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The direction of the UK’s gambling industry continues to be a topic of political debate as stakeholders still await the outcome of the long-awaited Gambling Act review. Having begun in December 2020, the review has seen a range of issues discussed extensively, but has been repeatedly delayed to make room for more research and, in other cases, due to political …

UK betting and gaming volume is continuing to recover from the turbulence of 2020-21 at a steady pace, according to the latest UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) data.  The regulator stated that the total gross gambling yield for the whole British gambling sector, including lottery, stood at £14.1bn between April 2021 and March 2022.  This represents a 10.9% increase from April …

The 2022 FIFA World Cup has cast a spotlight on the sports industry in several ways outside the main sporting narrative, including betting. Whilst much of the media frenzy around the non-sporting elements of the tournament focused on the controversial decision to name Qatar as host nation, cooperation between bookmakers and sporting figures has also hit the headlines. Yesterday, The …

Low6 has announced its latest operator launch, integrating one of its free-to-play products onto Sportsbet’s platform. A prominent brand in the Australian sports betting space, Flutter Entertainment’s Sportsbet has launched Super Fantasy Soccer as its first partnership title with Low6. The product is a spin-off from Low6’s whitelabel Ultimate Fan range, awarding players with ‘packdrops’ featuring athletes and team cards …

Rank Group Plc has notified investors that Steve Esom has chosen to end his tenure as a Non-Executive Director of the LSE gambling group.  Formerly Managing Director of Waitrose, Esom will end his six-year tenure as a corporate advisor of Rank on 31 December 2022 and will further resign as Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Rank announced that following his …

Looking to capitalise on heightened sporting interest during the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup, BetDEX is now taking real-money wagers. Operating on the Solona mainnet, the crypto-betting exchange will conduct business under a ‘beta’ tag until 2023, but interested customers can make real-money bets on the Qatar World Cup immediately. An Isle of Man-licensed company – the first blockchain-based operator …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has emphasised its commitment to working with international counterparts to improve the standards, protections, and shared knowledge of a “globalised and constantly evolving global gambling marketplace”.  The development of the Commission’s international remit is overseen by Jamie Wall, Senior Manager for International Regulatory Partnerships. Wall revealed that the Commission had expanded its presence by working …

Betfred is set to become a main sponsor of the upcoming World Heavyweight Championship fight which sees Tyson Fury take on Derek Chisora. The clash will be hosted at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 3 December, whilst promotions company Frank Warren and Queensberry announced the bookmaker’s sponsorship. “I am delighted to be the title sponsor of this WBC World Heavyweight …

Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) has signed an agreement with existing partner LiveScore Group, covering distribution of its Superfeed Pre-Play football solution. Under the latest renewal, the partnership will be enhanced with the addition of Spotlight’s football offering, covering betting-led verdicts and insights from prominent football leagues. The duo first began cooperating in July, launching SSG’s Superfeed Racing across the LiveScore …

A group of MPs have found ‘mixed results’ in their review of the fourth National Lottery licence contest, as Camelot reports record results in its outgoing financials. The DCMS Committee published its review this morning, in which it concluded that the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) debut tenure overseeing the National Lottery licence contest has had ‘at best mixed results’. The entire …