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Tim Kennedy, SUZOHAPP’s VP of Sales Europe, reflects on the company’s 2023 performance and the gaming sector as a whole, whilst shedding some light on its ambitions for the coming months. Last year saw more roll-outs in the US and Canadian betting markets, with notable industry names such as Fanatics. Meanwhile, SUZOHAPP also entered the lottery markets – introducing a …

DS Virtual Gaming has embarked on a mission: to create a smoother and more pleasant experience for players who want to bet on virtual games in retail betting shops.  And, like many sectors globally, while the rise of online gaming has posed a significant threat to retail operations, DS Virtual Gaming has utilised digital technology to solve a brick-and-mortar problem.  …

France’s gambling regulator Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has placed reducing excessive gambling and the protection of minors at the heart of its 2024-26 strategic plan and has called on all economic and institutional stakeholders to work alongside it to reach those targets. ANJ’s plan marks the end of its first cycle of regulation since it succeeded ARJEL as industry …

 Groupe FDJ has outlined its ambitions to create a “new European gaming champion” by launching a €2.6bn all cash tender offer to acquire Kindred Group Plc outright.  The Paris Euronext exchange was informed this morning of FDJ’s opening offer to acquire Stockholm-listed Kindred Group, putting forward a SEK 130 (€11.40) per share offer to the firm’s board.  As detailed by …

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has highlighted that casinos in East and Southeast Asia have become the main vessels of local underground banking and money laundering syndicates to facilitate their illicit activities.  In the report “Casinos, Money Laundering, Underground Banking, and Transnational Organized Crime in East and Southeast Asia: A Hidden, Accelerating Threat”, the UNODC noted …

France’s largest casino groups have written to the new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal excoriating Française des Jeux (FDJ) for its aggressive expansionary policies and the “monopolistic advantages” that enable the former state-owned company to operate across all verticals and channels in the country. The letter, seen by the newspaper Les Echos, was signed by the CEOs of the Barrière, Partouche, Tranchant …

888 Holdings has cited a direct impact of £80m on its corporate income due to its “proactive shift away from dot-com markets”. The impact was declared by the LSE gambling group publishing its pre-close statement on 2023 trading, described as a “year of significant regulatory and compliance headwinds.”  Closing year-end trading, 888’s Q4 revenues stood at £424m, a 7% decrease …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has stated its confidence that Allwyn UK will achieve its objective of raising more money for good causes as the new operating steward of the National Lottery. On 1 February, Allwyn will take charge of the UK government’s Fourth National Lottery Licence, noted as a transformative event for UK gambling and the third sector, as …

Since President Inácio Lula da Silva put pen to paper on Brazil’s sports betting bill at the end of 2023, talk about the Latin American opportunity has boomed into the stratosphere.  But while Brazil is making headlines for positive legislative developments, the wider Latin American region offers a massive opportunity for operators and suppliers alike. There has been burgeoning interest …

Google has informed its app developer community that its app store “Google Play will begin supporting more Real Money Game (RMG) apps this year”, including “game types and operators not currently covered by an existing licensing framework.” Developers were notified via a blog post authored by Karan Gambhir, Google’s Director of Global Trust and Safety Partnerships, titled “A New Approach …