Europe

GamCare has moved to restructure its Board of Trustees following the decision by Sir Ian Prosser to end his six-year tenure as Chair of the problem-gambling treatment support charity. Updating stakeholders, GamCare informed that Sir Ian will be succeeded by Margot Daly, who will lead the charity’s governance directives from June onwards. Daly has served as a GamCare advisor since …

Parimatch has strengthened its foothold in esports via a partnership with the Ukrainian Esports Federation (UESF), ahead of an upcoming Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Dota 2 championship. The UESF Parimatch Championship of Ukraine will commence on 17 July, beginning with an online segment which will conclude on 3 October, whilst the Grand Final will take place in Kyiv’s …

The All-in Diversity Project (AiDP) has welcomed Playtech Plc as its latest member, as the FTSE250 technology group commits to participating in the non-profit’s workforce diversity and employment equality and inclusion directives.   The membership follows Playtech launching its ‘Sustainable Success’ – corporate responsibility programme, establishing the tech firm’s CSR l goals in a new decade of complex socio and environmental …

Gaming compliance software provider Wag.io has announced its rebranding with new identity Mitigatr, marking a transition into a fully managed affiliate compliance solution. The new brand identity reflects Mitigatr’s change from being a technology provider to offering tech-enabled solutions and end-to-end services for its igaming operator clients. Mitigatr’s team stated that the motivation for the ‘significant rebranding’ arose due to …

Paddy Power is set to make its ‘longform’ TV debut, launching its self-produced sitcom ‘The VAR Room’ on Virgin Media and Amazon Prime video streaming platforms.  A four-part series, The VAR Rooom takes a tongue-in-cheek look at what really happens behind the scenes at Stockley Park – the home of VAR in England. The sitcom features a star-studded line up …

Affilka, SoftSwiss’ affiliate marketing tool, has announced the launch of its own independent website, as it comes close to securing over 100 partners. Originally launched as part of the SoftSwiss Online Casino Platform, Affilka evolved into a standalone product in 2018, and began operating under its current brand name in November 2020. The team behind the product has over 10 …

William Hill has enlisted Contentstack as its core content experience platform, with the long-term goal of supporting an ‘aggressive strategy’ focused on becoming an international, digitally led business. An entirely rebuilt online portfolio of the operator’s properties will become available in June as part of updates to the William Hill Vegas casino vertical. A centralised hub of William Hill offerings …

The European Gaming & Betting Association (EGBA) has issued a notification to the European Commission demanding that Italian authorities explain why they have published a draft law proposal seeking to reduce the number of online gambling licences by two-thirds. A reduction of online gambling licences had been initially proposed by the former 5Star-DP coalition government, as a draft measure attached to …