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The UK Tote Group has signed an agreement with France’s state-owned horse racing operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), in doing so adding French racing fixtures to its UK and Irish pool offering. Specifics of the deal see the UK Tote Group cover 7,000 pools from 88 French racecourses each year, including 262 pattern contests, offering PMU’s exclusive pool betting monopoly …

M&A speculation mounts in Chile, as Mexican gambling group Logrand Entertainment mulls over acquiring Enjoy SA. As reported by local media, Logrand is monitoring Enjoy developments closely following the Chilean casino group’s failed merger attempt with main market rival Grupo Dreams SA.   Back in April, Chile’s Competition Authority (FNE) intervened on the Enjoy and Dreams merger that would have formed …

The World Lottery Association (WLA) has granted another accreditation to EveryMatrix, issuing the firm with its Safer Gambling Certification. To receive the Safer Gambling Certification, EveryMatrix was subject to a WLA audit process examining its ability to abide by the association’s guiding principles around player protection. Additionally, the company’s ESG policies were considered as indicating a strengthened safer gambling strategy …

Momentum from last year’s World Cup has driven continued engagement with French sports betting according to the latest figures from Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ). In its breakdown of French betting and gaming activity for the first half of 2023, the national regulator reported a 4% year-on-year increase in total gross gambling revenue (GGR) to €5.3bn (€5bn). The ANJ’s figures …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has strengthened its board by announcing the appointment of Scott Smith as a Non-Executive Director (NED).  Smith will join RMG’s board on 1 October, supporting the corporate initiatives of the umbrella organisation for 35 British racecourse shareholders and parent company of Racing TV. An expert in financial planning for sports organisations, Smith currently serves as the …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), in participation with the media stakeholders of Racing TV, At The Races, and the Racing Post, has launched a survey to gather views from the betting public on affordability checks proposed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).  Initiating a combined survey, racing stakeholders seek to shed light on the diverse views of betting audiences on …

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan has confirmed that it will recommend stringent rules to tighten “public access to gambling venues”.  The announcement was made by Vice Minister, Yerzhan Erkinbayev who declared that his department is set to publish its recommendations on gambling protections as demanded by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Amongst the proposals reported by local media, Erkinbayev …

Canal+ has retained its position as the Pan-European broadcaster of the Premier League until 2028. The French broadcaster maintains its exclusive rights to broadcast EPL matches for audiences in France, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Switzerland, albeit only airing in French. The renewed deal between Canal+ and the Premier League allows the French pay-TV service to air all 380 fixtures per …

Betfred is set to appoint a new Chief Operations Officer (COO), following the announcement by Mark Stebbings that he will depart the UK betting group at the end of this week. The long-serving employee commented via his LinkedIn account: “After nearly 30 years, I have decided that it is the right time for me to leave Betfred. I am immensely …

Tabcorp along with eight venues have been charged by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) for allegedly allowing minors to gamble. In breach of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003, Tabcorp faces a total of 54 charges from the VGCCC, including 27 counts of allowing a minor to gamble and failing to reasonably supervise its electronic betting terminals. The VGCCC has charged eight …