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The World Lottery Association (WLA) has recognised Camelot Lottery Solutions’ commitment to safer gambling after the B2B arm of the UK National Lottery operator was accredited as a certified Responsible Gaming Supplier. Recognised for prioritising player safety, Camelot Lottery Solutions has joined a handful of suppliers in achieving alignment with the WLA Responsible Gaming standards. Wayne Pickup, CEO of Camelot …

GVC Holdings has confirmed that the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has expanded its investigation into the company’s former online subsidiary in Turkey. The investigation, which began on 28 November 2019, was launched in relation to former third party suppliers, which the operator understood to be related ‘to the processing of payments for online gambling in Turkey’. In 2017, GVC …

Scottish bookmakers have warned First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that hundreds of jobs could be at risk if the government does not implement a business rates relief to help them cope with the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike in England, Holyrood opted to exclude betting shops from its business relief scheme, which was designed to support businesses which had seen …

GambleAware has published its ‘quarterly briefing note’, highlighting the work the charity has undertaken with diverse organisations in reducing problem gambling harms across the UK. The briefing note provides industry stakeholders with an update on GambleAware’s commissioning of directives to support the delivery of the National Gambling Treatment Service. Furthermore, the charity providers an update on, national public health campaigns …

Camelot Group, the operating company of the National Lottery, has faced media and political backlash following reports that 16 and 17-year-olds have spent £47 million on National Lottery games.  The Sunday Times accused Camelot of ‘exploiting a loophole’ in UK gambling laws, allowing children to wager on National Lottery instant-win products without any form of intervention.  Quoting ‘latest figures’, the …

There can be no doubt that the goal of putting the consumer in control drives much of the modern landscape in multimedia entertainment. Providing a service which allows for a genuinely on-demand experience has become a priority in any number of industries competing for customer leisure spend, with the likes of film, sports broadcasting and music all noticeably influenced by …

Regulus Partners begins the week by looking at the highly anticipated reopening of UK casinos and the law of numbers behind the rise in betting on esports. Betting on esports: the law of small numbers Tucked away in the detail of the GB Gambling Commission’s latest (May) data on customer behaviour and revenue patterns during lockdown is a breakdown of …

Former Athlone Town goalkeeper Igor Labuts, who had previously been issued with a ban from football after being found of match fixing, has had his sanction overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) had initially issued a 12-month ban to the Latvian in September 2017 due to suspicious betting patterns after a …