Matthew Piscopo has been named as the new Chief Product Officer for Videoslots.com, significantly enhancing the operator’s senior executive team. Piscopo brings with him a wealth of experience from the betting and gaming industries, having started his career at Betsson Group before going on to work with a number of other companies across the sector. Commenting on the new appointment, …
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iGaming operator ComeOn has confirmed that it will be changing its name to ComeOn Group so that it can better reflect the company set-up and overall strategy. As it stands, ComeOn Group consists of 20 brands across multiple markets, holding gaming licenses in Malta, Sweden, Denmark, Poland and Germany. “As for many other operators in our industry, adding Group to …
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Omni-channel sports betting solutions provider Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) has agreed to continue supplying its self-service betting terminals (SSBTs) to Betfred after the duo extended their long-term partnership. The contract, which now runs until the end of December 2021, will continue to cover the operator’s high street shops throughout the UK. Mark Stebbings, Group Chief Operating Officer at Betfred Group …
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Issuing a corporate filing, the governance of LSE-listed gambling group Rank Plc has this morning disclosed that ‘further positive trading’ will see the company deliver underlying operating profits ahead of market expectations. Updating investors, Rank governance underlines significant progress in its ‘corporate transformation programme’ which has underpinned growth within its Digital, Grosvenor and International units. Based on current trading trends, …
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Spanish independent consumer watchdog FACUA ‘Consumidores en Acción’ (‘consumers in action’) has advised Podemos deputy Alberto Garzon to implement a ban on credit card wagering across all gambling verticals. Garzon is set to serve as Spain’s Minister of Consumer Affairs within the newly established PSOE-Podemos left-wing coalition government. Seeking closer scrutiny of Spain’s regulated gambling marketplace, PSOE-Podemos has transferred full …
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The National Health Service (NHS) has demanded that gambling operators take ‘urgent action’ and stop taking credit card transactions ahead of the ban in April, VIP experiences and even bet to view streaming of sports. In a letter to the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), NHS England‘s National Mental Health Director Claire Murdoch has called for a ban on promotions …
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Following the confirmation of the UKGC’s anticipated credit card ban, industry strategic consultancy Regulus Partners focuses on how the gambling industry should embrace diversity of outlook when it comes to the imposition of new policies, while at the same time insisting on intellectual rigour and honesty. The subject of independence and the need to exclude bias from vested interest are …
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Ministers from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have held ‘constructive discussions’ with the Football Association (FA) regarding the ongoing debate over streaming rights. In a statement, Minister for Sport Media and Communications Nigel Adams explained that no games will be streamed exclusively through gambling operators from this year’s fourth round. He explained: “The FA have confirmed …
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Industry observers will be monitoring closely the first publication of Française des Jeux (FDJ) corporate results as a public enterprise, scheduled for release on Thursday 13 February 2020. Closing 2019, the French government hailed the success of FDJ’s oversubscribed IPO on the Paris Euronext Exchange, as the French lottery operator doubled its corporate valuation to €3.8 billion. Raising capital of …
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The Global Lottery Management System (GLMS) flagged 157 matches for potentially suspicious activity in 2019, with the vast majority of alerts from these matches sent to football partners FIFA and UEFA (alerts for 98 matches). The rest of the alerts were sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC), law enforcement authorities, local …
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