Retail

bacta’s engagement with the political sphere continued this week as the UK amusements industry trade body gave evidence to the Treasury Select Committee. The association’s CEO, John White, addressed MPs on the committee – chaired by Conservative Party MP Harriett Baldwin – about banking challenges currently facing the amusement sector. Amusement arcade members have become increasingly concerned about ‘being unfairly …

Ryan Thurburn has joined Racecourse Media Group (RMG) senior leadership as its first Chief Product Officer (CPO), bringing with him extensive experience of bookmaking business. The new CPO’s prior roles in betting and gaming have included tenures at high profile omnichannel operators, including a stint as Head of Sportsbook Product at Entain and Head of Product for its Ladbrokes Coral …

The Norwegian government has confirmed the appointment of Tonje Sagstuen as the acting CEO of Norsk Tipping.  Sagstuen will replace Thor Gjermund Eriksen, who is set to leave Norway’s gambling and lotteries monopoly at the end of this month. During H1 trading, Eriksen announced his acceptance of the role of Managing Director at Bane NOR, Norway’s state-owned rail network firm. …

Oddschecker has renewed its partnership with PA Betting Services (PABS) to continue leveraging the latter’s data and content services for horse racing. The five-year contract renewal will include race verdicts, comments and tips via the PABS racing distribution platform for domestic fixtures to support Oddschecker’s services around the sport. A leading odds comparison site serving the UK and international markets, …

The Health Lottery has announced a revamp of its flagship lottery game, along with the launch of a new website, logo and identity for its overall brand. As the society lottery operator’s five-times-a-week lottery game gets renamed The Big Win, a new prize structure will also be in place from the draw on the evening of 15 August. Lebby Eyres, …

Australian gambling firm Tabcorp has extended its digital vision supply agreement with Sportsbet for an additional 10 years. The extension allows Flutter Entertainment-owned Sportsbet to broadcast Sky Racing 1 and Sky Racing 2 vision live in its betting app and website, with Sky as the exclusive provider.  Adam Rytenskild, Tabcorp Managing Director and CEO, noted: “Sky is the home of …

Dreams SA has informed investors that Jaime Wilhelm has resigned as Chief Executive of the Pan-South American casino group. The resignation comes as Wilhelm is announced as one of the executives to be investigated by Chile’s Competition Authority (FNE) for alleged market violations and fraud charges. Last April, the FNE intervened in the planned merger of Dreams with its main …

 Italy will undertake a comprehensive overhaul of its gambling laws, as Parliament has officially authorised the approval of the ‘Tax Delegation Law’.  The legislation recognises Italian gambling as a sector requiring a “reorganisation of tax duties and the introduction of new player protection measures that aim to create a more transparent and accountable industry”. As such, the Italian government will …

Further to this morning’s announcement of H1 2023 interim results, Barry Gibson, Chairman of Entain Plc, has issued a separate statement on the FTSE100 firm’s ongoing HMRC investigation. The news that corporate governance had reserved a £585m legal provision to settle the HMRC dispute related to the former Turkish business terminated in 2017 dominated Entain’s half-year results. “Whilst negotiations with …

The Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) has launched a consultation seeking stakeholder feedback and opinion on proposed changes to Greece’s gambling laws. The consultation will review the ‘draft gaming regulation’ aimed at modernizing practices in the regulatory, supervisory, and auditing functions of the country’s gambling sector. In addition, the draft proposal has recommended new ‘administrative controls’ to be imposed on casino …