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Flutter Entertainment is highly confident of maintaining and securing leadership positions across several major markets, according to group CEO Peter Jackson in a recent earnings call.  The FTSE100 international betting and gaming firm published its H1 2022 trading update last week – revealing revenue growth of 11% to £3.38bn, albeit with losses of over £112m, including a 4% decline in …

With a population of nearly 20 million, one of the world’s fastest internet connections, and a rich history of gambling, Romania is one of the most attractive igaming markets out there. Delasport CEO Oren Cohen Shwartz shares his expert knowledge of the Romanian igaming market as it is today and how it has become an attractive prospect for the world’s …

Flutter Entertainment has reported difficult first-half trading, as the FTSE100 betting group widened its year-on-year operating losses to £112m (H12021: £86m). Publishing its H1 2022 interim results, Flutter stated that earnings and profit reflected a period of known regulatory and macroeconomic challenges, highlighted by leadership at the start of the year. Period trading saw the group continue to register headline …

The legendary entrepreneur, author and organiser of high-stakes poker games for the rich and famous, Molly Bloom, will be at SBC Summit Barcelona to deliver a keynote speech and host an exclusive €10,000 invitational poker tournament.  Bloom, whose memoir Molly’s Game inspired the Oscar-nominated hit movie starring Jessica Chastain, will speak in front of industry professionals on the second day …

Entain Plc has reported that it continues to achieve strategic objectives, as its business benefits from a ‘broader recreational customer base’ across regulated markets. Publishing its Interim 2022 trading results, the FTSE100 gambling group declared a ‘robust H1 performance’ against challenging global economic and regulatory headwinds. H1 trading saw Entain generate group net-gaming-revenues (NGR) of £2.11bn, up 18% on comparative …

This summer’s publishing of the long-awaited ‘All-Index 2020/2021 Report’ by diversity, inclusion and equality non-profit All-in Diversity Project (AiDP) has provided a candid reflection on global gambling’s workforce make-up.   Whilst the 2020/2021 Index showcased improvements in female leadership representation, gambling firms were reported to lag in developing inclusivity practices. Following up on research insights, AiDP founding partners Kelly Kehn and Christina …

Setting yourself out from the competition is one of the core goals of any marketing campaign, but Smarkets’ SBK sportsbook took this a step further last month by directly calling out its business rivals.  Explaining the method behind the madness, Jason Trost, Smarkets’ Founder and CEO, argued that customers are becoming disillusioned with the experience offered by some of bettings’ …

Anton Kuchukhidze, Chairman of the Ukraine Gambling Council (UGC) has provided an update on Ukrainian gambling developments under the active Russian aggression.   Speaking to CIS markets news sources SBCCIS, Kuchukhidze disclosed that regulator the UGC had re-established its regulatory duties five months following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. UGC  oversees a marketplace that has been severely disrupted by the …