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The New South Wales (NSW) government has urged operators to ensure advertising includes responsible gambling messages after two brands were flagged for non-compliance. Liquor & Gaming NSW, the Australian state’s gambling regulator, recently issued show cause notices to two operators over irregularities in TV ads. While the identities of the brands and the specific breaches
Monthly gambling revenue in Macau increased by 365.9% year-on-year to MOP15.57bn (£1.54bn/€1.79bn/$1.93bn) in May. The amount was comfortably higher than MOP3.34bn in the same month in 2022 and 5.8% ahead of MOP14.7m in April of this year. May’s total was also the highest monthly figure so far this calendar year. Macau has continued to benefit from
Former state-owned gambling monopoly Svenska Spel has appointed Frank Hojem as the company’s new head of communications and sustainability. As part of his new role, Hojem will become part of Svenska Spel’s group management and report to the company’s CEO. Most recently, Hojem held the role of communications manager at Nordic corporate bank SEB. Before
Online casino and sportsbook operator Casumo has appointed Janice Duncan, formerly of Rank Interactive, as group chief financial officer. Experienced executive Duncan took on the role last month after two-and-a-half years in the same position at Rank Interactive. Prior to this, she spent three years at William Hill, first as head of business planning before
Entain says it is working to resolve an HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) investigation into its Turkish operations but warned it could face a “substantial” penalty over alleged misconduct by employees and third-party suppliers. In November 2019, the group’s Entain Holdings UK Limited subsidiary received a production order from HMRC to provide information relating to
Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) is searching for a new chief executive for its platform business, with Richard Brown preparing to step down by the end of 2023. Gaming Innovation Group’s board announced late Monday (29 May) that it had agreed Brown would depart his role on 31 December 2023. It comes in the wake of
The Netherland’s regulator de Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has clarified what the rules will be for the upcoming 1 July untargeted advertising ban. KSA said that the Netherland’s ad ban will “better protect” vulnerable groups and young people against the risk of gambling addiction. The regulator added that it intends to monitor compliance with the new rules.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney’s initial 11-month ban from football was rounded down to an eight-month ban after he was was officially diagnosed with a gambling addiction, said the English Football Association (FA) today. This was revealed in a document published by the FA’s Regulatory Commission. The document contained the written reasons behind Toney’s ban. The
Members of German sports betting trade body Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) have re-elected Tipwin CEO Dr. Damir Böhm to the body’s executive council, the Presidium. The DSWV membership unanimously elected Böhm to a second five-year term. The chief executive has been a member of the Presidium since 2018. Following a stint at the Kartal Lawyers firm
Gaming technology provider Playtech is to expand its poker presence though a new deal with Swedish state-owned gambling business Svenska Spel Sport & Casino. Svenska Spel has launched Playtech’s poker offering and ipoker network. This is part of the operator’s strategy to “modernise and improve” its poker product. The updated offering brings a number of
