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Addressing the ‘Regulating the Game Conference’ (25 September 2023), Tim Miller, Executive Director of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has shed detailed insights on the regulator’s progress towards settling the most contentious issues of the UK Gambling Review.  The Commission’s Executive Director for policy development addressed an international audience providing in-depth context on the UK government’s generational review of laws …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), in participation with the media stakeholders of Racing TV, At The Races, and the Racing Post, has launched a survey to gather views from the betting public on affordability checks proposed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).  Initiating a combined survey, racing stakeholders seek to shed light on the diverse views of betting audiences on …

Kambi and LeoVegas have detailed continued momentum for their long-standing partnership, with the former supporting the UK launch of BetMGM. A so far solely US-facing brand of the MGM Resorts International group, BetMGM is being taken live in the UK using LeoVegas’ platform and utilising Kambi’s sportsbook services, including its Bet Builder and AI-powered algorithmic trading capabilities. LeoVegas Group has …

William Hill has enlisted sports technology agency Twenty3 to boost its content offering, integrating the firm’s Content Toolbox into its operations. The 888 Holdings online and retail sports betting brand will utilise Twenty3-produced custom graphics and visualisations to provide information in order to enhance engagement with its customers. Digital channels are the core area of focus for the partnership, with …

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against the Postcode Lottery regarding two adverts published in the Daily Mail. Published on 1 July 2023, the adverts in question depicted two sets of circumstances of people facing financial difficulties before winning large sums of money on the Postcode Lottery. The first ad featured text that read “we had to …

Coral has announced Wonderhood Studios as the winner of its advertising tender for a new creative agency.  The summer, the Entain Plc subsidiary triggered a ‘competitive pitch’ to manage the creative marketing account for its multi-million-pound UK advertising account. Announced as winners, Wonderhood Studios will succeed BBH London as Coral’s new creative advertising agency working across all media formats alongside …

Entain remains confident in achieving its full year revenue expectations despite experiencing ‘mixed’ trading during the third quarter, according to an update this morning from FTSE100 gambling group. The company is due to announce its Q3 trading update on 2 November, but detailed to investors that some aggravating factors have posed hurdles in Q3, including ‘adverse sporting results’ impacting sports …

Betfred is set to appoint a new Chief Operations Officer (COO), following the announcement by Mark Stebbings that he will depart the UK betting group at the end of this week. The long-serving employee commented via his LinkedIn account: “After nearly 30 years, I have decided that it is the right time for me to leave Betfred. I am immensely …

Data published by GamCare has shown a disparity between experience of problem gambling related to sports betting and online slots. GamCare detailed that the number of people reporting problems with online sports betting to its National Gambling Helpline fell from 34% in 2018-19, to 20% in 2022-23. The figures suggest that the sports betting side of the industry may be …

Lindar Media Limited, the operator of online casino Mr Q, is facing regulatory action by the UK Gambling Commission and has been ordered to pay £690,947 for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. The regulatory action follows an investigation by the UKGC into Lindar Media, which found failings in the operator’s processes aimed at preventing money laundering and protecting individuals …