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The Hampton-Alexander review, ‘FTSE Women Leaders Report’ on improving gender balance within UK FTSE enterprises has named Paddy Power Betfair in its top-20 companies for having amongst the highest proportion of females at a senior management level. The review led by Sir Philip Hampton and Dame Helen Alexander, researches the opportunities for female employees and their potential career progressions by …

Tracey Crouch the UK Minister for Culture, Media & Sports has expressed her disappointment at industry body the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) failure to attend last week’s ‘Commons All Party Group on Fixed-odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs)’.   The Commons meeting was set-up to discuss current UK regulatory provisions for FOBTs and potential plans to further restrict TV advertising for …

The Governance of US racing operator Churchill Downs has committed $38 million to expanding its marquee Louisville racetrack, the home of the Kentucky Derby. Starting construction in January 2017, Churchill Downs plans to build a seven-story ‘Starting Gate Suite’, which will sit besides its existing ‘Jockey Club Suite’. Announcing  the construction of its new suite, Churchill Downs governance detailed that …

GambleAware has published its new five-year strategy, expressing an aim to treble the number of people who receive treatment each year for gambling-related harm. Formerly known as the Responsible Gambling Trust, GambleAware has reinforced its commitment to helping those suffering from gambling-related harm, of which there are believed to be around 250,000 in the UK, by funding research, education and …

7 December will mark a key date for the South American gambling sector, as Brazil’s Senate will finally vote on the introduction of a new gambling framework, having this month approved final amendments to Bill 186. The Senate will vote on the introduction of a wide-ranging gambling framework covering, new land-based provisions for casinos, bingo parlors, and lottery games. Furthermore, …

Gambling systems provider Win Systems has confirmed that it has signed a multi-site deal with Maltese gambling parlour operator Fairbet Group. The partnership will its casino management ‘WIGOS’ system integrated throughout Fairbet properties, and will include the installation of 45 new betting terminals. The partnership marks Win Systems’ first installation of WIGOS in Malta and follows similar agreements in Norway, Ireland and …

Geoff Freeman the President & CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA) has requested for the impending Trump administration and the Supreme Court to review the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which has outlawed sports betting in the majority of US states. The AGA stands by its claim that PASPA provisions which have limited legal sports betting to …

Betfred, Coral and Ladbrokes punters in the UK will be able to place bets on the pari-mutuel pools in Hong Kong, following an agreement between the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and the UK Tote. The bookmakers will accept bets both online and in betting shops for the HKJC’s tote pools, although fixed-odds betting will not be available. SIS will …

Industry software provider Mediatech Solutions (Mediatech) has launched a major recruitment drive, seeking to fill a number of technical positions as the company aims to meet its growth targets driven by new client wins in 2016. Updating the market, the Madrid-based company informed that its seeking to boost its resources working on its core product the ‘IRIS Product Suite’, a …

The acquisition of industry sports betting platform and technology provider OpenBet has boosted Toronto-listed NYX Gaming Group (NYX) Q3 2016 corporate revenues to CAD $54.4 million representing a 309% increase on its corresponding 2015 performance. Closing its Q3 2016 performance (period ending 30 September), NYX governance stated that the company had reached its corporate goal of creating a ‘world class …