In his keynote speech at the Westminster Media Forum, the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) Head of Policy, Ian Angus, gave the industry little indication of what to expect from the government’s upcoming gambling White Paper. This is, of course, likely because Angus himself has very little information on the Gambling Act review’s outcomes apart from what has been speculated in …

The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) report into gambling harm published earlier this year does not stand up to scrutiny, according to a critique by strategic advisory Regulus Partners. In its assessment of the study – which sought to calculate the societal costs of gambling – Regulus asserted that there was ‘inherent bias among some key authors’ of …

UK national online self-exclusion registry GAMSTOP has published its figures for March, revealing a record number of sign-ups for a single month. The service reported 8,504 registrations for March 2023, not only marking its ‘highest-ever’ monthly figure but also a year-on-year increase of 24% on 2022. GAMSTOP has earmarked the March betting activity generated by the Cheltenham Festival as a …

FeedConstruct has partnered with Brave CF, an international MMA promotion organisation, in a geographically diverse commercial agreement. Terms of the agreement will see FeedConstruct provide Brave CF with its video content services, covering over 10 MMA events, totalling more than 100 unified MMA rules-governing fights, annually. As an MMA promotion with a global presence in 30 countries, Brave CF presents …

An Essex fraudster has been jailed for five years for his role in a scheme against bet365 which saw the bookmaker swindled of over £236,000 via the use of false identities and bonus abuse. Jon Howard played a leading part in the syndicate, which opened over 1,000 bet365 accounts using different aliases to avoid deposit restrictions and use the various …

Kindred Group has reported progress on its ‘Journey to Zero’ safer gambling goal, reporting its lowest-ever share of revenue from harmful gambling of 3%. This marks a 0.3 percentage point decrease on the 3.3% registered in Q4 2022, which has been the most consistent figure throughout the Group’s mission since inception back in 2021. When the goal was first adopted, …

Kindred Group has further strengthened its position in the US, signing an agreement with the Swinomish Tribe – a tribal casino operator – to secure entry in Washington State. The six-year deal with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community will result in the Sweden-founded betting and gaming group rolling out Unibet-branded betting kiosks at its partners casino venues. Phase one of …

Buzz Group has diversified its business model with the launch of a new igaming vertical this week, Buzz Casino, complementing its existing omni-channel bingo operation. The platform has been developed by Playtech, the firm’s long-term igaming tech partner, and will feature table games, live casino titles and slot releases. As its business continues to push for a full post-pandemic recovery, …

Oddin.gg has expanded the reach of its esports tournaments in Latin America and the Western Hemisphere generally, setting up a new trading hub in Peru. Based in the Peruvian capital of Lima, the team will function as an extension of Oddin.gg’s European operation, which currently consists of 50 traders covering 15 titles, including CS:GO, Dota 2, League of Legends, Call …

Germany’s Gluecksspiel (GGL) betting and gaming regulator has approved OKTO’s e-wallet solution, enabling the firm to deliver its products to the market’s operators. The German market entry is part of OKTO’s pan-European expansion, with plans to offer a frictionless, mobile-first and phygital payment process to operators in the country. OKTO added that it had to ensure its offering was designed …