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Paddy Power and Betfair shareholders have approved a proposed merger between the two companies. In August this year the operators announced plans to merge in a deal that would lead…

The proposed merger between Betfair and Paddy Power has received clearance from the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA published invitation to comment on the proposed merger in…

PokerStars, owned by Amaya Gaming, has launched its new sports-betting brand. BetStars will initially be available in select jurisdictions on the domains Betstars.com, Betstars.eu and Betstars.uk, as well as on…

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operator DraftKings has delayed its planned UK launch until early 2016. Having received its UK Gambling Commission licence in August, DraftKings initial aim to launch in…

News UK, owner of The Sun and The Times newspapers, is set to launch an online sportsbook brand in the UK after signing an agreement to partner with Australian operator…

Ron Finlay, CEO of self-regulatory body the Senet Group, believes some industry stakeholders place too much focus on the role of products within problem gambling. Finlay was taking part in…

UK Gambling Commission chief executive Sarah Harrison has set out the regulator's expectations of the gambling industry in relation to social responsibility. Sarah Harrison, who fully assumed the role in…

Online poker giant PokerStars has been granted a temporary one-year sports betting licence by Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden. The operator, owned by Amaya, will launch sports betting early next year…

John Kelly’s appointment as chairman of Ladbrokes has been described as “ironical” by an informed gambling consultant. The operator announced last Friday that Kelly would replace Peter Erskine with immediate…

John Kelly has been appointed as chairman of Ladbrokes and will take over from Peter Erskine with immediate effect, after being tasked with finding Erskine’s replacement himself. Kelly, a former…