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Maltese Prime Minister Defends Gambling Regulator Over Mafia Licensing
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat praised the work of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) during a tough barrage of parliamentary questions on Friday. The online gambling hub's regulator has been left shame-faced...
Malta Suspends Gaming License Linked to Benedetto Bacchi Mafia Bust
Italian police have disrupted an illegal gambling operation with links to the Mafia that included an online gambling company owned by the country’s so-called “King of Betting,” Benedetto Bacchi. Bacchi, who was...
‘Worst Case Scenario’ Wager Slash on FOBTs Pummels UK Bookmaker Stocks
British sports books are seeing their stocks plummet, as media reports that?fixed-odds betting terminal (FOBT) wagers will be cut from maximums of ￡100 ($140) down to ￡2 ($2.80) swirl in the UK....
GVC Holdings Says 2017 Earnings at ‘Top End’ of Company Forecast
GVC Holdings says in a trading update to investors that its 2017 earnings will be "at the top end of management's internal expectations." Following a strong fourth quarter where net gaming revenues...
Great UK Gaming Battles of 2017: From FOBTs to Phil Ivey’s Legal Fight and Protecting Children
While the United Kingdom has established itself as a global leader n regulated gambling, it's still a country that regularly fights battles over exactly how far the gaming industry can and should...
GVC Holdings Moves to High Street with Ladbrokes Coral Acquisition, Purchase Price Could Reach $5.35 Billion
Gambling firm GVC Holdings entered into an agreement with British bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral on Friday that could see as much as $5.35 billion change hands. The takeover's final price won't be determined...
Australian Lottery Giant Tatts Gets Shareholder Approval for Tabcorp Merger
Australia’s largest gaming company, Tabcorp Holdings, is just one court appearance away from completing an $11.3 billion merger with lottery operator Tatts Group. Tatts’ shareholders overwhelmingly agreed to the takeover on Tuesday,...
GVC Ready to Gamble on Ladbrokes Coral in $5.2 Billion Deal, Latest in Major Year of Acquisitions and Mergers
Online gambling operator GVC Holdings is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire UK bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral for $5.2 billion. The bwin.party owner and sports betting behemoth has long been interested in acquiring...
Northern Ireland’s First Casino a Possibility in Belfast, Public Opinion Sought
The City Council in Belfast, Northern Ireland's capital city, wants its citizens to give feedback on a plan to bring the country’s first casino to its town. A consultation document, soliciting residents’...
Bet365 Founder Denise Coates Was Highest Paid CEO in UK Last Year, Earning ￡217 Million
Denise Coates founded Bet365 in a portable office building at a Stoke City car park in January 2000. Now, seventeen years later, she’s pulling in the largest CEO salary in Great Britain,...