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UK amusements and high-street gaming trade body Bacta is due to provide evidence to a cross-party group of MPs this month, discussing the Gambling Act review. The association’s Chief Executive, John White, will outline the interests of the British land-based gambling sector to members of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 11 July. Unveiled in April, the Gambling Act …

The full-year 2022 financial accounts of William Hill Limited have been filed by 888 Holdings with the corporate register of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).    Temporarily under the ownership of Caesars Entertainment Inc and accounting for the assets of William Hill UK and Mr Green, the company was acquired by 888 on 1 July 2022.  Results filed with the FCA …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has announced that it is now delivering its horse and greyhound racing content in a Watch and Bet format with Premier Kladionica. The live betting services supplier has partnered with the Bosnia and Herzegovina operator to give bettors access to ‘premium’ live horse and greyhound racing streams from across the world. Toni Boras, Chief Operating Officer …

Allwyn UK, the inbound steward of The National Lottery, has selected Leo Burnett and VCCP London as the joint creative agencies of its advertising account. The agencies will lead the National Lottery’s creative marketing from February 2024, when Allwyn takes control of the Fourth Licence tender won in 2022. As a global advertising agency, Leo Burnett’s mandate includes developing captivating …

The Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, has had its SEK 6m (€500,000) penalty against the racing monopoly AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) overturned.  The decision comes following an appeal by ATG to the Administrative Court in Linköping, where the firm contested the ‘size and warrant’ of Spelinspektionen’s penalty related to ‘AML deficiencies’.  Spelinspektionen had originally issued a warning and a sanction …

NHS England has committed to opening seven new gambling addiction clinics this summer in response to a record demand for treatment services. This weekend, the NHS revealed that around 1,400 patients had been referred to its network of gambling harm clinics in the past year – an increase of more than a third on the previous 12 months and almost …

HKJC has revealed that its World Pool will be in operation at both the Irish and German Derbies for the first time this Sunday.  The Deutsches Derby marks the first time that World Pool has operated in Germany and will see the country’s richest race offered to bettors in 28 countries. This will come just two hours before World Pool …

Thor Gjermund Eriksen is vacating his position as CEO of Norway’s state-owned betting firm Norsk Tipping after nine months in the leadership role. The outgoing CEO was first appointed to the position in April 2022 before assuming full duties on 12 September, having worked as a journalist for the majority of his career. Upon leaving Norsk Tipping on 1 October …

Britain’s first ever thoroughbred census has been launched to help improve the traceability of former racehorses after they retire from the sport. With all owners of former racehorses being asked to complete the census between 28 June – 31 December 2023, the results will help build an improved thoroughbred data bank about these horses and the lives they go on …

International Game Technology (IGT) and Française des Jeux (FDJ) have signed a cross-licencing agreement covering distribution of each companies’ einstant games. The agreement, penned between IGT’s IGT Global Services Limited and FDJ’s B2B arm, FDJ Gaming Solutions France (FGS), grants each firm access to the other’s einstant suite. For London-based multinational group IGT, the deal enables the firm to deliver …