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Eric Konings has announced his forthcoming departure as Interim Director of NOGA, the Netherlands Online Gambling Association. Writing on LinkedIn, Konings confirmed that he would be leaving the Dutch trade body during the first quarter of 2025. The decision comes as NOGA’s board has progressed with its ‘strategic reorientation’, during which it will announce leadership changes and a new strategy …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has authorised a request by LiveScore Malta and Tombola International to revoke their Dutch ‘KOA’ online gambling licences. The request was authorised on Monday, 23 December, as the KSA terminated the Dutch online gambling licences for the brands LiveScore Bet and Tombola.nl. Markets were informed: “This means that from now on, LiveScore and Tombola …

Tombola, Britain’s biggest online bingo brand, has confirmed its sponsorship of the return of Deal or No Deal on ITV and ITV X, starting from 20th November. As announced by ITV, Deal or No Deal returns to daytime TV, airing every weekday at 4 pm. ITV is now the new home of the legacy game show, which aired on Channel …

The management of Tombola, will proceed with a reorganisation as part of an ‘extensive operational review’ of the UK’s largest online bingo business. The staff of Tombola were informed last week of the decision, which as reported by the Financial Times, could impact up to 250 jobs  – “according to people briefed on the plans.” Meetings for affected staff have …

Flutter Entertainment has reinitiated its ‘Cash4Clubs’ commitment in support of amateur sports clubs and organisations across the UK.  Kicking-off the Cash4Clubs 2023 programme, Flutter has pledged to donate £200,000 to community clubs and charities over the rest of the year. Cash4Clubs will allow cash-strapped sporting organisations across the UK and Ireland to bid for direct grants of £2,000 a time …

Flutter Entertainment Plc has delivered on the objectives of a transformative 2022, maintaining ‘rapid US expansion’ whilst successfully integrating the new assets of Tombola and Sisal to diversify its home and international units. Announcing its full-year 2022 preliminary results, Flutter achieved group revenue results of £7.69bn, up 27% on corresponding FY2021 figures of £6.03bn. The FTSE100 gambling group maintains its …

The narrative that gambling would see a ‘return to normalised trading’ was short-lived by 2022’s rude awakening, as once more, business was forced to adjust to the realities and concerns of a globalised world.  2021 ended on the unsatisfactory note that the UK government had failed to deliver its White Paper of gambling reforms, which would be delayed to the …

Steve Birch, Sky Bet Chief Commercial Officer, has stated that the operator’s partnership with the English Football League (EFL) will continue to focus heavily on responsibility.  Approaching the 10-year mark, the Flutter Entertainment sportsbook brand’s collaboration with England’s second-to-fourth flights of football continues amid a debate on betting’s relationship with sports.  Gambling reform advocates have repeatedly encouraged a distancing between …

Flutter Entertainment Plc has confirmed the inbound appointment of Ian Brown as new Chief Executive of its UK-&-Ireland business. Brown will take the reins at the FTSE100 betting and gaming group in September, replacing outgoing CEO Conor Grant, who will continue to work with the incoming Chief Executive during the transition phase.  A former CEO of Booking.com’s Trips division and …

Flutter Entertainment plans to enhance  Paddy Power’s retail offering via its Alpha Hub ‘global innovation community’, calling on emerging tech start-ups to participate.  The group, which operates 625 betting shops across the UK and Ireland, is looking for firms with ‘tenacious ideas’ focused around data and analytics, the in-store experience and the future of self-service terminals.  Interested companies will also …