Concerns rise as gambling venues concentrated more in deprived areas
Gambling venues are more likely to appear in economically deprived areas than affluent areas of the UK and the trend is persistent, according to...
South African Auditor-General refuses to probe irregular lottery grants amid corruption claims
The Auditor-General office in South Africa has turned down a formal request to investigate irregular lottery grant payments given to a Cape Town minstrel...
Scientific Games increases company portfolio as it acquires Sideplay Entertainment
Scientific Games (SG) has announced that it has signed an agreement that would see them acquire digital eInstant lottery company Sideplay Entertainment to expand...
SofaScore set to make exhibition debut at SBC Summit Barcelona
SofaScore, the live score specialist, is set to exhibit at a betting and gaming industry event for the first time when it takes part...
Lottery ticket sales are slowly shifting towards a digital future
Lottery tickets in the US are beginning to see increases in sales in online and digital formats after decades of reliance on physical retail...
FDJ share price falls after European Commission probe impacts confidence
The share price of La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has fallen after Goldman Sachs changed its recommendation to “sell” from “neutral” after the European...
Myanmar public boycott national lottery as backlash continues against military coup
The people of Myanmar will boycott the country’s national lottery as resistance against the military coup in February increases, according to a report in...
New Zealand’s ACT party propose ‘COVID app’ lottery
New Zealand’s third-biggest political party, the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers (ACT) party, has called upon the government to launch a lottery for those...
Caixa lotteries register $703m in revenues in Q2 2021
The Brazilian bank Caixa Econômica Federal has revealed that its lottery operations have registered $703.7m in revenues in the second quarter of 2021, a...
UK Gambling Commission counts the cost of National Lottery Licence competition
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published its annual financial report for FY2021, reporting it has made an operating loss of £19.3m due to...