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Bacta will look to strengthen its membership engagement commitment with the industry body’s next meeting in Glasgow on 2 May. The event will welcome Scotland-based members, and will be attended by Bacta’s National President John Bollom, Vice President Joseph Cullis and Executive Director George McGregor. This is part of the trade organisation’s restructure programme, and follows the recent National Council …

William Hill has secured a deal to become the Official Betting Partner of the Qipco Guineas Festival. The partnership follows a string of sponsorship deals for William Hill with Lincoln at Doncaster and the Punchestown Champion Chase, as well as the Randox Grand National Festival.  William Hill will sponsor a total of 15 races across the three-day meeting, including the …

Industry reformists at the House of Lords have stated that the Gambling Review’s White Paper falls significantly short on advertising policies and reforms to protect the public from harm. This afternoon, the House of Lords hosted a short debate on the “Impact of gambling advertising, marketing and sponsorship on problem gambling”, put forward by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrats). …

New rule changes brought to UK racing will allow stewards to declare “a non-runner in any race beginning from the starting stalls.” The rule will be implemented from 1 May 2024 onwards, granting extended powers to race stewards to decide whether a participating horse has “been denied a fair start”. Granted by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), stewards will be …

René Jansen, outgoing Chairman of Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has highlighted the changing political sentiments and discord related to the governance of Dutch gambling. Observations were detailed by Jansen addressing delegates of the Casino Operations Summit in Amsterdam (23 to 25 April). Jansen, who will stand down as Chairman of KSA on 1 October, will be succeeded by …

The UK Tote Group (UKTG) has signed an agreement with Singapore Pools to bring their pools together.  Through the agreement, liquidity with customers of Singapore Pools betting will be combined into the UK Tote’s pools on British racing meetings to create bigger UK pools, better customer experience and improved financial return.  Simon Leong, Chief Product Officer of Singapore Pools, said: …

Kambi’s latest commercial performance report has painted a strong start to the year, with elevated commercial expectations for Euro 2024.  Net cash was at €46m compared to the €61.2m in Q1 2023. According to David Kenyon, CFO at Kambi, this balance sheet is enough to give customers assurances that Kambi “is here for the long haul”.  Kenyon also suggested the …

Kindred Group Plc has detailed a ‘solid start’ to the year’s trading, maintaining focus on growth in core European markets and Australia. Publishing its Q1 2024 trading update, the Stockholm-based online gambling group’s Q1 revenues stand equal with 2023 comparatives of £307m. Period trading reflected marked improvements in the Netherlands (+24%) and the UK (+20%), as Kindred’s Western Europe segment …

Checkd Group has appointed James Prosser as the technology-led sports betting specialist’s new Growth Consultant. The move is designed to boost revenue generation potential ahead of a big summer for football, as Checkd asserted Prosser will be bringing a ‘fresh and innovative approach’ to product and content. Alex Beecham, Managing Director at Checkd Media, commented: “James’ addition to our team …

Allwyn has teamed up with technology supplier MADIC UK to continue the modernisation of The National Lottery.  The operator took over from Camelot as a National Lottery steward in 2023, off the backdrop of a strong unaudited year performance that generated double the revenue (€7.87bn) of the previous corresponding period.  Now, the focus is on taking The National Lottery to …