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Genius Sports has informed investors that it will review the membership of the board of directors of the NYSE-listed sports, media, data rights, and technology group following the resignation of Gabriele Cipparrone. Effective from 8 April, Gabriele Cipparrone of the London-based private equity fund Apax Partners will resign, leaving Genius Sports’ board without a representative from Apax. The decision follows …

Bacta’s Technical Standards Group has announced that it will be working in partnership with colleagues from the Bingo Association’s Gaming Machine Working Group. Headed by MERKUR UK’s Alan Claypole, the new mission is to produce a set of industry recommendations on enhancements to existing regulations which will enable the machines sector to remain ‘competitive’ and uphold the ‘highest standards of …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has confirmed that all licence holders must submit regulatory returns on a quarterly basis from 1 July.  The decision follows a ‘consultation response’ to review the frequency of regulatory returns observed by all licence holders. As such, the Commission will amend Licence Condition 15.3.1 to impose mandatory quarterly submissions to improve the “harmonisation of reporting …

888 Holdings has confirmed its strategic exit from the US market, selling all associated B2C assets to Hard Rock Digital (HRD). In March, 888 notified investors that it had initiated a strategic review of its US B2C business, “considering all available options”. The decision saw 888 announce that it had mutually agreed to terminate its Sports Illustrated (SI) Sportsbook and …

Harris Hagan has announced the promotion of Senior Associate David Whyte to Partner at the City of London law firm. The decision follows Whyte’s successful tenure as a Senior Associate, where he supported Harris Hagan’s legal practices and framework within the global gambling sector. Whyte joined Harris Hagan in 2019, having previously worked in-house within the online and land-based sectors. …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has invited people from ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds working in racing to share their views.  A short survey form, funded by the Racing Foundation, has now been opened is completely anonymous and will run until 31 May 2024. The BHA is seeking experiences of the industry via the survey. BHA Chief Executive, Julie Harrington, …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has relaunched its ‘Charity Bet’ campaign for the 2024 Grand National, celebrating British horseracing’s marquee event. Organised by the trade body for UK gambling, this year’s Charity Bet campaign will see “More than 50 MPs from both sides of the House visiting local betting shops to place a Charity Bet on the Grand National.” …

Allwyn International has marked 2023 as a transformative year for its business, which will now focus on revitalising the performance and sales of the UK National Lottery.  Upon publishing its unaudited full-year 2023 accounts, the company saw its corporate revenues double to €7.87bn. The year’s accounts detailed that National Lottery sales accounted for a revenue contribution of €3.9bn, down 4% …

HBA Media has partnered with Genius Sports to launch ‘Crown Jewels Racing Fantasy’ (CJRFantasy), aiming to make horse racing competitive in the world of sports broadcasting. CJRFantasy, the first international horse racing fantasy game, has been launched to help ‘unify the global horse racing calendar’, providing broadcasters and fans around the world with a new platform to improve their knowledge, and compete with each other …

Sky Sports will show the Indian Premier League (IPL) for cricket fans in the UK and Ireland for the next four years.  The broadcaster agreed a deal with the league to showcase the sport’s largest competition whilst renewing a deal to retain broadcasting rights to the Women’s Premier League (WPL).  The IPL and WPL will be exclusively broadcasted on Sky …