The UK’s betting and gaming industry is processing and reacting to the outcomes of the Gambling Act review White Paper, having waited over two years for government judgement on the sector’s regulatory future. Issuing statements in the immediate aftermath of the publication, Entain and Flutter welcomed the White Paper as providing clarity for British betting to move forward. Meanwhile, in …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has welcomed the publication of the Gambling Act review White Paper, lauding the legislative proposals as a ‘once in a generation moment for change’. Issuing two separate statements shortly after DCMS Secretary Lucy Frazer announced the reforms to parliament and the White Paper was published to the DCMS website, Michael Dugher, BGC CEO, emphasised …

Flutter Entertainment has confirmed John Bryant as the group’s Chair Designate, with the new board member due to assume full Chair duties in September as the firm eyes US listing. Bryant’s appointment was first reported in UK media earlier this month amid rumours of the FTSE 100 gambling group’s desire to trade on a US stock exchange, with Sky News stating …

Interest in sports betting from national lottery operators has remained consistent in recent years, with such companies across Europe and further afield maintaining sportsbook offerings and in turn requiring extensive support from the sector. EveryMatrix has been at the forefront of this convergence between lotteries and sports betting, particularly in Europe, where it has provided its solutions to several World …

Rivalry has updated its investors on 2023 ambitions and strategy, having recorded continued financial momentum in its Q4 and full-year 2022 trading results. Gen Z driving full-year growth The company, based in Toronto and active in the Canadian and Australian betting and gaming markets, outlined full-year revenue of CA$26.6m (2021: CA$11m), up 140% on the year prior. This was accompanied …

BetMakers has secured an extension of its agreement with kwiff, a UK-based betting operator specialising in providing a ‘super-charged’ service. The company will continue to leverage the ASX-listed B2B betting solution group’s worldwide racing portfolio, covering over 250,000 races from more than 20 countries.  Additionally, kwiff will also integrate the BetMakers Price Manager System, utilising the solution in tandem with …

Kindred Group has a history of navigating regulatory changes across Europe, Group CEO Henrik Tjärnström informed investors in a webcast this morning, and remains confident in the face of impending reforms in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands. A very British future Answering a question from SBC following the group’s Q1 trading update, Tjärnström remarked that the upcoming UK White …

JNS Gaming has relaunched LynxBet, its metaverse-influenced online sportsbook and casino brand, with platform support from Delasport. LynxBet will target a ‘solid player base’ in Asia, Canada and South America with its metaverse offering, aiming to provide a localised service with multiple-language email and live chat customer support. The company has invested in partnerships with local brand ambassadors to build …

Kindred Group cites a return to positive trading in Q1 2023 after a difficult 2022, with profit noticeably recovering from a major dip last year, but the firm has detailed that it will continue to assess ‘alternative options’ to maximise revenue. A recovery from dire 2022 The company updated its Stockholm Nasdaq-investors this morning that ‘encouraging improvements’ across the first …

BtoBet has signed its first African agreement since last summer, extending its existing partnership with PremierBet in a ‘multi-year’ arrangement. The Aspire Global sportsbook brand will continue to provide its platform and tools to PremierBet under the terms of the renewed partnership. BtoBet has been a partner of the online bookmaker since 2017, having supported launches for the firm across …