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EU iGaming weekly: EU levy, Entain Q3, Matchbook’s Betdaq acquisition
Ireland’s draft EU budget left out an online gambling levy, Entain’s UK and Ireland online NGR rose 14%,… The post EU iGaming weekly: EU levy, Entain Q3, Matchbook’s Betdaq acquisition appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
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90 Labour MPs publicly demand Machine Games Duty rise
Labour MPs have ramped up the pressure on UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey to increase Machine Games Duty (MGD) in this month’s Budget. A total of 90 MPs have signed a letter written by Alex Ballinger, a Labour Party MP who has emerged as a leading critic of the gambling industry since winning […]
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Entain reiterates FY26 guidance as Q3 online revenue grows 3%
UK and Ireland online revenue climbs 14%
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Labour MPs Call for Further Gaming Tax Hikes in the UK
The United Kingdom recently increased its online gaming duties, much to the industry’s dismay, forcing operators to close shops and streamline their businesses. While gaming stakeholders have repeatedly warned against further taxes, saying that it would hurt the industry, lawmakers are now eyeing an increased rate for…
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UK casinos drive high street visits and boost local businesses, new research says
Supporting 14,000 direct and indirect jobs
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PlayCity Fines Slots U.A. Over Deposits
Slots U.A. Receives New Fine Ukraine’s gambling regulator PlayCity has fined Slots U.A. LLC, the company behind BetKing and 777.ua,… The post PlayCity Fines Slots U.A. Over Deposits appeared first on iGaming Express.
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Genting ‘itching to invest’ further in UK market but wary of looming MGD hike
UK casino operators have also flagged that current land-based reforms still need time to take effect, warning that any more reforms would have a serious impact on businesses.
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Casino bosses warn tax uncertainty will see UK investment grind to a halt
Any potential hike in Machine Games Duty will be the "death knell for a number of businesses" warns Genting UK CEO Paul Willcock ahead of the autumn budget The post Casino bosses warn tax uncertainty will see UK investment grind to a halt appeared first on NEXT.io.
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Entain asks UK government to ‘carefully consider any further gambling tax increases’
Increases would threaten the viability of many shops, jobs and livelihoods Entain, the global sports betting and gaming group, has urged the UK Government to carefully consider any further gambling tax increases which would ‘threaten the viability of many shops, jobs and livelihoods.’ Entain’s CEO Stella David made th…
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Betfred Boss Fred Done Laments UK’s Slot Machine Tax Hike But Gets $40M in Dividends
As the UK government is considering increasing taxes on high-street slot machines, the billionaire Fred Done warned his company might close hundreds of bookies, all while taking over GBP 30 million (about $40 million) in dividends from Betfred. Government Plans Tax Increase on Gaming Machines, Done Speaks Against It C…
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Inside the iGaming AFRIKA Summit: Dianah Wathanji on Growth, Opportunity, and What Comes Next
When the iGaming AFRIKA Summit was taking shape, the team had to convince businesses to back an event that had yet to prove itself. Dianah Ann Wathanji Kariuki, Head of Sales at the company, was part of that effort from the beginning. The first edition went on to attract more than 3,000 attendees, and brought … The po…
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PlayCity Hits BetKing Operator With Fresh UAH 4.75m Fine
Ukraine’s gambling regulator has taken fresh enforcement action against Slots U.A. LLC, the company behind the BetKing and 777.ua brands, issuing penalties worth more than UAH 4.75 m over compliance failures. According to the regulator’s official Telegram channel on Thursday, the company allowed third parties to depos…
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UK National Audit Office to Investigate How UKGC Handled the Fourth National Lottery License
The fourth UK National Lottery license is set to be probed by the National Audit Office (NAO). This comes amid scrutiny targeting Allwyn and the suboptimal lottery sales. Allwyn Was Selected as Camelot’s Successor Allwyn won the fourth National Lottery license, replacing Camelot as the custodian of The National Lotter…
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Rank Group Posts Strong Q1 Results, Despite UK Headwinds
