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Novibet has surrendered its UK licence with immediate effect, after the betting and gaming firm officially informed customers that it would no longer be operational within the region. The Greek betting group entered the jurisdiction with licenses for real event betting and igaming, which includes poker, roulette, blackjack and other casino games, on November 1, 2014. Subsequently, a remote gambling software …

Novibet has announced the appointment of Giannis Papastamou as new Head of Customer Compliance, responsible for providing strategic guidance on compliance throughout the organization, with a dedicated focus on anti-money laundering (ΑΜL) & upholding responsible gambling standards. With in-depth knowledge of the gambling industry’s strict regulations – previously at Bet365 Customer Due Diligence Department- Papastamou brings  many years of experience …

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has warned betting leadership that a lack of governance of friendly football matches is being exploited by criminal gangs.  New research by the University of Nicosia Research Foundation, funded by the EC’s Erasmus+ programme, has revealed that more than 250 friendly matches involving European clubs “showed signs of suspicious activity” during the recorded period …

OPAP SA has reported a ‘further solid trading period’, as online growth credited to its newly integrated Stoiximan assets have offset continued lottery and VLTs declines.  Publishing its nine-month management performance statement, the Athens-listed gambling group registered a 16% increase in corporate revenues to €1.04 billion (YTD2020: €898m).  A breakdown of unit performance saw OPAP’s betting division achieve a 55% …

Intralot SPA reports a significant improvement in trading, delivering growth across all business units as the Athens listed gambling technology group moves to advance its US market profile.  Publishing its H1 2021 trading results (period ending 30 June), Intralot achieved group revenues of €202 million – up 34% on corresponding 2020 results of €150 million. Revenue growth was attributed to …

SAZKA Group remains confident in its full-year financial outlook, as the enlarged Czech gambling conglomerate prepares for the full comeback of business units across European markets. Publishing its H1 2021 interim results (period ending 30 June), SAZKA recorded group revenues of €1.26 billion – up 96% on corresponding 2020 results of €652 million. Topline revenue growth was attributed to the …

OPAP SA reveals solid progress for its business recording headline growth despite its lottery and VLT units being impacted by significant COVID-19 headwinds.  Publishing its H1 trading results (period ending 30 June), OPAP group revenues stood at €570 million, up 12% on corresponding 2020 results of €507 million. H1 growth was primarily attributed to the full consolidation of the Stoiximan …

Sportnco has announced its entry into Greece’s regulated online gambling marketplace, having been tasked with migrating the sportsbook property of NetBet.gr.  The Toulouse-based sports betting systems provider has been selected by Pan-European operator NetBet to migrate its entire Greek sportsbook unit onto a new platform compliant with the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) technical commands. The Greek project sees NetBet expand …

Speaking exclusively to SBC Leaders, Robert Chvátal reflects on his eight tenure leading SAZKA Group, transforming the Czech operator into Europe’s dominant pan-national lottery operator that now targets winning the National Lottery’s 2023 stewardship by putting forward a generationally innovative bid to reinvigorate the UK’s lottery market.  ____________ SBC: Thanks for speaking with us. 2020 marked your eighth year of …

Intralot SA has secured a final settlement on its debt-note and capital restructure, undertaken to deepen its financial resources and accelerate the growth of its North American Intralot Inc unit.       The Athens-listed gambling technology group reports that on 3 August it was allowed to issue new debt-notes totalling £242 million, which will be maintained under the Intralot Inc domain. …