Company Reports

The body responsible for Scottish women’s football has pledged to keep both the alcohol and gambling industries away from the game, despite their willingness to ink sponsorship deals. It turns out that large alcohol companies and gambling operators are trying to get more involved in women’s football, especially considering the fact that the Scotland Women’s national team participated in UEFA Women’s Championship in 2017 and their success to qualify for 2018 World Cup in France. We’re giving the Scotland Women’s national football team extra funding to train full-time for the…

The gambling businesses operating in the Isle of Wight has remained steady in number since 2010, despite the recently unveiled crackdown on controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). As previously reported by Casino Guardian, the UK gambling regulators have shared their concern with the rising popularity of high-street betting shops and the gambling machines situated there among British citizens. This led to an in-depth review of the sector, which ended up with the Government’s decision to reduce the maximum limit on the maximum stake allowed at the machines. Government review of…

The English football’s governing body, the Football Association (FA), has reached an agreement to sell Wembley Stadium to the Pakistani-American billionaire Shahid Khan for £600 million. Despite the agreement reached with Mr. Khan, who is the current owner of both the English Premier League (EPL) football club Fulham and the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL), there are still doubts that the deal will be brought to an end, as it remains unclear whether the agreement will be finalised by getting the necessary votes of the FA board.…

The largest problem gambling-oriented charity organisation in the UK – GambleAware – revealed a new two-year partnership with Citizens Advice. The collaboration, which is estimated at £1.5-million, is aimed at helping debt advisers provide better protection against gambling-related harm by making sure they better understand and reduce the possible negative impact which gambling could have on local resident’s physical and mental health and quality of life. The project is set to be delivered across nine regions on the territory of England and Wales and will make sure that frontline debt…

The advertising regulator of the UK – the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) – has today published two rulings against gambling operators as part of its efforts to prevent gambling companies from targeting under-aged individuals. For some time now, some local authorities, anti-gambling operators and charity organisations have been raising a red flag about the possible negative influence that gambling advertising could have on children and more vulnerable people. This is exactly why competent authorities have joined efforts to prevent minors from being targeted by gambling operators and reduce the accessibility…

After the UK Government unveiled its resolution on controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) a few months ago, the focus of gambling regulatory bodies has logically shifted to another issue. Now, it is TV gambling advertising and gambling sponsorship deals in the English Premier League which has caused a lot of controversy, with more discussions on the issue emerging by the day. As Casino Guardian has previously reported, the concentration of gambling advertising around live sports events aired on TV, and particularly football matches, has steadily increased over the last few…

The Isle of Man-based gambling operator GVC Holdings has revealed that its profit rose over the first half of 2018, with the gains brought by the World Cup helping its performance. The company further noted that more cost savings from the £4-billion Ladbrokes acquisition have been identified. According to the gambling operator’s report, its revenues for the first six months of the current fiscal year marked an 8% increase in comparison to the same period a year ago, reaching £1.7 billion. In addition, GVC Holdings’ underlying operating profits rose by…

Lotterywest, the body that regulates the lottery in Western Australia, revealed its decision to review its brand and marketing strategy as it considers its market share at risk due to stiff competition from other gaming services providers. The statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia has issued a warning that smaller population growth and the slow-moving local economy could affect its future revenue growth. In its annual report to State Parliament, Lotterywest said that the more relaxed regime for online companies to get operating licenses had resulted in a…

Today, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published rulings on complaints against two gambling operators. The self-regulatory organisation of the UK advertising industry scolded Gibraltar-based Gala Interactive but did not take any actions against Betfair. The two gambling companies faced accusations of being irresponsible to their customers because of TV ads which could have created wrong impressions for potential players. Gala Interactive Must Remove Socially Irresponsible Ad The complainant challenged a TV ad for a gambling website owned by Gala Interactive, seen on May 5th 2018. According to them, the commercial…

The online gambling operator 888 has become the next to launch a sportsbook service in New Jersey, at a time when UK gambling companies have been aimed at expanding their presence in the country to take advantage of the newly-opened sports betting market. The 888sport service has been released in the state in collaboration with Kambi, which has been serving as the company’s sportsbook provider in regulated markets across the world. The company has rolled out its 888sport brand in the state of New Jersey and has reiterated its willingness…