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Digitain has confirmed the promotion of Armine Sirunyan as Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the igaming software solutions and platform provider, with immediate effect.  An expert in business intelligence and strategic planning, Sirunyan has formerly served as Deputy COO overseeing the development and performance of Digitain’s analytics and data units.  Further experience has seen her serve as Head of …

Safer Gambling Week (#SGWeek2022) has been branded a ‘yearly deception’ which takes place every October by Gambling with Lives (GWL). The charity and reform group representing families bereaved by gambling-related suicide has called on MPs to ignore the industry-funded campaign that deflects from the real causes of gambling harms. Writing an op-ed on Commons news source PoliticsHome, GWL Strategy Director …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands gambling authority has notified that unlicensed operators LCS and MKC Limited has discontinued their online gambling services targeting Dutch consumers. The operators who had been served cease and desist orders will no longer face fines summoned by KSA totalling €250,000. The unlicensed duo have faced ‘corrective sanctions’ since early September by KSA that found it was …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has summoned a penalty of £672,000 on the licence of NSUS Limited. The penalty, ordered on 22 September, relates to social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failures registered by NSUS, the operating company of GGPoker UK. The company is reported to have failed on its social responsibility duties to identify and engage with customers who …

Playtech Plc has carried out a comprehensive review of options to refinance €530m of senior secured notes and the terms of its revolving credit facility (RCF) – both due to mature in Q4 2023.  The review of debt financing options was outlined to investors in Playtech’s H1 Interim Results announced on 22 September. The FTSE250 technology group has entered an …

Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), Germany’s unified gambling regulator, has stepped up its regulatory actions against Lottoland. In July, the GGL began a ‘targeted enforcement campaign’ against Lottoland which is alleged to have “offered illegal gambling for years” in Germany. The laws of Germany’s federal Fourth State Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv) prohibit wagering on the outcome of any state-sanctioned lotteries. July’s warning was …

Light & Wonder has confirmed the promotion of Matt Wilson as President and Chief Executive (CEO) of the Global Nasdaq online gambling technology group. Wilson has served as interim CEO of Light & Wonder since August, as the group entered a leadership transition following the departure of Barry Cottle. The board of Light & Wonder has determined Wilson to be …

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has stated that it has become aware of ‘unauthorised remote operators’ targeting Maltese consumers offering illegal online gambling services.     The MGA has issued a statement in which it listed 18 websites as “operating illegally within Malta”. The list included the website of Casinowin.bet, OlympusPlay.com, ThePokies.net and Jbag888.com. “The Authority hereby informs the public that these …

ComeOn Group has placed employee well-being and mental health at the forefront of its new CSR programme ‘ComeOn Cares’ – which has been rolled out across all global departments.    The staff well-being programme has been co-developed in collaboration with the Richmond Foundation, a Malta-based NGO who are expert in mental health support and awareness. Key directives will see ComeOn Cares …

GambleAware has submitted an expression of interest (EOI) seeking an evaluation and learning partner to help support the development of its Aftercare Funding Programme.  Part of GambleAware’s wider ‘operational strategy’,  the Aftercare Funding Programme will improve the availability and access to post-care treatment and support for victims of gambling harms. As the commissioning charity of research, education and treatment (RET) …