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Romanian slots operator Goldprest Impex SRL has had its licence revoked after the country’s regulator said it did not pay the full amount of its licence fee. The licence was revoked after an investigation took place into a number of facets of Goldprest Impex SRL’s operations, including its fee payments. Romania’s Gambling Supervisory Committee initially
Betfred, the Arena Racing Company (ARC) and Doncaster Racecourse have entered into a new partnership in regards to the St Leger Festival, which will see Betfred become the title sponsor. This year’s edition of the Betfred St Leger Festival will take place on 14-17 September. The sponsors will also have branding tied to other races
Genius Sports has entered into a long-term data, streaming and integrity partnership with the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA), which is the official data rights holder of Taiwan football. The partnership will cover the CTFA’s premier competitions, including the Taiwan Football Premier League, the Taiwan Mulan Football League and the 2nd Division Taiwan Football League.
Former chief operating officer Stephen Fisk is to take over as Microgaming’s new chief executive officer from Andrew Clucas with “immediate effect”. Fisk first joined Microgaming in October 2016 as director of sportsbook, where he was responsible for developing and growing the company’s sport betting offering. The former PokerStars director of operations left Microgaming in
The Victoria Gaming and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) fined land-based casino operator Crown Resorts A$30m (£15.8m/ $19.8m/ €18.0m) for breaches related to the business’s “blank cheque” policy at its Melbourne casino. The latest fine of the controversial casino operator came about after Crown opted to allow patrons to gamble at its Melbourne Casino through cheques
L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s gambling regulator, has noted “little significant progress” in operator’s action plans to prevent problem gambling, ultimately rejecting six of them. ANJ examined action plans presented by 235 racetracks, 203 casinos and 7 gaming clubs. Six plans were rejected, belonging to five casinos and one gaming club. Under a legal
After 21 years with SJM Holdings, Dr. So Shu Fai will step down from the roles of CEO, executive director and vice chairman. Dr. So informed the board that he would retire and not offer himself up for re-election as the exective director of SJM Holdings at the business’s forthcoming annual general meeting (AGM). Upon
Parliamentary under secretary of state for sport, gambling and civil society Stuart Andrew confirmed that consultations on the provisions of the Gambling Act review would be completed in time for the 2024 general election. Andrew explained the more technical aspects of the white paper would be put to consultation to ensure the ministry is “following
Esports betting operator and media business Rivalry announced it will be receiving CA$10m ($7.3m/ €6.6m/ £5.9m) in new strategic financing through the issuance of new stock. Rivalry will raise the financing by issuing up to 6,666,666 subordinate voting shares at a price of $1.50 per share. The business said that online bookmaker Pinnacle, alongside a
In Q1 2023, former state-owned gambling monopoly Svenska Spel announced a 2% increase in revenue to SEK1.98bn (£160m/ €180m/ $190m) compared to the SEK 1.94bn the group achieved in the same period the previous year, despite the imposition of new responsible gambling measures. Svenska Spel reported that the company’s land-based Casino Cosmopol and Vegas slot
