Europe

Médiateur des Jeux, the consumer ombudsman for French gambling, will now be led by its new Director, Jérôme Gallot. The appointment was made by Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, President of l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the regulatory authority for French gambling, in recognition of the need for strong oversight in consumer mediation. Gallot was chosen from a list of esteemed legal scholars …

The Riksdag has confirmed that changes will be applied to Sweden’s Gambling Act 2018 to allow licence holders to “process personal data related to legal offences”. Changes were authorised on 28 November to “provide a right for licence holders” to process personal data relating to “legal violations under certain circumstances”. The specific circumstances under which Gambling Act amendments will allow …

Star Sports has appointed former MP Sir Philip Davies as the new Chairman of the British betting group, succeeding Russ Wiseman. Davies will serve as Chairman of Star Sports after retiring from the House of Commons, ending his 20-year tenure as a Conservative Party MP. The former MP for Shipley held the seat of the marginal West Yorkshire constituency for …

Swedish state-owned operator Svenska Spel has appointed a new advertising agency to handle their external marketing.  After putting out a tender for the rights and going through all “high quality” applications, the operator chose Homage as the most suitable agency to be awarded the agreement, announced Anna Ekström, Svenska Spel’s Marketing Manager.  The agency will look after the advertising campaigns …

German sports bettors can now bet with LeoVegas Group after the firm launched its sportsbook, adding to its regional virtual slot machine offering.  Utilising the licence that was granted to LeoVegas in 2023, the firm will now deploy its sportsbook across all sixteen states of one of Europe’s largest igaming markets.  A subsequent marketing campaign titled “Thrill Seeker” will premiere …

BC.GAME, Leicester City’s front-of-shirt partner, has reportedly lost its operating licence. According to Josimar, a football news outlet, a Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) document has been seen that states the regulator is poised to revoke the licence of Small Dance B.V, the company which operates BC.GAME. Should the reports prove accurate this will create an even more difficult situation …

Michael Dugher, a former MP and betting industry trade representative, has been announced as the latest Board of Directors member of Nottingham Forest.  No additional information has been provided on what Dugher’s responsibilities will entail, but an assumption could be made that he will aid the football club with advisory support around government affairs. He first won a seat in …

Following a sponsorship donation by Kindred, Middlesbrough FC’s principal partner, the Middlesbrough Foundation will feature as the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor on Saturday 30 November. The initiative sees the charity’s logo feature on the front of the men’s first-team shirts in its Championship league match against Hull City. Typically, the shirts display the logo of gambling operator Unibet, featuring Kindred’s responsible …

Working committee will focus on addiction and problem gambling measures for French players, amid the backdrop of another government take-down… The working groups set to evaluate whether France should regulate online casinos will meet from next Tuesday, 2 December, with the first meeting set to focus on how regulation might help with addiction and problem gambling issues. The project is …

The board of Playtech Plc has announced that a General Meeting will be convened on 19 December to allow shareholders to vote on the directors’ remuneration policy. The vote is needed to settle disputes over Playtech’s €100m remuneration scheme for executives, linked to the LSE-listed firm’s sale of its Snaitech Italia business to Flutter Entertainment for €2.3bn. A segment of …