaches, speculation mounts on how the UK government will proceed to apply financial risk checks and staking limits as part of the Gambling Review, which remains under its White Paper consultation phase. Attention turns to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) carrying out its seven White Paper consultations in 2024, examining technical elements related to: “Socially …

Sports betting is back in Albania after a five-year absence since a ruling took it out of the market in 2018. The ban of regulated gambling, with the exception of state-sanctioned casinos, was signed into law by Prime Minister Edi Rama and his Socialist Party five years ago with the aim to put the brakes on Albanian organised crime. However, …

The Ministry of Justice and Security of the Netherlands has launched a consultation on applying ‘play limits’ as a mandatory requirement of the Remote Gambling Act (KOA Act). The consultation seeks insights and feedback on KOA protections endorsed by Legal Protection Minister, Franc Weerwind, who leads the Dutch government’s ongoing review of the KOA Act, which initiated the Netherlands’ regulated …

An error in Denmark’s self-exclusion registry ROFUS that affected around 1,200 listed players has been addressed by the Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden. The mistake allowed some players who renewed their self-exclusion under ROFUS to nevertheless access gambling through physical casinos and betting machines, with the renewals skipping on some games that are typically covered by the ROFUS scheme.  After receiving …

Raketech Plc has delivered on elevated targets for 2023, bolstered by the expansion of its media network and partnerships. Publishing its Q4 trading results this morning, the Nasdaq OMX-listed igaming media group registered period revenues of €22.7m, up 45% on Q4 2022 comparatives of €15.8m. Headline growth was credited to a threefold jump in sub-affiliate income totaling €11.4m (50% of …

Cyprus has announced that it is launching the National Self-Exclusion Platform (NSEP) as part of the country’s Safer Gambling Strategy 2022-2025. Spearheaded by the National Betting Authority (NBA), the scheme will deliver added protection for customers of the rapidly growing Cypriot gambling market.  The main safeguard is allowing players to opt in for self-exclusion so that they can control their …

Kambi Group Plc has declared that it has achieved a ‘stronger foundation for growth’, following a difficult close to year-end trading which impacted its full-year 2023 results. Publishing its Fourth Quarter and FY2023 results this morning, the Stockholm-listed sports betting technology group registered a 23% decline in Q4 revenues to €44.3m (Q42022: €58m). The decline in period revenues was attributed …