“Grosvenor’s struggles lead to a decline in profit.”
Summary: The Rank Group said that like-for-like net gaming revenue (LFL NGR) was up 1% compared to the same period in the prior year, with like-for-like net gaming revenue growth….
Category: industry
The gambling industry in the UK is one of the most lucrative in the world. It’s also one of the most controversial, due to its links with organized crime and corruption
There are no more than six licences for legal betting in Vermont
Summary: A committee in Vermont has recommended that the state should have a sports betting market. There should be minimum of two operators allowed to offer sports betting in Vermont,….
A loss of US$12 million was confirmed by Universal
Summary: In the third quarter of this year, Universal Entertainment recorded an extraordinary loss of nearly 1.62 billion due to the illegal occupation of the casino complex by people acting….
The gambling harm inquiry was launched by the Northern Ireland all-party group
Summary: A public health approach into gambling-related harm would move the focus from the individual problem gambler to a much broader consideration of the causes of gambling-related harm that can….
Office furniture is donated to good causes
Summary: Valuable support for local communities has been provided by the Gambling Commission’s donation of a range of office furniture. The furniture that was available after the Commission’s satellite office….
Norway has a monopoly on Norsk Rikstoto for 10 more years
Summary: The Norwegian government extended the monopoly of Norsk Rikstoto, the only body allowed to offer online casino gaming, until at least the end of 2032. The types of games….
Seven in ten Britons think that health warnings on betting products are not helpful
Summary: Government health messaging like those on cigarettes would not be effective at preventing problem gambling, according to a survey by the BGC. Almost half of the public think that….
Warns that lottery tickets should not be given to children
Summary: All lottery tickets are a form of gambling and should not be given to children and adolescents, according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. It is important for….
BetConstruct and Jade ink sportsbooks are in the Philippines
Summary: BetConstruct said it has signed an agreement with Jade Entertainment and Gaming Technologies to launch a new sports book offering for retail and remote gaming in the Philippines. BetConstruct….
This year is hard for Osaka and Nagasaki IR verdicts
Summary: Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said it’s difficult to make a decision by the end of the calendar year on proposals by Osaka and Nagasaki to….
Lobbyists are unpopular, but the Irish reform bill shows why they are needed
Summary: All forms of marketing, including free bets, would be banned under the Gambling Regulation Bill that was published by the Irish government. The bill does not specify what type….
Japan will nod local IR this year
Summary: Japan’s Osaka MP Noboyuki Baba wants the government to approve Osaka’s integrated resort plan by the end of the year. The Osaka prefecture and city have been waiting for….
Rhodes differed from his predecessor on rhetoric
Summary: The CEO of the UK Gambling Commission said it was not his job to make a moral judgement about player spend. “Let’s be clear, you don’t have a choice….
Donations are made to charities by loto-québec
Summary: This fall, the Crown corporation in Quebec has donated over a million dollars to charity. The Loto-o-Suivant charitable lottery was launched for the second time by the Crown agency…..
Tabcorp proposed to stop peak time advertising
Summary: Tabcorp has called for more restrictions to be placed on the amount of ads that can be placed during the hours of 6.30 am and 8.30 pm. Tabcorp stated….
B2B licence in Great Britain
Summary: A British gaming licence has been obtained by a Swedish online gaming company. The group will be able to distribute content from its Lady Luck Games and ReelNRG brands….
Sharing our latest evidence about changes in the gambling landscape
Summary: Around 15 million people gamble on products licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 in Great Britain, around the same number of people who have visited a museum or gallery….
There are two thirds of people who believe that the limits on betting in New York would cause a rise in the black market
Summary: According to a survey for the BGC, 67 per cent of people think that compulsory spending limits on betting could lead to more people going to the black market…..
JCM raises revenue and forecasts a profit
Summary: The earnings forecast for the year ending March 31, 2023 has been revised upward by Japan Cash Machine. The revision was based on higher-than- expected sales in the second….
The first digital table game is offered by Lightning Box
Summary: The table game market has a new entrant in the form of Australia-based digital games producer Lightning Box. The game requires players to pick between three and 10 numbers….