BGC CALLS FOR REOPENING OF GAMBLING INDUSTRY AFTER LOCKDOWN
Ted Orme-Claye The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) insists that retail betting shops and casinos must be allowed to reopen when the UK begins to exit its most recent national lockdown. Over 44,000 people in the UK are employed in betting shops…
GERMANY: SPORTS BETTING PROVIDERS CALL FOR ONLINE LICENSING TO RESUME
Germany.- Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV), the German association representing sports betting providers, has called on the government to resume the stalled licensing process for online sportsbooks. The association warned that sales in the regulated sports betting sector fell by 16.1 per cent year-on-year in…
ITALY: ONLINE GAMBLING GGR HIT €359M IN DECEMBER
Italy. – Gross gaming revenue (GGR) generated online reached €359m in December. Online sports betting raised €177.1m, an increase of 59.5 per cent month-on-month. Online casino and slot games saw an increase of 24 per cent month-on-month to €153.8m. Online poker contributed €12.2m. PokerStars…
GERMAN ONLINE SLOTS TAX COULD THREATEN REGULATED MARKET
A proposed 8 per cent tax on slot turnover could hinder player protection and hurt the newly regulated market, a report warns. Germany.- A report from the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) warns that a proposed 8 per cent tax on online slot…
SHIRT SPONSORSHIP BAN MOST LIKELY OUTCOME OF 2021 GAMBLING REVIEW
Ted Menmuir The Daily Telegraph has reported this morning that PM Boris Johnson will likely support a ban on gambling industry shirt sponsorships across football. Citing sources ‘close to Downing Street’, the Telegraph stated that Johnson’s senior cabinet are determined to…
95% OF SWEDES DON’T KNOW HOW TO CHECK GAMING LICENCES
A survey by the national regulator shows players are in the dark over how to determine if an operator is licensed. Sweden.- A new survey commissioned by the gaming regulator Spelinspektionen has found that only 5 per cent of players…
BRITISH ONLINE CASINO YIELDS CONTINUE TO FALL
Figures from the Gambling Commission show online casino yield fell again in September as sports betting revenue increased. UK.- Gross gaming yield across the British online casino sector fell again in September as verticals that grew during lockdown continued to…
UK GAMBLING REBOUNDED IN SEPTEMBER AS PREMIER LEAGUE RETURNED
Erin-Marie Gallagher New data published by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has shown an increase in real event betting activity during September, driven by the return of Premier League football. The statistics aim to show the ways in which the relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown…
SIGMA UPS ITS GAME WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART VIRTUAL EXPO
SiGMA Europe Virtual Expo will focus on the European gaming and tech marketplace SiGMA Group is excited to announce the launch of their November event, SiGMA Europe Virtual Expo. The online event, which runs from the 24th to 25th, will focus…
BRITISH GAMBLING REVENUE CONTINUES TO FALL
New figures from the Gambling Commission show that the decline across verticals continued in August. UK.- Figures released by the British Gambling Commission reveal that the decline seen in July across most regulated gambling verticals continued into the next month….