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The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced that it is seeking a new Chief Executive. As the organisation enters its fifth year, it emphasised the need to find someone who can ‘lead and inspire the industry’, as well as ‘further build trust and confidence in the UK gambling sector’ – both within the industry itself and with external stakeholders. …

Catena Media Plc has initiated an extensive internal investment programme to advance its tech platform and AI capabilities, as investors are warned that challenging trading conditions will continue until the second half of 2024. The Stockholm-listed igaming media group published its full-year 2023 results, reporting a dire close to year trading, registering Q4 revenues of €14.5m, a decrease of 41% …

Kindred’s responsible gambling initiative has picked up pace once more thanks to its collaboration with Sweden’s ATG and Svenska Spel.  The three operators, with the latter two being state-backed companies, started working together back in 2022 with the common goal of addressing the issue of problematic gambling behaviours in the Swedish market. Since then, the trio have been releasing joint …

In the first part of his series on sports betting, Olivier Kaplan narrated the evolution of the product from 1X2 grids to early fixed-odds betting offers. In Part-2 of his analysis, Olivier explains how operators have been able to expand their offerings by putting in place the tools and user experience (UX) that enable players to make full use of …

Flutter UKI has launched a search for a ‘high potential’ startup to help serve its female customer base across the UK and Ireland.  Part of the Alpha Hub programme, Flutter’s endeavour will see its flagship brands Sky Betting and Gaming, Paddy Power, and Betfair try to capitalise on recent data suggesting that female players are a promising demographic for long-term …

Playtech Plc has announced the early extension of its exclusive online gambling solutions supplier agreement with BoyleSports. As revealed this morning, the London Stock Exchange-listed technology group will continue to serve as the principal online sports betting and casino solutions provider to BoyleSports until 2028. BoyleSports, known as Ireland’s second-biggest gambling firm, has announced the early renewal of its agreement …

The board of trustees of GamCare has announced that the Safer Gambling Standard will be revised to work under a new structure outside of the gambling treatment, support, and intervention charity. GamCare trustees detailed that the decision had been taken in December 2023, instructing the charity’s leadership team to undertake a strategic review of the Safer Gambling Standard, with recommendations …

Legal Eye, featuring Gemma Boore and David Whyte Senior Associates for Gambling at Harris Hagan, returns to examine the passage of the White Paper in the nine months since its publication. 2024 sees UK gambling stand at a pivotal juncture, marked by the diverse scrutiny, opinions, and feedback submitted in response to the proposed changes of the White Paper. Boore …

Bettormetrics has successfully attracted Series A funding from investors Bettor Capital and Velo Partners.  Launching in 2022, the UK sports betting analytics provider has managed to expand its customer portfolio across the US and Europe with bookmakers who are utilising the company’s cloud-based analytics technology.  With the new funding, Bettormetrics will seek to further grow its client base by building …

Andrew Rhodes has reiterated that the Gambling Review’s underlying challenge is to find the right balance to govern a commercially evolving UK gambling marketplace and its engagement with the public. The observation led the Chief Executive of the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) address to delegates of the ‘Consumer Protection Zone’ at ICE London 2024. The address began by acknowledging that …