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GVC’s Director of Regulatory Affairs Martin Lycka reviews the events of a world-changing April 2020, in which tough lessons have been learnt by the lived experience of working and adjusting to national lockdown orders… _____________________________ Dear Diary,  What a month this has been. In the UK, we are told the virus has peaked and is now hopefully ebbing. However, we are …

Aspire Global said it is focusing more on locally regulated and taxed markets as it posted Q1 2020 revenues of €33.7m, up 1.5% from the same period of 2019. The company confirmed that EBITDA during the period had decreased by 14.2% to €5.2m (Q1 2019: €6.1m), while EBITDA margin for January to March was 15.5%, almost three percentage points down …

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has confirmed that Youssef Hossam has been issued with a lifetime ban from professional tennis following his conviction on multiple match-fixing and associated corruption charges. Hassam was issued with the lifetime sanction after a disciplinary hearing held in London in March. The TIU found that between 2015 and 2019, Hassam had ‘conspired with other parties …

GVC Holdings has confirmed that it will expand its existing relationship with customer conversion and campaign optimisation specialist LeanConvert. The FTSE250 online gambling group has worked with LeanConvert teams for the past two years, with the optimisation outfit becoming a key stakeholder in the firm’s strategic alignment of its marketing divisions, post-GVC 2018 acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral. LeanConvert will work …

Intralot SPA has revitalised its strategic mandate to concentrate on the recovery of core business segments having stripped all non-essential assets from its business structure. The Athens-listed technology group detailed that it has completed a ‘year of transformations’ under the guidance of company founder Sokratis Kokkalis, publishing its full-year 2019 results. Tough 2019 trading saw Intralot’s headline ‘licensed operations’ unit record …

New esports betting operator Midnite has committed to ensuring the integrity of esports events is prioritised after securing a new partnership with the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC). Under the new partnership, Midnite will join ESIC’s anti-corruption programme and will also contribute to ESIC’s suspicious bet alert network. ESIC Commissioner Ian Smith said: “In reaching our goal which is to make …

HooYu, experts in customer onboarding, KYC and customer insight, will host a special SBC Webinar on Wednesday, 13 May (BST 3:00- 4:00 pm) evaluating the true cost of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global gambling sector.  HooYu will be joined by SBC and H2 Gambling Capital for COVID-19’s impact on gambling gross yield and how the industry can look …

Chief Executive of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), Nick Rust, has revealed that racing could resume within a week of being given the green light from the government. No date has yet been confirmed for the return to racing, with the sport being on hold since 17 March. The BHA has been working to develop plans to resume the sport …

Leading German online bookmaker Tipico Sportwetten has confirmed the temporary closure of its affiliate marketing programme.  Posting a notice on its website, Tipico marketing disclosed that it will no longer accept new sign-ups and registrations to promote its products and services. Tipico’s statement read: “Until further notice, Tipico’s affiliate programme will be suspended and no new registrations are possible.” The …

DACH markets betting group bet-at-home AG has recorded double-digit declines across all topline metrics, publishing its Q1 2020 trading update.    The Frankfurt Xetra bookmaker detailed that tough Q1 trading was compounded by the abrupt postponement of European sports and continued wagering declines recorded in Poland and Switzerland. Dealing with multiple headwinds, bet-at-home saw Q1 2020 wagering volumes drop by 18% …