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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has welcomed lawyer Wilma Eisma as its new President and Chief Operating Officer (COO).  Eisma took her oath as the first woman to hold these roles in a ceremony held in Malacanang in front of PAGCOR’s Executive Secretary, Lucas Bersamin.  PAGCOR Chairman, Alejandro Tengco, commented: “We are happy to welcome Atty. Wilma Eisma …

The board of Svensk Travsport, the organiser of Swedish trotting, will present a counter-proposal on gambling taxes to safeguard the future of horse racing in the country. The statement was made by Travsport Chairman, Anders Källström, who detailed anxieties about Swedish racing being lumped into a generic tax band for gambling in 2024. As announced at the end of 2023, …

Française des Jeux (FDJ) Chairwoman and CEO Stéphane Pallez has praised the group’s first quarter performance as online sports betting and gaming revenues rose 9.5% YoY to  €141m as overall group revenues rose 7% to €710m and that it was “confidently pressing ahead” with its proposed €2.4bn acquisition of Unibet parent Kindred Group. Updating markets, FDJ noted that completion of …

Rank Group Plc trades with confidence as both its venue and digital business segments maintain revenue and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) growth. This morning the London Stock Exchange (LSE) gambling group published its Q3 2023/2024 trading statement (period ending 31 March), informing investors that year-to-date net gaming revenues (NGR) stand at £555m, up 8% on 2022/2023 comparatives of £512m. Headline …

The Austrian Sports Betting Association (OSWV) has partnered with Aleatrust and its training platform, the E-Casino Academy. The company will provide an ‘extensive range’ of training courses tailored to the needs of the sports betting industry, with the aim of “setting new standards” in further training.  Members of the body will benefit from courses on ‘crucial’ topics such as money …

The Senate of Brazil is set to debate further changes related to gambling, as a project is re-submitted to apply federal rules on land-based casinos, horseracing, and the sale of jogo do bicho (instant win games). Brazil’s Senate Agency has confirmed that project 2,234/2022, which seeks to determine federal rules for land-based gambling activities, will be debated by the Constitution …

Star Sports has announced that it is sponsoring racehorse trainer Brian Toomey for the 2024 flat season. The British bookmaker praised the ex-jockey for the amount of high-profile owners in his portfolio which include: Amo Racing, Clipper Logistics, Jimmy Fyffe and Jeff Smith.  Harry Redknapp provided him with his first winner when Wake Up Harry won at Kempton on 20 …

Scientific Games has teamed up with Germany lottery operator WestLotto for the introduction of camera based technology across the lottery’s retail sites in North Rhine-Westphalia.  The technology will be implemented into the Contour.v terminals, which WestLotto will use to offer players a contactless experience across more than 3,000 retail outlets from April, 2025.  Andreas Kötter, Managing Director at Westdeutsche Lotterie …

Betting and Gaming Concil’s (BGC) Grand National Charity Bet campaign has managed to raise more than £15,000 for good causes. Launched in time for the Grand National, the campaign saw over 50 parliamentarians placing a charity bet on last weekend’s race. The funds were then distributed to their charities of choice by some of the UK’s biggest betting operators.  Christian …

China’s sports integrity standards have been put under question after a suspicious finale at the Beijing Half Marathon drew criticism from the public.   He Jie, a Chinese marathon record holder, was the first runner to cross the marathon’s finish line by clocking in at 1 hour, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds.  A commendable time some might say, and they wouldn’t …