UKGC told to delay Allwyn-National Lottery licence handover amid good causes fears
Dame Dianne Thompson, former CEO of Camelot, has advised the UK Gambling Commission to delay the handover of the fourth National Lottery licence to...
BGC’s Brigid Simmonds issues funding model concerns amid mandatory RET levy lobbying
Brigid Simmonds (OBE), Chair of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), has warned the government against radically alerting UK gambling’s RET (research, education and...
300 alerts raised as GLMS publishes Q1 2022 Monitoring & Intelligence Report
The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has published its Q1 2022 Monitoring & Intelligence Report, citing an ‘active’ first three months of the year.
The...
Light & Wonder completes name and symbol ticker change
Light & Wonder, formerly known as Scientific Games Corporation, has completed its legal entity name change and has begun trading under its new ticker...
Uzbekistan President revokes support for betting legalisation
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan, has withdrawn his support for a movement to establish a national framework that would see the legalisation of betting...
GambleAware doubles down on gambling harm mandatory levy calls
GambleAware has reiterated the need to introduce a mandatory levy to support gambling harm prevention and treatment amid the pending publication of the Gambling...
Virginia Lottery Board unanimously votes for state’s first casino
Virginia has taken a significant step towards opening its first land-based casino after the state’s lottery board voted 7-0 in favour of issuing a...
AGCO provides update on Ontario marketing and advertising standards
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has provided operators with updated guidelines for advertising and marketing standards after the province's online gambling...
Spelinspektionen enters testing phase of updated self-exclusion programme
Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, is set to undertake a ‘testing phase’ of its centralised self-exclusion programme, Spelpaus, throughout May.
The testing period is required as...
Thai Police accelerate investigation into overpriced lottery tickets
Thai police officials are ramping up their investigation into the sale of overpriced lottery tickets in the country, according to the Bangkok Post.
Recently, there...