Andy Duncan to Part Ways with Camelot UK in the Summer

Andy Duncan to Part Ways with Camelot UK in the Summer

Today, the operators of the UK National Lottery, Camelot Group, announced that the Chief Executive Officer Andy Duncan is to part ways with the company after spending almost six years with Camelot. As revealed by the company itself, the UK operations of Camelot are to be taken over by the Chief Executive Officer of Camelot Global – Nigel Railton, who will be the one to occupy the position of Mr. Duncan over the transitional period. At that time the company’s board would consider the options for appointing a permanent successor…

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partypoker Grand Prix Dublin Live Days to Start on April 28th

partypoker Grand Prix Dublin Live Days to Start on April 28th

One of the leading international online poker brands, partypoker, has come back to Ireland with its Grand Prix Dublin event, which features a massive €150,000 guarantee prize. The event, which is expected to gather some of the most popular and successful British and Irish poker players, is to be hosted at Dublin’s Clayton Hotel. This is the second stop of the Grand Prix Poker Tour for 2017, with Ireland set to become a gathering place of everyone who loves poker. After the Online Day 1s end on April 27th, it…

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Poland Sees First-Ever Virtual Sports Betting Services Go Live with Totolotek

Poland Sees First-Ever Virtual Sports Betting Services Go Live with Totolotek

Intralot-owned sports betting operators Totolotek has become the first one to launch a virtual sports betting service on the territory of Poland. The release has been carried out in collaboration with Betradar, after Totolek has joined forces with the global leader in sports data and digital content provision in a partnership agreement. The simulations which would first be available for local players include virtual football clubs, dog races and horse races. The next simulations to become available in May 2017 are the simulations of games played by national teams. Virtual…

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HMRC Make a Betting and Gaming Duties Guidance Amendment

HMRC Make a Betting and Gaming Duties Guidance Amendment

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), a non-ministerial department of the UK Government that is responsible for taxes collection, regulatory regimes administration and state support payments, has updated its online guidance on Betting and Gaming duties. The section where the above-mentioned duties could be found is called Gambling Duties, and the updated section, respectively, is called General Betting Duty, Pool Betting Duty and Remote Gaming Duty. These rules were first published in August 2014, with some additional information about off-course bets added at the end of August 2015. Under the…

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