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BGC welcomes Debbonaire and Peacock Shadow Cabinet appointments

BGC welcomes Debbonaire and Peacock Shadow Cabinet appointments

Thangam Debbonaire MP’s appointment as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has been received well by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC). Should the Labour Party win the May 2024 UK general election and if Debbonaire still fills the position the MP for Bristol West, she would hold ministerial oversight of decisions relating to the …

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Bacta elects new National Council for better representation  

SBC News Bacta elects new National Council for better representation  

UK gaming and amusement trade body Bacta has completed its strategic reorganisation, announcing the members elected to its new National Council.  The National Council, revamped as part of a ‘head-to-toe restructure’ of Bacta, will be led by amusement and gaming machine veteran John Bollom as National President, and Scottish representative Joseph Cullis as Vice-President.  Representing gaming machine manufacturers and distributors, …

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Rhodes answers light touch and risk assessment misconceptions 

SBC News Rhodes answers light touch and risk assessment misconceptions 

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has posted a personal response from CEO Andrew Rhodes regarding “misunderstandings around financial risk checks and what they really mean”. In a blog and video posted on the Commission’s website, Rhodes seeks to answer important questions and clarify the most frequent misconceptions related to financial risk checks. Having initiated the consultation phase of the gambling …

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Playtech tax punch impacts stellar H1 trading

SBC News Playtech tax punch impacts stellar H1 trading

Playtech Plc has reaffirmed all financial year targets as group trading outperforms all corporate expectations, despite operating profits being dragged by tax impairments.  Posting its Interim 2023 results, Playtech declared a record H1 2023 performance with Adjusted EBITDA increasing by 10% to €219.9m (H1 2022: 199.1m) and total group revenue up by 8% to €859.6m (€792.3m). However, period trading saw …

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McBookie.com supports home team Dundee Stars

SBC News McBookie.com supports home team Dundee Stars

McBookie.com has become the official betting partner of professional ice hockey team, the Trade-Mart Dundee Stars. The deal, which covers the forthcoming season, will also see the Dundee-based bookmaker’s branding showcased on the team’s socks. Paul Petrie, McBookie.com spokesman, commented: “We are delighted to be able to sponsor the Dundee Stars for the forthcoming season and look forward to offering …

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Stuart Andrew: Research hurdles must be cleared for regulatory closure

Stuart Andrew MP

The UK has fallen behind on research into gambling, Stuart Andrew, Gambling Minister, admitted to MPs this morning, as he reiterated the need for a ‘balanced and proportionate’ approach to emerge from the White Paper consultations. These consultations, conducted by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and DCMS, are seeking to pave the way for adoption of the Gambling Act review …

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Allwyn ready for UK landing backed by solid Q2 trading

SBC News Allwyn ready for UK landing backed by solid Q2 trading

Allwyn International cites confidence in achieving its full-year 2023 corporate objectives as group subsidiaries (legacy and acquired) maintain ‘organic growth’.  Publishing its Q2 ‘preliminary results’, an enlarged Allwyn sees its lottery portfolio generate consolidated revenues of €2bn for the first time and adjusted EBITDA of €381m (+35%). Headline growth reflects a 115% year-on-year increase, primarily driven by the recent acquisition …

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BGC widens operator ad codes to address digital challenges

BGC widens operator ad codes to address digital challenges

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has extended its members’ safer gambling requirements for broadcast advertising to the digital sphere in the latest update to the operators’ industry code. In its seventh incarnation, the Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising (IGRG code) focuses on limiting the exposure of under-25s and under-18s to betting and gaming marketing content. The current commitment …

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BoyleSports renews Fantasy5 FTP game powered by 20SHOTS

SBC News BoyleSports renews Fantasy5 FTP game powered by 20SHOTS

Sports betting games studio 20SHOTS has announced that BoyleSports has renewed terms to offer its flagship Fantasy5 free-to-play (FTP) game for a new football season.  The renewal comes after BoyleSports successfully integrated the FTP fantasy football game for last year’s Premier League season. BoyleSports launched its new offering of Fantasy5 on 3 August, made available to its customers in the …

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Michael Boylan takes on COO duties at Pragmatic Solutions

SBC News Michael Boylan takes on COO duties at Pragmatic Solutions

Pragmatic Solutions has strengthened its c-level leadership team with the appointment of Michael Boylan as Chief Operating Officer, bringing with him a ‘wealth of experience’ of the betting industry. Boylan’s chief responsibilities will be to drive value for Pragmatic Solutions’ client operators across its active markets of the UK, Spain, Germany, Ontario, Romania, Hungary and Estonia from its Gibraltar headquarters. …

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