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FTSE250 gambling technology group Playtech Plc has this morning published its latest trading update informing investors that the company is on track to deliver its 2018 expected EBITDA range of €320-360 million. Issuing a short market guidance, Playtech governance details that its B2B Gaming Division continues to trade in line with the trends reported for its interim results in August, generating …

Published this October, the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) study on Italian gambling has shed significant light on the realities of tackling problem gambling within Italy. Undertaking Italy’s first ‘epidemiological study’ on problem gambling trends, effects and triggers, the ISS surveyed 12,000 adults, representing the nation’s most comprehensive research on gambling trends to date. Presented to the Italian Parliament …

Pointing to research undertaken by Italy’s National Institute of Health (ISS), Italian online gambling trade body LOGiCO has stated that digital incumbents are better prepared than land-based counterparts to protect national consumers from gambling harms and addiction. “ISS’ evidence and statistics, confirms what LOGiCO has maintained for some time, online gambling verticals offer better procedures for identifying problem gamblers and …

The Italian Agency of Customs and Monopolies (ADM) has shut down approximately 7,000 online gambling websites deemed to be in breach of national gambling laws. The ADM figures were presented through an official economic & financial report presented by the Italian government as part of it September 2018 update. The report details that over 10 million attempts to engage with …

Issuing a market update, Borsa Milan gambling firm Gruppo Gamenet SPA has confirmed the closure of its outright acquisition of betting group GoldBet, completing its €275 million transaction. The deal first announced on 24 July 2018, sees Gamenet secure Italy’s biggest retail betting presence adding +900 new betting points to its existing network, which services +1,700 betting concessions. ‘The Acquisition …

Stockholm-listed online gambling group Betsson AB has selected Omnicom subsidiary agency Hearts & Science as its new European media and marketing lead. The London-based agency will act as Betsson’s group-wide marketing strategist covering European media buys, campaign planning and programmatic advertising. Hearts & Science will support Betsson marketing teams across the territories of Denmark, Italy, Norway and Spain. Betsson AB …

Italy’s Customs & Monopoly Agency (Agenzia delle Dogane – AGM) the government body overseeing gambling regulatory policy expects to issue its new online gambling licences by the end of the year. Updating the market, the AGM has disclosed that it has received 80 official operator applications. However, moving forward the AGM will initially reward 60 active operators with new online …

Italian betting technology group Newgioco Inc has undertaken an executive management restructure, targeting future expansion and growth within the liberalised US sports betting market. Updating investors, Newgioco welcomes four new faces to its executive management team, as the company restructures its financial and commercial divisions to take on future US market challenges. US finance and technology veteran Elizabeth J Maclean …

Italy’s betting market continues to grow, despite facing a number of future obstacles combined with further regulatory uncertainties under the governance of the Lega-5Star coalition government. During August, Italian betting recorded total gross-gaming-revenues (GGR) of €111 million, representing a 34% increase on corresponding 2017 results. A breakdown of August GGR figures sees growth in retail betting to €61 million (+41%), …