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Denmark’s Danske Spil reported a year-on-year increase in revenue and net profit for the first quarter, driven by growth within its lottery operator business. Total revenue for the group in the three months to 31 March amounted to DKK1.22bn (£139.9m/€163.3m/$177.1m). This was up 8.4% from DKK1.12bn in the same period last year. Breaking this down
Intralot has entered into a long-term deal to provide lottery system technology for Taiwan’s Public Welfare Lottery. The deal was brokered between LotRich Information Co. a Taiwanese joint venture in which Intralot is a major shareholder, and CTBC Bank Co., which was awarded the licence from the Taiwanese government to operate the lottery. The agreement
The Gambling Regulators’ European Forum (GREF) has elected French regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux’s (ANJ) Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin to serve as the organisation’s chairwoman. The GREF General Assembly also elected a new board consisting of senior regulatory officials from around Europe. Founded in 1989, the forum acts as venue where European gambling regulators communicate and collaborate
Safer gambling charity GamCare has announced that its chief executive Anna Hemmings has exited the charity after five years with the organisation. Hemmings led the charity through both the pandemic and the Gambling Act review and recently succeeded in obtaining new funding agreements. The safer gambling charity highlighted a number of accomplishments that Hemmings achieved
Chairman of Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) René Jansen said that the organisation would only be able to provide “limited” guidance regarding the implementation of the upcoming untargeted ad ban. Jansen – speaking at the Gaming in Holland annual conference – outlined the KSA’s thinking regarding the upcoming gambling ad ban, which is due to
Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) uncovered an underground casino as well as seven other gambling establishments in the Kyiv region. During the course of the operation, the ESBU raided eight addresses. Evidence seized through these searches included approximately 100 computers, a number of poker tables and playing cards and chips. The
France’s gambling ombudsman Denys Millet received 1,373 requests for mediation in 2022, a fall of 20.8% according to the third annual ombudsman activity report from L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ). As the gambling ombudsman, Millet mediates disputes brought forward by players against licensed operators in France or those with monopoly status – namely Française des
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
