UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his approval to a plan that would have all UK casinos reopening by August 1, with plenty of new social distancing guidelines. The plan, however, is a day late and a dollar short for plenty of casino employees who are now on permanent furlough. Johnson's plan, which actually…
Spanish gambling operators are facing a host of new regulations that will make doing business extremely difficult. Among the new regulations being proposed by Spanish gambling regulators are a ban on sports sponsorships, a ban on welcome bonuses, and some very strict rules on advertising. It's yet another indication that running an online sportsbook or…
Buzz Bingo is permanently closing 26 of its 117 UK bingo halls as part of a restructuring action brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic. It's just the latest sign that "business as usual" will not be "business as usual" when the quarantine lockdown is eventually lifted. As it stands today, the company's remaining 91…
Betfred USA CEO Brian Bennett is bullish on the future of sports betting, and gambling in general, in the US market. The optimistic executive is holding fast to his beliefs, though he's realistic about the impact the COVID-19 crisis will have on the industry. Bennett shared his views recently in a pair of interviews with…
Life for UK and UK-facing gambling operators certainly has not been easy during 2020. Before the pandemic shut down betting shops and casinos, anti-gambling forces in Parliament had been hard at work limiting the breadth and scope of operator's marketing techniques. In particular, they've been very interested in limiting how, and how often, gambling operators…
BetMGM is entering a multi-year deal with the Denver Broncos football team to act as its official sports betting partner. It's a move that shows how far the relationship between sports betting operators and the league that once feared regulated wagering, has come over the past few years. The new partnership allows BetMGM a wide…
Gambling regulators in Cyprus are on a mission to protect problem gamblers and young people from getting in over their heads in online and land-based gambling. To that end, the country is shopping around for a developer to aid them in creating a state-of-the-art self-exclusion platform that offers both one-click sign ups, along with robust…
Nordic-facing gambling operator the Kindred Group has performed something of a 2020 miracle. Despite a worldwide lack of sports, and the collapse of businesses of all kinds, the Kindred Group somehow managed to emerge from Q2 2020 (arguably the worst single quarter in world business history) with a profit. The big, but nimble, operation managed…
Is the German gambling industry getting ready for some seismic growth over the next few years? That's the conclusion that a a recently published study from Goldmedia came to after examining market conditions and regulatory frameworks for the country's regulated gambling business. Their rosy outlook for German gaming even takes into consideration the brutal toll…
Stephen Cohen has been approved to serve another four-year term as the Commissioner of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). That's great news if you like getting a full response to your crazy-pants complaint about gambling advertisements, but not as great if you're in charge of running a UK-facing gambling operation. Cohen's re-commission to the UKGC…
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