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    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
      Leo Lewis
      All bets are off on Japan’s sports gambling craze

      As the country recovers from the pandemic, screen-oriented activities hold less appeal

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Macau ‘junket king’ Alvin Chau sentenced to 18 years in prison

      Former Suncity boss is highest-profile target of Beijing’s crackdown on VIP gambling and capital outflows

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Lex
      888/Kindred: Lady Luck is less evident after lockdowns Premium content

      Stricter UK gambling laws may help established groups by pushing out smaller operators

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      888 finance chief to quit as betting group’s revenues fall

      Yariv Dafna presided over £2bn deal to buy rival William Hill’s non-US operations

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      News in-depth
      Casino mecca Macau gambles on becoming a global tourist attraction

      Big Six operators will invest $15bn over 10 years, with more than 90% spent on non-gaming developments

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Bet365 Group Ltd
      Bet365 chief Denise Coates’s earnings topped £260mn in 2022

      Gambling group founder remains UK’s richest woman despite successive cuts to pay package

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Rank Group PLC
      Casino operator Rank issues second profit warning

      UK gambling group slashes annual earnings forecast as betting declines at Grosvenor venues

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      LexJapanese business & finance
      World Cup/CyberAgent: sports betting will determine fortunes of streaming service Premium content

      Investors hope internet group will find a way to monetise the surge in viewers and traffic

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      Financial Conduct Authority UK
      Watchdog warns firms over CFD mis-selling risks

      Market turmoil increases dangers in highly-leveraged products

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      888 Holdings PLC
      Gambling company 888 to slash £1.6bn debt to quell investor fears

      Online betting group borrowed heavily to buy assets from William Hill

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Gambling giants the losers after California rejects sports betting

      Industry hopes to overturn referendum outcome in biggest US market in 2024

    • Saturday, 5 November, 2022
      New York legal ruling ends Fox’s battle with Flutter over FanDuel price

      Arbitrator says Murdoch-owned media group must pay at least $3.7bn if it wants minority stake in betting company

    • Monday, 12 September, 2022
      Entain PLC
      Australian watchdog investigates Entain over anti-money laundering controls

      Owner of betting sites Ladbrokes and Coral under scrutiny

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      The National Lottery
      Camelot drops appeal over loss of UK National Lottery to rival

      Decision removes key obstacle to transfer of 10-year contract estimated to be worth as much as £100bn

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Helen Thomas
      Entain makes the case for a tougher gambling crackdown

      Record £17mn fine raises questions about ability of industry to change and efficacy of current regulation

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Entain PLC
      Entain hit with record £17mn fine for ‘unacceptable’ failures

      Regulator finds Ladbrokes owner fell short over anti-money laundering and safer gambling rules

    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      Flutter and 888 take revenue hit after safer gambling moves

      Paddy Power-owner boosted by improving performance at US subsidiary FanDuel

    • Saturday, 6 August, 2022
      News in-depth
      Ad tracking by online gambling industry comes under scrutiny

      UK’s data watchdog assesses complaint on ways betting firms profile and target problem players

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd
      Hong Kong casino tycoon considers Macau move to avoid US delisting

      Melco is exploring a loophole as negotiations between Beijing and Washington reach a stalemate

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      The National Lottery
      Camelot granted right to appeal against handing UK lottery to Czech rival

      Ruling extends hotly contested battle for lucrative contract, worth potentially £100bn, to mid-September

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Brooke Masters
      Save for retirement or just put it all on red?

      New retail trading and betting products blur the lines between gambling and investing

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      LexDraftKings
      DraftKings/online gambling: betting boom is no winning ticket Premium content

      Shares in US sports gambling sites have slumped

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      Helen Thomas
      In gambling regulation, the house shouldn’t win

      A tidying-up exercise by UK ministers isn’t enough for an industry transformed by a wave of innovation

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      Campaigners urge UK ministers to toughen proposed measures on problem gambling

      Imminent steps aimed at helping vulnerable gamblers do not go far enough, warn MPs and charity executives

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      The National Lottery
      Camelot loses legal bid to stop UK lottery licence handover to Allwyn

      High Court judge lifts suspension on Gambling Commission’s decision to award new contract to Czech group

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