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A survey conducted on behalf of Gambling With Lives found that 66.9% of participants believe the much-anticipated Gambling Act review is an opportunity to reform gambling in the UK. Collectively, 1,009 people were surveyed, who were all based in the UK. The survey took place between 29 March and 2 April. It was compiled by […]

A new report into the fiscal benefits and costs of gambling in Great Britain has estimated the current problem gambling rate to be 0.7% of the population, higher than the previous figure published by the Gambling Commission. In October 2022, the Gambling Commission released its latest gambling participation and prevalence survey, in which it said the overall problem […]

Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen approved eight additional supplier licences for providers who wish to continue offering their services to operators after 1 July. The gaming software licences are to be a requirement for any B2B business that continues its relationships with operators in Sweden. The new requirement – which was passed by the Swedish legislature in November – […]

Christophe Casanova, COO and co-founder of Honoré Gaming, says that opportunities still exist for smaller brands in Africa – despite the arrival of tier-one brands including 888, Entain and Bet365. The Africa opportunity is significant, but the jurisdiction has been something of a sleeping giant until recently with some operators hesitant to get in on […]

The Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen announced today that it has issued its first three gaming supplier licences. The Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen announced today that it has issued its first three gaming supplier licences. The five-year licences have been awarded in advance of 1 July, when the regulator will make the possession of such a licence a […]

The industry standards body might think it’s providing the representation the industry needs. But Jon Bruford begs to differ. He argues the BGC is in fact taking an approach that further polarises two opposing sides. Great Britain flag I was fresh out of ideas for a podcast episode recently, so I suggested to my co-host […]

As esports continues to grow in popularity, Oliver Niner, head of sales at PandaScore analyses how the industry performed in 2022 – and says the best is yet to come in the year ahead. Much of the talk of esports over the past few years has been that there will be this moment of critical […]

Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, operators, associations and more across the industry have shown their support for this year’s #EmbraceEquity campaign. Over 50 organisations – led by All-in Diversity and Square in the Air – have joined forces to support this year’s International Women’s Day #EmbraceEquity campaign. Major operators including BetMGM, Betsson, […]

Spain, Belgium, Italy, Germany and France have all committed to the new fund-of-funds vehicle, heralded as creating European collaboration in late-stage capital markets to fend off US and Chinese challengers.   Not content with its existing arsenal of funding instruments, five members of the European Investment Bank today launched a targeted €10 billion fund-of-funds to […]

While much of the gaming industry has emerged from the Covid-19 doldrums, the after effects of the pandemic are still felt around the world. Take Macau as an example. The Special Administrative Region is only just beginning to look to a future free from China’s zero-covid policy, after posting its lowest annual revenue figures since […]