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Rank Group Plc has reaffirmed its confidence in being able to navigate the continued challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on its business. Publishing its H1 2020/2021 interim results for the six months ending 31 December 2020, Rank has recorded underlying group-wide losses of £42 million – representing a 171% swing on 2019/2020 profits of £59 million.  As previously …

Gambling addiction tracking app Gambless has given away more than £120,000 worth of psycho-educational resources regarding gambling addiction. The app was initially launched in September 2020 and offers a range of resources to those suffering from gambling addiction, such as informative articles, a self-care diary, an emergency chat-bot, diagnostic tests and coping-skills exercises. It was created by the same team …

Gambling.com Group has strengthened its executive leadership team by appointing Johannes Bergh as new Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to maintain growth momentum across multiple international markets.  A seasoned digital growth strategist, Bergh has joined the affiliate marketing publisher’s leadership team from industry rival Catena Media Plc, where he served as Chief Operations Officer (2017-2020).  During his executive tenure at Catena, …

Matchroom has launched its own independent media production arm called Matchroom Media, which will become the home to production of live events, original documentaries and shoulder programming for all broadcast platforms. The new division will be led by Director of Programming, Katie Hearn, who first joined Matchroom in 2004. Hearn boasts an impressive CV, having started out at Sky Sports in 1996 and going on …

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator has published a full breakdown of technical requirements and data obligations which licensed operators must register with the authority.  The ANJ issued its ‘technical command’ on licensed operators having taken control of the regulatory supervision of French online gambling, retail betting, horse racing and lotteries. The document details the technical requirements …

The Daily Telegraph has reported this morning that PM Boris Johnson will likely support a ban on gambling industry shirt sponsorships across football.  Citing sources ‘close to Downing Street’, the Telegraph stated that Johnson’s senior cabinet are determined to press ahead with drastic reforms to the UK gambling sector. A ban on shirt sponsorships by gambling brands has been pitched …

British online and retail bookmaker William Hill has moved 100% of its UK electricity supply to renewable energy sources as part of a new green commitment. The arrangement has been in place since 1 October 2020 following a procurement tendering process which saw the operator switch energy suppliers from Grid Electricity to Total Gas and Power. As a result of …

The board of governors of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has confirmed the appointment of Dr Carl Brincat as new Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.  Brincat replaces former incumbent Heathcliff Farrugia, who declined to renew his tenure as MGA CEO last November after informing the Malta government that he had chosen to work in the private sector.  An expert …

Multi-platform iGaming marketing firm Interactive Gaming Group (IGG) has strengthened its board with the appointment of Cristina Niculae as the new CEO. Niculae has over 17 years of experience in business leadership roles. Most recently, she held the position of Chief Strategy Officer at GiG, having joined the company in 2017 as the Chief Operating Officer of its iGamingCloud business. …