BOS backs new credit safeguards for Swedish gambling consumers
Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), Sweden’s online gambling trade association , has endorsed proposals to strengthen consumer credit protections and new safety protocols regarding risky lending...
CDA sponsor bill to end KOA Act
The failings of the Netherlands’ Remote Gambling Act (KOA Act) have been questioned once more, as Dutch parties’ campaign for the General Election on 22 November.As...
Svenska Spel CEO and President Hofabuer to depart in new year
Patrik Hofbauer, the President and CEO of Svenska Spel, will end his five-year leadership tenure at the company in January 2024, returning to telecommunications.He...
Ian Angus: UKGC will act when prize draws ‘cross the line’ into illegal lotteries
Society lotteries are reportedly a hugely unrecognised section of the Great Britain gambling market, according to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), with over 50,000...
IGT expands Asian reach with Pan Malaysian Pools deal
International Game Technology (IGT) will provide a range of lottery services to the Pan Malaysian Pools (PMP) via its IGT Global Services Limited and...
Sportradar strengthens lottery links as part of Taiwan consortium
The consortium which will manage the Taiwan Sports Lottery (TSL) has been chosen following a tender process, with Sportradar one of three firms involved.For...
Svenska Spel widens impact of 2023 Elite Sports Scholarships
Svenska Spel has announced that it will sponsor “50 Swedish athletes from 40 different sports” continuing its ‘Elite Sports Scholarship’ programme in partnership with...
National Lottery Heritage Fund to boost local economies with new project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has launched a new 10-year project, Heritage Places, focused on providing a boost to local economies across nine UK...
Ygam: RET levy must not overlook education contribution to gambling harm reduction
Given that the Gambling Act review was one of the 2019 election pledges of the UK’s governing Conservative Party, it is unsurprising that it...
Sazka enters ‘next phase’ of OpenBet partnership with Neccton addition
Sazka has added a new dimension to its partnership with betting solutions provider, OpenBet, focussing on gambling compliance.The Czech lottery operator will utilise OpenBet’s...