GambleAware has collected £10.6 million in industry donations and safer gambling pledges, taken in during the first half of the year. Publishing its first-half 2021 donations, received between April and September, GambleAware disclosed bet365 as its top patron donating a combined £4.2 million. bet365 is followed by Entain Plc and William Hill providing respective £2-and-£1 million in donations as GambleAware’s …
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The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has replaced its long-running ‘When the Fun Stops, Stop’ campaign with a new safer gambling slogan, ‘Take Time to Think’. A series of TV advertisements depicting customers paying mid-play before considering the use of safer gambling tools will kickstart the campaign, the messaging of which will be adopted across operator’s online and retail channels. …
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As the Dutch market opens up from today, Mindway AI will support its customers across the Netherlands by rolling out its responsible gambling solutions. Mindway AI, which was acquired by Better Collective earlier this year, will support operators across the Dutch market by supplying its GameScanner solution to help “identify at-risk and problem gamblers early and accurately”. In addition, customers …
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Bet365 has signed an agreement to become the official betting partner of promotional company, Boxxer, along with Sky Sports boxing. In an attempt to ‘deepen’ fans’ understanding of the events and fighters, the collaboration also named bet365 as Boxxer’s official odds partner meaning the betting platform will be integrated across all social and digital content. Ben Shalom, Boxxer’s founder and …
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Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) – the Netherlands gambling regulatory authority – has named the 10 operators granted licences to participate in the KOA online gambling regime that will formally launch on 1 October. As anticipated, KOA licences have been granted to the domestic trio of state-owned casino operator Holland Casino, ToTo Online, the digital unit of Dutch lottery Nederlandse Loterij, and Dutch …
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Gaming industry sales body Betbazar has appointed Stanislav Mykhailov as its Sales Director, with the responsibility of leading the firm’s global sales campaign. Beginning with this week’s SBC Summit Barcelona, Mykhailov will operate as an ‘integral asset’ for the company’s B2B expansion, as it looks to strengthen its revenue streams across multiple supply verticals and build on the success of …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has expanded its existing arrangement with Betsson Group, continuing to supply the operator with its GiG Comply marketing compliance solution. Via the extension, GiG aims to ‘continue to help Betsson to remain proactive’ with regards to marketing compliance control, working to ensure affiliates are fully aligned with the company’s brand and its responsible gaming requirements. The …
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Competition for this year’s SBC Awards looks set to be stronger than ever before, but time is running out for companies that wish to be in with a chance of collecting an honour to submit their nominations. The 2021 edition of the SBC Awards will return to the stunning Evolution London venue on 14 December, for a celebration of the …
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David Attenborough, CEO of Tabcorp, has called on the Australian federal government to tighten restrictions around gambling advertising on prime-time television. The CEO of the ASX-registered gambling group detailed his belief that the government should reform Australia’s current advertising landscape, with a particular focus on limiting betting marketing during live sports events. He cited exposure to children being greater during …
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As this morning 888 Holdings is declared the winning bidder of Caesar Entertainment’s auction of William Hill’s non-US assets – uncertainty remains as to the future of the heritage bookmaker’s retail unit and how it will reshape betting’s presence on the high-street. The deal will enable 888 to quadruple its market share, becoming the third-largest group operator in the UK …
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