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UK Schools Minister Nick Gibb has confirmed that the Department of Education (DoE) will roll-out a new compulsory curriculum to educate teenagers on gambling harms and debt-related matters.    The gambling curriculum will be implemented from next September across UK secondary schools, forming part of the compulsory ‘Personal, Social, Health and Economic’ (PSHE) education programme. The PSHE programme, spearheaded by the DoE, …

Sports betting service IMG ARENA has announced a long-term, worldwide live betting streaming and betting data rights partnership with the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The deal, which covers volleyball, beach volleyball and snow volleyball, allows sports betting operators to access the content across all CEV organised events such as EuroVolley and the Volleyball Champions League. Freddie Longe, Executive Vice President …

FTSE100-listed Flutter Entertainment has become the first UK betting firm to revise its full-year 2020 corporate guidance. Issuing a market filing, Flutter anticipates that COVID-19 disruptions across core betting territories may result in a £90-110m decline in its group-wide full-year EBITDA results. Flutter governance has predicted that the COVID-19 outbreak will affect operations, as 78% of its group revenues are …

Leading UK online bookmaker, bet365 has expanded its operating capacity within Manchester after confirming it has taken a five-year lease on a city-centre building. It comes after the online bookmaker launched its DevOPs department in November 2019, which significantly boosted bet365’s operational capacity. “We are thrilled to welcome Bet365 to the final three floors at Core,” said James Whitcher, Asset …

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) follows the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) in suspending the B2C licence of incumbent Stakers Limited, operator of Stakers.com Issuing a statement on 10 March, the MGA declared an immediate ‘enforced suspension’ of Stakers licence, prohibiting the operator from servicing any wagering activities under its jurisdiction. “Stakers Limited is thus no longer authorised to carry out …

Sports data and content supplier Sportradar has strengthened its Formula 1 offering with the introduction of live in-race betting markets, which will make pre-race and in-race markets available to operators. As F1’s official exclusive data provider, Sportradar will roll out the new markets at Melbourne this weekend. The deal includes live data being taken directly from the track on a …

Industry virtual content supplier Inspired Entertainment has reported steady progress across the UK market, after revealing that it had offset the impact of the Triennial Review. Publishing its results for the three-month period and fiscal year ended 31 December 2019, Inspired revealed a 10.4% drop in full-year EBITDA, dropping from $54.7m in 2018 to $49m. Full-year total revenue was up …