Location: United Kingdom
UK gaming tax intake rises in H1 of 2022-23, but remote duty down
UK provisional betting and gaming tax intake for the six months to 30 September has risen 11.0% from £1.46bn to £1.62bn ($1.85bn)... more
Bruin Capital appoints Stuart Simms CEO of Oddschecker
Oddschecker Global Media has announced the appointment of Stuart Simms as new CEO, effective 1 November. The announcement sees Oddschecker... more
Incoming UK National Lottery operator Allwyn in £100m talks to buy incumbent Camelot
The next operator of the National Lottery is in talks to buy the incumbent, Camelot, in a £100m deal that would pave the way for the... more
UK gambling minister steps down after three months in role; new appointee will be fifth to oversee Gambling Act review
The prospect of further delays to the gambling review has heightened after Damian Collins announced he will no longer serve as gambling... more
Genius Sports, English Premier League to commercialize player skeletal data
Genius Sports is expanding its data-capture relationship with the English Premier League, a move that will make information on players’... more
UK: Okto and Light & Wonder form exclusive cashless payments partnership
Digital payments solutions provider Okto Wednesday announced an exclusive partnership to enable cashless payments on Light & Wonder’s... more
UK Gambling Commission reports gambling participation remains below pre-pandemic levels
The British public’s participation in gambling activity has ‘significantly increased’ as of September 2022, according to the latest... more
UK industry calls on new prime minister to deliver “sensible” gambling reforms
The UK gambling industry has called for new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to deliver a “sensible, proportionate and carefully targeted”... more
Can Entain still be a sustainability leader after record UK settlement?
The inaugural Entain Sustain event, during Safer Gambling Week in 2021, offered Entain an opportunity to position itself as the major... more
Battle against gambling harms in the UK takes to the streets amid cost of living crisis
Promoting safer gambling is all well and good but the job of going into the community, out on the streets and raising awareness is an... more
