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Last year, for the first time ever, the Olympic Games - like many other sporting spectacles - was postponed, having only been cancelled a total of five times as a result of World War I and II since 1896.

Tokyo 2020: the National Lottery shows its support for Olympic athletes

By Holly HuntOlympic athletes had to wait five years to achieve glory this summer in Tokyo. An extra year of training disrupted by COVID-19...

Ukrainian Gambling Council becomes Strategic Partner of SBC Summit CIS

The Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) is set to play a key role in October’s SBC Summit CIS, Presented by Parimatch, the brand new in-person...
Entain CEO Jette Nygaard-Andersen will deliver a ‘Entain to Entertain’ keynote at next month's SBC Summit Barcelona conference and exhibition.

Jette Nygaard-Andersen to deliver ‘Entain to Entertain’ keynote at SBC Summit Barcelona

Jette Nygaard-Andersen, the CEO of Entain, is to share the thinking behind the company’s much discussed move towards creating a global leader not just...
Mike Parson, the state Governor for Missouri, has revealed that the state’s vaccine lottery to entice people to take up the offer of a coronavirus jab is working after it was announced that nearly 500k people have signed up for the lottery.

Missouri vaccine lottery ‘driving up’ jab rates as 500k sign up

Mike Parson, the state Governor for Missouri, has revealed that the state’s vaccine lottery to entice people to take up the offer of a...
GambleAware has committed £4m in funding to help launch and establish the UK’s first ‘Academic Research Hub’ specialising in the field of gambling harms and societal impacts.

GambleAware set to launch £4m gambling harm research hub with prospective academic partner

GambleAware has committed £4m in funding to help launch and establish the UK’s first ‘Academic Research Hub’ specialising in the field of gambling harms...
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Corporation has published its financial report for FY2021, revealing it has broken its record for profits earned.

Maryland Lottery breaks records after posting $1.39bn profits

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Corporation has published its financial report for FY2021, revealing it has broken its record for profits earned.The lottery, alongside...
GamCare continues its work on protecting UK gamblers from the risks of consuming gambling-related debts, announcing that it has begun to trail referrals with PayPlan. The harm prevention and treatment support charity has launched a pilot initiative connecting its users with debt advice specialists trained by PayPlan. The need for debt advice has been marked as a key priority by GambleAware, as two-thirds (66%) of its treatment users reported to have debt issues, with a further 80% admitting to being impacted by financial hardships. Operating since 1992, PayPlan is an independent debt-advice organisation offering support to UK charities, communities, businesses and government institutions on debt management issues. PayPlan offers free consultations to UK adults, a service that has helped over 1 million users become debt-free. GambleAware launched its pilot scheme on Monday 9 August, with initial PayPlan user referrals being introduced by the Leeds Community Gambling Service (LCGS). PayPlan has delivered training to LCGS practitioners to provide key information about debt advice – in turn, GamCare has upskilled PayPlan’s Special Advice Team on how gambling affects people’s finances and other areas of its support network. “The referrals will be directed to PayPlan’s Special Advice Team who understand the types of situations the clients may be in. Both organisations will then work collaboratively

GamCare pilots PayPlan debt advice referrals

GamCare is continuing its work to protect UK gamblers from the risks associated with consuming gambling-related debts by announcing that it has begun to...
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has welcomed the decision from the Canadian government to pass legislation that would legalise single-event sports betting by launching a new ‘Digital Proline+’ product.

OLG to launch new products following sports betting legislation

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has welcomed the decision from the Canadian government to pass legislation that would legalise single-event sports betting by...
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has expressed disappointment after just 6% of eligible people signed up to take part in the so-called ‘vaccine lottery’ in the state

Disappointment as just 6% sign up for Missouri vaccine lottery

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has expressed disappointment after just 6% of eligible people signed up to take part in the...
The Ministry of Health in Latvia has suspended plans to hold a vaccine lottery to incentivise the public to get a jab, according to a report from the country’s Public Service Broadcaster, LSM.

Latvia’s Health Ministry abandons ‘vaccine lottery’ plans

The Ministry of Health in Latvia has suspended plans to hold a vaccine lottery to incentivise the public to get a jab, according to...

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