The Rank Group, a UK-based gambling company, just published its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year (the three-month period ended September 30, 2026), reporting a stable increase in revenue. The company was pleased with the strong performance, which comes amid somewhat troubled time for UK-facin…
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AffPapa Conference Cancun 2026 contará con un desafío de Counter-Strike 2 de Nordic Partners Gaming
Los asistentes podrán enfrentarse al jugador profesional Lukas “FreeZe” Hegmann en la Esports Zone y participar en un sorteo de camisetas oficiales de Nordic Partners Gaming. La AffPapa Conference Cancun 2026 incorporará una experiencia interactiva de esports a su programa con un desafío de Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) orga…
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Entain Q3 gaming revenue rises 2% as UK, Ireland growth offsets Brazil weakness
Online revenue rises 3% in Q3
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BGC’s big hitters ask for pause on UK general betting tax hike
The UK’s biggest bookmakers have called for the Government to pause the planned increase in General Betting Duty (GBD) as part of its lobbying attempts against a potential Machine Games Duty (MGD) rise. A letter penned by some of the biggest members of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), the UK’s gambling trade body…
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UK operator CEOs call on chancellor to halt MGD and GBD tax hikes
A rise in GBD from 15% to 25% is scheduled to come into force in April 2027, while the treasury is considering whether to include a doubling of MGD in the autumn budget The post UK operator CEOs call on chancellor to halt MGD and GBD tax hikes appeared first on NEXT.io.
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NAO Opens Allwyn Lottery Investigation
Audit Scope And Timetable The UK National Audit Office has opened an investigation into the Fourth National Lottery licence awarded… The post NAO Opens Allwyn Lottery Investigation appeared first on iGaming Express.
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Entain posts 2% NGR growth in Q3 as UK&I online jumps 14%
Brazil NGR fell 36% in a quarter that ended five days after the country’s online betting ban, and… The post Entain posts 2% NGR growth in Q3 as UK&I online jumps 14% appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
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Entain’s UK Online Revenue Surges 14% as Brazil Slump Weighs on Q3 Growth
Entain’s UK and Ireland online business grew 14% in the third quarter of 2026, providing a crucial counterweight to a 36% revenue decline in Brazil as the gambling group navigated sharply different conditions across its international markets. The owner of Ladbrokes, Coral and bwin reported a 2% year-on-year increase i…
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bet365 handed hefty penalty fee but evades licence suspension in Sweden
UK-headquartered gambling giant bet365 has been handed a warning and a penalty fee from the Swedish gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen. Hillside, the operating and legal entity name behind bet365, has received two separate penalties for its sports and gaming arms – SEK 40m (£3m) and SEK 4m respectively, for violatio…
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What is a CBDC? Central bank digital currencies explained
The Bank of England has indicated that there is no rush to issue a digital pound. Here, we explore what a CBDC is and how it differs from stablecoins. This week, Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England, said the UK may not need a digital pound for retail users […]
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Q3 2026: Rank Group highlights digital resilience despite headwinds
The UK operator closed three venues in Swansea, Reading Central and Sunderland during the quarter, which it said were no longer economically viable medium-term The post Q3 2026: Rank Group highlights digital resilience despite headwinds appeared first on NEXT.io.
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Confusion reigns in Altenar v Sportradar antitrust dispute
Sportradar has accused rival company Altenar of attempting to “inflame the news agenda” amid claims the legal dispute between the two has been taken to antitrust authorities in the UK and European Union (EU). Altenar and Sportradar are involved in a long-running dispute, with the former accusing the latter of breachin…
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Altenar Files Antitrust Complaints Against Sportradar in EU and UK
Competition Scrutiny Focuses on Sports Betting Data Access Altenar Technologies has filed antitrust complaints in the European Union and the… The post Altenar Files Antitrust Complaints Against Sportradar in EU and UK appeared first on iGaming Express.
