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Following a series of departures from the firm’s Board, Kindred Group is reportedly accelerating plans for a potential sale of the company to a larger gambling conglomerate. Bloomberg reports that the Stockholm-listed 32Red and Unibet parent company is evaluating merger or sale options with Morgan Stanely, PJT Partners Inc and Canaccord Genuity Group. The business news outlet further asserts that …

Premier Greyhound Racing (PGR) has announced its schedule of fixtures to be offered to its digital, retail and international subscribers.  The new schedule will see the organisation stage 59 meetings per week across its portfolio of tracks, and pledges to put fans of the dogs ‘at the heart of the action’. Races are scheduled throughout the day and night.  Fans …

BetCity.nl, the flagship Dutch sportsbook property of Entain Plc, has once again enhanced its sponsorship of Eredivisie football club SBV Vitesse Arnhem.  Starting next season, BetCity.nl will become the principal sponsor of Vitesse, moving its brand logo from the back to the front of the club’s shirt. The partnership between BetCity.nl and Vitesse began in January 2022, with the sportsbook …

Robert Hoskin will vacate his position as Entain Chief Governance Officer (CGO), the international betting and gaming group confirmed this morning after nearly two decades with the company. Hoskin will step down from the Board on 30 June 2023, although he will continue serving in an unnamed capacity until 31 August, with his responsibilities assumed by Simon Zinger, the FTSE100 …

GambleAware has published its donor list for 2022/23, revealing that the four largest UK betting operators contributed the lion’s share of funds, a continuation of a long-running trend. The total number of donations as of 31 March 2023 was £46.5m, with the four largest bookmakers – bet365, Flutter Entertainment, Entain and Wiliam Hill – contributing a total of £42.9m together, …

Entain has established two new committees on its group board, the People and Governance Committee and the Sustainability and Compliance Committee. The FTSE100 international betting and gaming group stated that the two new bodies will serve to improve the company’s effectiveness, engagement with its workforce and sustainability.  A change in leadership has seen Stella David step down from the Sustainability …

Entain has been asked to pay an infringement notice of AU$13,320 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after offering online in-play betting to customers. Through its two Australian sportsbook brands, Ladbrokes and Neds, the operator offered bets on an LIV golf tournament held in Bangkok in October 2022, accepting a total of 78 in-play bets online, which were …

The record + £19m fine imposed on William Hill reveals why UK gambling Plcs have found it hard to accommodate new rules on Social Responsibility and Customer Interaction… A reality previously foretold by David Clifton.      The regulatory settlements pursuant to which William Hill are obliged to pay a record total of £19.2 million for social responsibility and anti-money …

Entain Plc has declared that it is “well-positioned” to achieve all 2023 corporate objectives, as it reports on a period of record levels of active customers, boosting its financial results, whilst demonstrating continued momentum across worldwide operations.  This morning, the FTSE100 gambling group published its Q1 trading update, covering the period from January 1 to March 31, 2023. Headline results …

Barry Gibson, the Chairman of Entain, will reflect on the extraordinary growth of Entain Group globally and BetMGM in the US, during a special keynote at May’s SBC Summit North America 2023 conference and tradeshow. Entain is a prominent global sports-betting, gaming and interactive entertainment group that features a diverse range of well-established brands, including bwin, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Coral, and …