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Asia-facing operator BK8 has agreed a multi-year shirt sponsorship deal with Aston Villa, despite the English Premier League’s impending ban on such deals. Under the three-year deal, BK8 branding will appear on the front of players’ shirts through to the end of the 2025-26 season. BK8 will invest in a series of brand activations and
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has said that it will not be “coerced” by animal rights group Animal Rising’s promise to halt protest action during the summer if the BHA partakes in a televised debate about the “morals of horseracing”. Animal Rising made the claim earlier today (16 June) at a press conference. Julie Harrington
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
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
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
The GB Gambling Commission has released its evidence gaps and priorities paper for the three years between 2023 and 2026, which focuses on areas of regulation that need evidence-based development. The outlines the Commission’s plans to undertake evidence-based on several key areas, including gateway gambling products, the variation of gambling experiences and the impact of
Novibet has signed a deal to become the official betting partner of the 2023 Tattersalls Irish Guineas Festival at The Curragh Racecourse in Ireland. The GameTech operator will be the named sponsor of six races across three days including the Novibet Emerald Mile and the Novibet Guineas Festival Premier Handicap. “We are delighted to be
William Hill has announced that it will donate all profit it makes from Eurovision bets to relief efforts supporting displaced Ukrainians in the UK. The profit will be donated to the Support Ukraine initiative, which provides humanitarian aid to displaced Ukrainians living in the UK as well as their families abroad. The final donation total
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
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