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Entain’s revenue rises despite a shutdown in Brazil and warnings in the UK
Despite anticipating solid growth potential for its Sportingbet brand in Brazil prior to the sudden online betting ban in the country, Entain’s Q3 financials suggest the firm will do just fine without the Brazilian market. The FTSE 250 gambling multinational’s Q3 earnings report claims that Q3 online net gaming revenu…
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Entain Q3 2026: Higher Tax, Faster Growth
The Number +14% Online net gaming revenue (NGR) growth in the UK and Ireland in Q3 2026, year on year,… The post Entain Q3 2026: Higher Tax, Faster Growth appeared first on iGaming Express.
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Penultimate Leg of the 2026 GUKPT Sees the Tour Head to Blackpool
The GUKPT returns to Blackpool for the 21st time this November.
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Q3 2026: UK online surge pushes Entain net gaming revenue up 2%
Online NGR was up 3% year-on-year but 8% higher when excluding Brazil The post Q3 2026: UK online surge pushes Entain net gaming revenue up 2% appeared first on NEXT.io.
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Divided they fall: Is the sector presenting the right argument against MGD hike threats?
A threatened rise in machine games duty could reshape the UK’s gambling high street. But some voices are warning that dividing bookmakers from adult gaming centres risks conceding the argument for higher taxes.
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EU and UK Antitrust Authorities Investigating Sportradar
Sportradar Group is grappling with competition complaints in Europe after sportsbook software provider Altenar Technologies accused it of limiting rivals’ access to official live sports data. Sportradar Accused of Restricting Competition in Sports Betting Data Altenar Technologies has taken to regulators in the Europe…
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UK betting tax hike could put 16,000 jobs at risk, BGC warns
80% of jobs are outside London
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AI chatbots drive black-market betting
A Dutch study published this month tested 10 AI assistants and found that every one of them named at least one unlicensed operator, with some incorrectly presenting illegal brands as licensed. The findings follow a UK investigation in March that found widely used chatbots directing users towards offshore gambling site…
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Gaming Corps and Immense build on partnership with major multi-market expansion
The latest roll-out will include titles from Gaming Corps’ popular 3 Pigs franchise Gaming Corps has expanded its partnership with Videoslots into the UK and Ontario. The move takes its relationship with one of Immense Group’s flagship online casino brands beyond Sweden. The latest roll-out will include titles from Ga…
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Breeden: Bank of England in no hurry to introduce a digital pound
Sarah Breeden says that stablecoins and tokenised deposits could offer the benefits of a CBDC to retail customers, as the Bank of England nears its 2026 decision Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England (BoE/The Bank), has said that the UK may not need a digital pound for retail us…
Read summary →Matchbook builds on prediction markets momentum with Betdaq takeover
Matchbook has followed last year’s expansion into prediction markets with a significant scaling of its global reach via a takeover of rival exchange Betdaq. In Matchbook’s home market of the UK, the acquisition brings the number of major betting exchanges down to four, with one big fish engulfing another. The other th…
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Gaming Corps extends Videoslots deal to UK and Ontario
The expansion brings Gaming Corps’ 3 Pigs franchise and instant-win formats to two new regulated markets, deepening a… The post Gaming Corps extends Videoslots deal to UK and Ontario appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
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UK's Prize Competition Council appoints Tom Banks as first executive director
Banks to focus on DCMS Code compliance
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Read summary →UK gambling’s tax argument has a split personality problem
Holding two seemingly contradictory positions at the same time is not uncommon in business. But few examples in the UK gambling sector have illustrated this tension quite as clearly as the debate over gambling taxes throughout much of this year. Following the April increase in Remote Gaming Duty (RGD) from 21% to 40%,…
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Betfred posts $85 million pre-tax profit as UK tax hikes prompt shop closures and sponsorship cuts
Plans to close 132 betting shops
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Another Brit Wins $1M Thanks to Powerball
Yet another high-profile Powerball win has happened in the United Kingdom, where a lucky player secured a seven-figure payout. This comes after the game launched in Great Britain earlier this year, providing local players with opportunities to play for an uncapped jackpot. Another Win in the UK Happened The Monday Pow…
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Adjudican el Casino Sasso de Mar del Plata por 20 años a UTHGRA y Yukon Technology
El Gobierno de la provincia de Buenos Aires otorgó por dos décadas la explotación integral del Casino Sasso de Mar del Plata a una unión transitoria integrada por UTHGRA y […]
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Ukrainian Wins $12K in Time for the 888 PokerNews Online Championship
The champion warmed up for the PokerNews Online Championship in style.
