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Paddy Power strengthens mobile lead
News
Paddy Power’s revenues from mobile sports betting have more than doubled in 2013 to account for 42% of its entire business, the Irish operator has revealed.
Chairman Nigel Northridge ...
Betfred Launches Unified Mobile Gaming Platform
News
Betfred has announced the launch of a single mobile gaming platform that will combine all of its mobile betting facilities. The company already owns a number of mobile gaming apps, ...
Exchange betting edges closer in Italy
Industry
In positive news for Betfair, long-anticipated regulations governing the operation of betting exchanges in Italy are to enter into force on 24 May.
Betfair will not however be able ...
Danish market grows 30%
Industry
Denmark’s regulated online gambling market has grown by nearly a third since it opened for business on 1 January last year, the first full-year comparatives have shown.
According ...
Topping pledges future to William Hill
News
Ralph Topping has agreed to extend his tenure as William Hill CEO, this time without the hefty retention bonus that spurred a shareholder revolt at the company’s AGM two years ...
UK remote reforms secure third-session slot
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An expanded licensing regime for online gambling which will ultimately catch more operators within the tax net is on the UK government’s legislative agenda for 2013-14, it was confirmed ...
ASA raps 888 over network ad
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An ad for a £10 sign-up bonus from Lucky Ace Poker has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for not making it sufficiently clear the offer did not apply if players had ...
Online gambling participation stable at 8%
Industry
The proportion of British adults participating in online gambling, including sports betting, poker, casino and bingo, remained stable in the year to March 2013, according to new statistics ...
Betfair says strategy working as it fights CVC takeover
Industry
Betfair today provided the first detail on how its turnaround strategy under boss Breon Corcoran is progressing, as the London-listed business continues to resist a hostile takeover ...
William Hill admits defeat in Levy battle
Industry
William Hill has finally admitted defeat in its legal battle against the Horserace Betting Levy Board’s policy not to impose the Levy on betting exchange users.
The Court of Appeal ...
MPs “approve principle” of POC regime
Industry
Higher taxes for UK operators moved a step closer today after members of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee said they “approve the principle” of a draft bill to regulate ...
Greece accepts €650m offer for OPAP stake
Industry
Greece’s privatisation agency confirmed today that it has accepted an improved offer of €652m for its 33% stake in the OPAP betting and monopoly, from final bidder Emma Delta.
The ...
Ladbrokes raids William Hill for new digital chief
Industry
Ladbrokes cut the ribbon on its new digital marketing arm in Israel this morning, also announcing it had recruited the chief operating officer of rival William Hill’s online division ...
Ultimate Poker launches legal real-money games in US
Industry
Ultimate Poker will offer the first fully legal real-money games within the US later today, when it launches in Nevada at 9am local time.
UltimatePoker.com will offer players aged over ...
MPs delay Gambling Commission merger
Industry
MPs have bought more time to review the proposed merger of the National Lottery Commission into the Gambling Commission, to better examine potential conflicts of interest arising from ...
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