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Affordability checks: An uncertain time for horseracing

Stride racing syndicate

As this year’s Cheltenham Festival commences, Felix Faulkner, solicitor at law firm Poppleston Allen, discusses the difficulties and confusion horseracing faces in light of the impending affordability checks in the UK. This feels like an opportune moment to write about one of the key measures within the government’s gambling reform White Paper in the UK, with more than 250,000 people set …

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Betting & gaming industry’s biggest compliance challenges revealed

Challenges in Compliance Survey

The SBC Media Challenges in Compliance Survey, commissioned by leading identity verification platform provider IDnow, is published today, providing valuable insights on the international betting and gaming industry’s biggest issues around compliance, fraud and onboarding processes.  ——————————————————— The challenges faced by betting and gaming operators’ compliance teams are many and varied. As the industry continues its move towards regulation in …

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Betclic shines for FL as Riahi questions FDJ and Kindred’s French Connection

SBC News Betclic shines for FL as Riahi questions FDJ and Kindred’s French Connection

FL Entertainment the parent group of Betclic has stated that strong levels of cross-sell from sports-led Betclic sites to online casino had led to 39% growth in non online sportsbook revenues. Question posed to the Amsterdam EuroNext media group asked FL Entertainment CEO François Riahi his view on the proposed €2.6bn takeover of Kindred Group by Groupe Française des Jeux …

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Chile restarts tricky path to complete new Federal Gambling Bill

SIS Chile

The Senate of Chile has reinitiated proceedings to launch a new federal framework for gambling, following 2023’s inconclusive developments which saw key departments fail to reach terms on a bill to legislate new laws and market standards. Chile’s Senate and National Congress have returned to duties following the summer recess. Both legislative offices are required to review the outstanding terms …

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Entain concludes messy 2023 on £879m loss as UK/Euro headwinds continue 

SBC News Entain concludes messy 2023 on £879m loss as UK/Euro headwinds continue 

Entain Plc has closed its full-year 2023 accounts declaring corporate losses (after tax) totalling £879m as group leadership proceeds with its transformation programme evaluating the firm’s brand portfolio, capital allocation and operating structures The LSE-listed gambling group announced its FY2023 results this morning, reporting that “results are in line with expectations and leadership is committed to improving operational execution to …

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Super Group FY2023 dragged by costly US impairments

Super Group

Super Group states that it has overcome a challenging 2023, in which its corporate performance was dragged down by US-specific impairments impacting profitability. This afternoon, the parent company of Betway and Spin brands published its Q4 and full-year 2023 preliminary results, concluding by declaring its “highest ever total revenue for a fourth quarter of €359m,” a 9% increase on 2022 …

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PABS and Timeform: ‘Shared commitment to accuracy and integrity make for a natural fit’

SBC News PABS and Timeform: ‘Shared commitment to accuracy and integrity make for a natural fit’

Content and sports betting data supplier PA Betting Services (PABS) recently announced plans to become the official supplier and managing partner of sports data and content provider Timeform’s B2B services. SBC Media spoke exclusively to PA Betting Services Director Eugene Delaney and Timeform Director Sebastian Butterworth about the rationale behind the deal. SBC: What was it about Timeform that made it an attractive …

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888 to end US affairs agreeing on $50m closure of Sports Illustrated JV

SBC News 888 to end US affairs agreeing on $50m closure of Sports Illustrated JV

888 Holdings has notified investors that it has begun a strategic review of its US B2C operations, considering all available options for its US joint-venture with the Authentic Brands Group. This morning, 888 notified that US partner Authentic Brands Group the apparel and entertainment fund that owns Sports Illustrated has “agreed to consensual license termination for US territories”. The decision allows …

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Charity Commission complaint demands GambleAware stop its public deception

SBC News Charity Commission complaint demands GambleAware stop its public deception

The Charity Commission has received a complaint made against GambleAware for providing false information to the British public on gambling-related harms and suicides. The complaint has been submitted by The Good Law Project, an independent non-profit organisation led by public policy expert Will Prochaska, the former Strategic Director of Gambling with Lives (GWL). In its mission statement, The Good Law …

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