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Streaming platform Kick has made the decision that gambling content can only be streamed from sites that have utilised ID to verify the KYC of their viewers.  This is part of a new wave of new regulations that come into play from February of next year. The action follows the partnership agreement between Kick and Internet Watch Forum (IWF), which …

Star Sports has appointed former MP Sir Philip Davies as the new Chairman of the British betting group, succeeding Russ Wiseman. Davies will serve as Chairman of Star Sports after retiring from the House of Commons, ending his 20-year tenure as a Conservative Party MP. The former MP for Shipley held the seat of the marginal West Yorkshire constituency for …

BC.GAME, Leicester City’s front-of-shirt partner, has reportedly lost its operating licence. According to Josimar, a football news outlet, a Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) document has been seen that states the regulator is poised to revoke the licence of Small Dance B.V, the company which operates BC.GAME. Should the reports prove accurate this will create an even more difficult situation …

Michael Dugher, a former MP and betting industry trade representative, has been announced as the latest Board of Directors member of Nottingham Forest.  No additional information has been provided on what Dugher’s responsibilities will entail, but an assumption could be made that he will aid the football club with advisory support around government affairs. He first won a seat in …

Following a sponsorship donation by Kindred, Middlesbrough FC’s principal partner, the Middlesbrough Foundation will feature as the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor on Saturday 30 November. The initiative sees the charity’s logo feature on the front of the men’s first-team shirts in its Championship league match against Hull City. Typically, the shirts display the logo of gambling operator Unibet, featuring Kindred’s responsible …

The board of Playtech Plc has announced that a General Meeting will be convened on 19 December to allow shareholders to vote on the directors’ remuneration policy. The vote is needed to settle disputes over Playtech’s €100m remuneration scheme for executives, linked to the LSE-listed firm’s sale of its Snaitech Italia business to Flutter Entertainment for €2.3bn. A segment of …

Infront, a technology partner of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), has formed a deal with Genius Sports to utilise its tracking services.  The collaboration will aim to implement Genuis’ tracking technology across France’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Meanwhile, technology and data services to the LFP are part of a broader partnership encompassing betting rights, selected media rights, and …

The UK Government has revealed its plans for the statutory levy and online slot stake limits, ushering in a new era of protection and compliance for UK gambling.  The new RET Levy statutory measure will ensure that £100m in annual funding will be allocated to projects, initiatives and organisations dealing with the treatment and prevention of gambling harms.  We are …

Paddy Power is once again donating £1,000 to Prostate Cancer UK for every 180 scored at the 2024/25 PDC World Darts Championship. However, this year, a £180,000 bonus will also be up for grabs every time a player hits a nine-darter. With Sky Sports joining as an official partner, the campaign, now rebranded ‘The BIGGER 180’, will aim to ‘harness …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced that Marcus Boyle will step down as Chair of the regulatory authority on 31 January 2025. Boyle will complete his term as Chair in January, ending his three-year tenure overseeing the Gambling Commission’s governance and oversight of regulatory developments in UK gambling. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) appointed Boyle …