The American Gaming Association (AGA) has appointed Bill Miller as the trade lobby’s new president and chief executive officer, effective as of 14 January, 2019. Miller replaces Geoff Freeman, who stepped down from the position in August of this year. Tim Wilmott, CEO of Penn National Gaming and Chairman of the AGA Board of Directors said: “The Board is extremely …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has committed to becoming an open and transparent regulatory and governing body following the release of its gender pay gap report. The report comes as a follow up to its report published in March 2018. It follows a change in legislation introduced in 2017 whereby companies with over 250 employees are obliged to disclose information …

Stockholm-listed online gambling group Cherry AB is the subject of an of SEK 9.193bn (£802m) takeover offer from a consortium fronted by British private equity firm Bridgepoint, fronted by chairman Morten Klein and Betsson CEO Pontus Lindwall. The Independent Bid Committee established by Cherry, set up specifically to consider the takeover bid on the board’s behalf but excluding chairman Klein, has recommended …

GVC Holdings announced a second multi-year extension to its already existing B2B supply agreement with Danish state owned gambling operator, Danske Licens Spil (DLS). The group have supplied online gaming and poker content to DLS since the Danish market first became regulated in 2012. Through its agreement with GVC, DLS has access to the Group’s extensive portfolio of gaming content …

Arena Racing Company (ARC) is set to be tightening its belts following the Government’s decision to crackdown on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), announcing a reduction to its prize-money contribution by £3 million in 2019. The racetrack operator told The Racing Post that further reductions in prize money could not be ruled out, and that ARC “simply cannot continue” to maintain its …