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The Big Leagues aims to become UK’s leading sports prize draw platform
Adam Shaw, founder of The Big Leagues, tells iGB why he sees an opportunity in the UK's increasingly competitive prize draw market.
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More Than 36,000 Betting Shop Jobs At Risk, Says BGC In Pre-Budget Warning
BGC Budget warning: the Betting and Gaming Council says 36,000 betting shop jobs are at risk if the Chancellor raises Machine Games Duty in the UK Budget.... Read More...
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UK Budget must protect 36,000 betting shop jobs
More than eight in ten betting shop jobs are outside London and over half of employees are under 35 Britain’s betting shops support more than 36,000 jobs, with young people, women and communities outside London among those most exposed to further tax rises, the Betting and Gaming Council has warned ahead of the Budget…
Read summary →Regulator Mulls Gamstop for National Lottery
National Lottery Protections Face Renewed Scrutiny Calls to expand the UK’s Gamstop self-exclusion scheme to National Lottery draw games have… The post Regulator Mulls Gamstop for National Lottery appeared first on iGaming Express.
Read summary →BGC Budget Warning: 36,000 Betting Shop Jobs at Risk
BGC Budget warning: the Betting and Gaming Council says 36,000 betting shop jobs are at risk if the Chancellor raises Machine Games Duty in the UK Budget.... Read More...
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LOW6 Acquires Splash Games for Undisclosed Sum
LOW6, an award-winning global creator of sports gamification and skill gaming platforms, announced that it has acquired UK skill gaming company Splash Games for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to bolster LOW6’s B2B skill gaming offering. LOW6 Wants to Upgrade Its B2B Skill Gaming Offering In its announ…
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Casino Sasso awarded 20-year concession
The government of Buenos Aires Province has awarded a 20-year concession for Casino Anexo I at Mar del Plata’s Hotel Sasso to a joint venture between tourism workers’ union UTHGRA and Yukon Technology S.A. The award, formalised through Resolution No. 1324-IPLYCMGGP-2026 of the Provincial Institute of Lotería y Casinos…
Read summary →BGC goes for the jugular in stark warning to government over mass job cuts
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has made a direct warning to the UK government about the loss of thousands of jobs, should Machine Games Duty (MGD) rise to 40%. In the BGC’s latest statement, the wording is cutthroat from the off, stating that “thousands of casino workers face losing their jobs and venues across …
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Betfred posts £64m pre-tax profit on £995.6m turnover in 2025-26
Retail generated £544 million of the £995.6 million total as Betfred’s shop estate fell to 1,293, with UK… The post Betfred posts £64m pre-tax profit on £995.6m turnover in 2025-26 appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
Read summary →Allwyn UK states case amid call for National Lottery self-exclusion expansion
Allwyn UK has confirmed to SBC News that it is working closely with the Gambling Commission on responsible gaming and player monitoring amid calls for National Lottery draws to be included under Gamstop. A British coroner has written to the Commission to suggest that National Lottery draw games should form part of the…
Read summary →Betfred Reports €1.14bn Revenue As UK Tax Pressure Mounts
Revenue And Online Investment Betfred reported revenue of approximately €1.14bn (£995.6m) for the 52-week period ending 29 March 2026 in… The post Betfred Reports €1.14bn Revenue As UK Tax Pressure Mounts appeared first on iGaming Express.
Read summary →Betfred’s online business accounts for nearly half of 2025/26 turnover
Betfred reported turnover of £995.6m for the 52 weeks to 29 March 2026 as the business filed its last annual report before a drastic change to the UK gambling landscape. The UK gambling giant, founded by Fred Done back in 1967, saw gross profit come in at £720m but profit after tax was £39.6m, according […]
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Betano named UEFA EURO 2028 official sponsor
Tournament set for UK and Ireland
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