Posts From: March 2020

Scientific Games’ execs forgoing pay amid COVID-19

Scientific Games CEO Barry Cottle said:  “Like many others, our industry is facing unprecedented challenges from the widespread impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. We are working around the clock to take care...

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The Stars Group Receives UK CMA Clearance For Combination With Flutter

The Stars Group welcomes today’s announcement from the UK Competition & Markets Authority that it has unconditionally cleared its combination with Flutter Entertainment plc following the CMA’s Phase 1 review...

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GVC introduces additional safer gambling safeguards and welcomes industry action by the BGC

GVC Holdings has welcomed the statement issued by the Betting and Gaming Council, setting out the industry’s coordinated approach to providing a safer betting and gaming environment during the current...

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ITV to host ‘virtual’ Grand National

ITV will next Saturday show a virtually simulated version of the Grand National, the day after the race was supposed to be run at Aintree. Using CGI technology, the race...

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Inspired Launches V-Play Basketball With bet365.com

Inspired Entertainment has announced the launch of its groundbreaking new V-Play Basketball on bet365.com.  The leading online operator with more than 45 million customers launched V-Play Basketball earlier this week and...

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Penn Natioanl agrees $337.5 million in rent credits

Reaches Agreement with Gaming & Leisure Properties for $337.5 Million in Rent Credits. Penn National Gaming has announced additional measures to help mitigate the financial impact of the ongoing COVID-19...

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Polish operators request tax break amid Covid-19

The Employers and Employees of the Bookmakers Companies Association in Poland have appealed to the government to help save thousands of jobs in the sector of the bookmaking industry, threatened...

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Flutter Entertainment Scraps Dividend Plan

Flutter Entertainment has abandoned plans to pay a cash dividend to help shore up finances for its merger with Canadian online gambling giant The Stars Group, as it warned on...

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MGA issues notice on socially responsible commercial communications with respect to COVID-19

The Malta Gaming Authority has issued a notice to all licensees that marketing must be responsible during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement the MGA said, the Covid-19 pandemic is...

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EGT Interactive launches new iGaming roulette experience

During these hard times, we #stayhome to #savelives but continue to deliver high-quality products and services to you, our partners. This March, just in early spring, EGT Interactive will present you with...

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