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The Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) has stood by the record of UK betting shops in preventing the participation and engagement of under-18s. Findings published by independent analysts Serve Legal revealed betting shops as ‘top of the league’ with regards to verifying customer ages – outperforming UK convenience stores, supermarkets and petrol stations. The results were carried out by Serve …

EveryMatrix has launched igaming operator winnmasters in the regulated Greek market, following the integration of the latter’s brands onto its platforms earlier this year. The launch builds on a multi-year turnkey agreement signed between EveryMatrix and winnmasters earlier this year, prompting the aforementioned migration of the firm’s bands. For winnmasters, entry into the Greek market represents a further expansion of …

GambleAware has recruited two new senior public health executives as part of an extensive leadership reorganisation to deliver on the RET commitments of its new strategy. Updating stakeholders, GambleAware confirmed the appointment of Anna Hargrave as the charity’s new Chief Commissioning Officer, charged with overseeing the expansion of the National Gambling Treatment Service. A 13-year NHS executive, Hargrave is the …

Better Collective said that it has executed peak H1 trading, driven by record US results combined with a breakthrough period for its media partnerships. Publishing its 2021 interim results (period ending 30 June), Better Collective registered record Q2 revenues of €40 million, up 162% on corresponding Q2 2020 results of €15.2 million. Period growth was maintained by Better Collective’s publishing …

The Esports Integrity Council (ESIC) has announced that its investigations will be supported by the roll-out of a new ‘transparency initiative’ informing stakeholders and the public of its regulatory proceedings and outcomes.  The initiative has been launched to aid the ESIC organisation, whose integrity unit concurrently examines between 15-to-30 investigations at any one time. A new framework has been required …

The locality of gambling venues in economically deprived areas of the UK remains a persistent trend, according to a recent report by The Standard Life Foundation. Publishing its ‘The Geography of Gambling in Great Britain’ report, the organisation cited that 21% of gambling premises were based within the most deprived decile of areas of the country. The figure is compared …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published its ‘2020/2021 Annual Report & Accounts’ (period ending 31 March), outlining its performance and duties governing the UK gambling sector.  Mirroring all government departments, the UKGC cited tough adjustments in governing UK gambling under global COVID-19 pandemic circumstances. As a result, from May 2020 onwards the Commission imposed a tougher compliance regime on …