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Culture Secretary Sajid Javid has appointed three new Gambling Commissioners to the regulator’s 10-strong board.  Alison Hastings and Trevor Pearce CBE have both been given 4 year terms, while Jonathan Scott has been given 5 years. Alison Hastings is a Non-executive Director and Vice President of the British Board of Film Classification, a Press Complaints Commissioner, a Non-executive Director of …

Licensed Nevada sports betting enterprises are expecting between $50-$60 million to be wagered on the 2 May mega fight between Unbeaten Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather vs Manny ‘Pac-Man’ Pacquiao. Licensed Las Vegas sportsbooks expect the weekend of 2 May to rival betting wagers placed on this year’s NFL Super Bowl. Last week Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight officials revealed that the fight …

Bill 1011 which seeks to terminate the operations of fixed odds instant win betting terminals in Idaho’s racing tracks has progressed through the state House of Representatives after receiving majority approval. The bill now awaits the signature of the Idaho Governor Butch Otter to be passed into state law. Throughout the week the Idaho House had heard the arguments against …

Gaming in Holland today confirmed that this year’s conference topics shall spotlight separate sessions dedicated to secondary iGaming legislation and lottery modernization. Confirmed keynote speakers include: Mr. Walter Bugno President and CEO of GTECH International; Mr. Mor Weizer, CEO of Playtech Plc; Mr. Mark Davies, Managing Director of Camberton PR, member of Betfair founding management team and several key Dutch government officials …

Paddy Power has confirmed that Director of Investor Relations and Company Secretary Jack Massey has stepped for his position after nine years of service. The operator confirmed that Massey role would be transferred to Edward Traynor, incoming Paddy Power Group General Counsel following the upcoming corporate Annual General Meeting scheduled for 14 May. Jack Massey leaves Paddy Power to pursue …

Virtual games specialist Kiron Interactive has been granted a remote supplier’s licence by the UK Gambling Commission. The licence will allow Kiron to provide its games to UK operators following recent regulation requiring them to source their platforms and products from licensed suppliers only. Steven Spartinos, co-CEO of Kiron Interactive, commented on the approval: “We’re delighted to secure this as it …

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has urged the UK government to extend its Betting Right legislation to cover UK greyhound racing. Following last week’s announcement of the Betting Right by UK Chancellor George Osbourne, GBGB management showed its support for the introduction of the legislation which would tax funds for wagers placed on UK racing through licensed UK …

Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee says regulation of society lotteries should be changed to lift the burden on smaller lotteries and new lotteries starting up. Society lotteries are intended to be primarily a means of raising money for charities and other good causes. The vast majority are small, often local, and raise sometimes small but vital sums of money …

Asked about the agenda for the introduction of the UK Betting Right, minister for sport Helen Grant answered that “no timetable has been set for introducing the legislation”. Grant answered the question put forward by York Central MP Hugh Bayley, who wanted to know further information regarding the Betting Rights agenda and its potential benefits to York Racecourse. Grant issued …

The Treasure Valley Racing Association (TVRA) has warned state representatives, that Senate Bill 1011 will effectively kill horse racing in Idaho. Bill 1011 which is currently being processed by the state senate aims to shut down fixed odds betting terminals to consumers. State officials passed the laws banning terminals at race tracks, stating that the terminals were too similar to …