The responsible gambling charity GambleAware (formerly the Responsible Gambling Trust) has produced research which suggests that the so-called £50 journey actually saw players increase stakes around the new limit of £50 rather than meet the restrictions imposed for those wanting to bet at the higher £100 stakes limit. The £50 journey was introduced by the government and the UK Gambling Commission …
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Seeking to boost its digital capabilities, Spanish gambling operator Grupo R.Franco (R.Franco) has moved to fully acquire industry omni-channel platform provider Mediatech Solutions outright. In February 2016, both parties entered an online gambling platform provisions partnership, which would see the R.Franco governance invest in Mediatech as the operator moved to launch its digital services for the Spanish gambling market. Confirming …
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Updating the market, the governance of Novomatic AG has confirmed that attorney Dr Bernd Oswald will succeed Herbert Lugmayr as Chairman of the firm’s Supervisory Board. Oswald a commercial and corporate law attorney, has sat on Novomatic’s Supervisory Board since 2012 and has further acted as a legal advisory for Novomatic governance. From 1 March, the Novomatic Supervisory Board will …
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Updating the market, FTSE-listed gambling technology provider Playtech PLC (Playtech) has informed its investors that it has secured a three-year services agreement with Greek gambling operator OPAP. Securing its contract under its new division Playtech BGT, the technology firm will become lead supplier of self-service betting terminals (“SSBTs”) and over-the-counter (OTC) provisions for OPAP, the Greek market’s largest gambling operator. …
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A Bet A will integrate and distribute sports pools to its stable of operator partners, after signing a deal to become Colossus Bets’ seventh platform partner. The collaboration, which will increase the liquidity going into Colossus Bets’ global pools, ensures that the Colossus product portfolio will be available to A Bet A’s client base for retail, web and mobile. Bernard …
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The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB) has endorsed GambleAware’s five-year strategy, which includes a commitment to raising £10 million a year to tackle gambling-related harm. The RGSB has published its formal advice to the Gambling Commission on the level of funding required for research, education and treatment. The RGSB Board, chaired by Sir Christopher Kelly, determined that a minimum of …
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Issuing an industry note, international sports integrity body ESSA has revealed that a total of 131 cases of suspicious betting activity was recorded during 2016. Detailing its report, ESSA governance specified that 41 cases had been recorded during Q4 2016. Tennis dominated 2016 with 103 cases being reported to the Tennis Integrity Unit, followed by football with 16 cases reported to …
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Analysts are forecasting problems for the betting industry after a report by a group of British MPs recommended that the maximum stake on the controversial Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) found in betting shops should be reduced from £100 to £2. The bookmakers have already lambasted the report, and the MPs behind it, but the market has noticed comments by …
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Updating the market London-listed Sportech Plc has confirmed the appointment of Andrew Gaughan, President, Sportech Racing // Digital, to its Board as an Executive Director with immediate effect. Gaughan has been a member of Sportech leadership since 2010 leading the significant growth of the firms digital racing products and services within its core US market and in new territories. Further …
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Britain’s bookmakers are demanding an urgent inquiry into a new report by the Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) All- Party Parliamentary Group which is expected to call for a £2 per spin maximum stake to be imposed on all FOBTs when it is published this morning. The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) has criticised the report as ‘deeply flawed’ and said …
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