All Articles by Caroline Watson

In a victory for Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, Israel has seen the closure of 500 slot machines and 150 keno machines after he began a crackdown on state-sponsored gambling. The…

The Chairman of Scotbet, John Heaton claims that further regulation could have detrimental effects on the UK gambling industry. In a piece published by The Scotsman, Heaton called upon the…

William Hill has called on the British Horseracing Association (BHA) to refund bookmakers after a stewards mistake at Lingfield yesterday left them out of pocket. After a foggy day at…

William Hill is now taking Virtual Racing bets at four of its Reno Sports Books in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bookmaker trialled its Virtual Racing product at two Las Vegas…

UK-based payments services company, Paysafe Group has confirmed that it intends to begin an inaugural share buyback programme of up to £100m (€119.2m/$123.8m). The buyback programme comes just after the…

Wesfarmers, operator of Coles and other retail brands have reportedly looking to pursue harm-prevention modifications to its poker machines, otherwise known as “pokies”. It has asked five pokie manufacturers, including…

GVC Holdings has agreed to sell its Kalixa Group payments arm to payments operator Senjō Group for €28m (£25m/$30.4m). Total consideration for the acquisition is capped at €35.5m. Completion of…

Australian betting operator Tabcorp has been found guilty of illegally luring consumers to open new betting accounts. In August 2015, the betting operator promoted an offer giving bonus bets and…

The Chief Executive of online bookmaker Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) Richard Flint, has issued a bleak reality to the UK racing industry claiming that consumer betting changes are making…

Casino magnate James Packer has decided to scale back the international ambitions of his gambling empire in a strategically motivated shift that will allow him to focus on the success…