Becky Mosley

Operators, Bethard and Betsson Nordic Ltd part of the Betsson Group have been hit hard with hefty fines relating to violations of Swedish gambling regulation.

GVC, owners of Ladbrokes and Coral brands have announced they are to reopen all Ladbrokes and Coral betting outlets within the UK on June 15th after the easing of lockdown rules by the UK government.

Reach plc are the UK’s largest newspaper group selling over 620 million newspapers last year alone. Not only do they bring us news daily via various newspapers and online, in 2008 they launched the Mirror Brand’s online bingo platform, Mirror Bingo.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have banned an ad from GVC’s Coral brand after a complaint against Ladbrokes, another GVC brand has been rejected.

Less than two weeks after launching their latest branded slot, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Swedish software developer NetEnt have pulled the slot temporarily due to potential responsible gambling issues regarding player’s stakes.

Isle of Man based software giant Microgaming have penned a deal with up coming design studio Neko Games. The deal will see Argentinian based Neko Games develop exclusive titles for Microgaming’s Global Network.

The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced more lockdown restrictions will be lifted to ease the burden on the UK economy during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Isle of Man based software giant Microgaming have totally revamped one of their classic slots, Immortal Romance, almost ten years after the game originally launched.

The British Horse Racing Authority (BHA) have said following government approval they are looking at British Horse Racing resuming June 2020, with a clear aim to set a date for Epsom. An eight days of action programme has been sent out, with other June Race fixtures expected to follow later on this week.

In March 2020, the government announced a UK lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, consequently, all high street betting shops closed with sporting events being cancelled which led to a huge downturn in profits for bookmakers.