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Apart from posting its first-half results yesterday, Paddy Power Betfair announced that its co-founder and ex Chief Executive Officer Steward Kenny is to leave the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Kenny, who effectively helped creating the €10-billion Irish bookmaker, is now say goodbye to his position as a non-executive director of the company’s board after spending there 28 years. The Chairman of Paddy Power Betfair Gary McGann paid tribute to the company’s co-founder highlighting the fact that Mr. Kenny had 40 years of professional experience in the bookmaking business. He…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published a ruling today, according to which it had banned an e-mail advert of Ladbrokes that features an image from the Iron Man 3 film of Marvel. The UK advertising regulatory watchdog said that under the current rules, gambling and betting ads are required not to appeal to under-aged persons. According to the ruling that was published by ASA on its official website, the advert in question was used by Ladbrokes to make a promotion of a certain offer of its casino. The slogan used…

Today, West Ham United revealed in a statement published on its official website that it stroke a partnership deal with Betway. It is considered as the biggest sponsorship deal in the entire history of West Ham to date. Under the terms of the agreement, the global online gambling company has been appointed as main sponsor of the Premier League football club for three more years until the end of the 2019/20 season. The Vice-Chairman of the British football club Karren Brady confirmed the news and expressed her delight with the…

UK’s most trusted and respected bookmaker Coral announced a newly-inked partnership with West Bromwich Albion. The three-year deal made the bookmaking company the official European betting partner of the Premier League football club. The PR Director of Coral Simon Clare shared that everyone at the bookie were pleased to be associating the company’s name with West Bromwich Albion, which is among the Premier League clubs with the longest history and great heritage. Mr. Clare also said that the collaboration with the football club would provide the brand with the opportunity…

Young Gamblers Education Trust, one of the latest gambling addiction charity organisations in the UK has been accused of conflict of interests. The organisation, operating under the name YGAM, was found in 2014 and obtained a charitable status a few months ago. Since its establishment, it has attracted a lot of supporters, but its opponents expressed their concerns about the involvement of former gambling executives within the charity. YGAM is funded by leading gambling companies including Paddy Power, bet365, Senet Group, Gala, Caesars Entertainment. Information about the donations these companies…

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA for short) announced that it is to conduct an investigation related to the acquisition of Talarius, a leading adult gaming centre business in the UK. Talarius was acquired by Novo Invest, acting through NOVOMATIC UK. The CMA officials did not specify when the results of their findings will be announced. As for CMA, it is an organisation overseen by the UK government. The main purpose of the organisation is to monitor all kinds of mergers and acquisitions and make sure they are beneficial…

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA for short) has taken a stance on the issue regarding an advertisement of Betway. Back in June, a Betway customer complained that the welcome offer available at the site was misleading. ASA conducted an investigation about the advertisement claiming that the player would receive a £30 Free Bet as soon as they place their wager. However, customers were eligible for receiving the aforementioned £30 Free Bet provided that they made a deposit. Betway representatives said that the complaint was not completely groundless because the…

The popular provider of online gambling solutions Vera & John announced that it was going to add to its portfolio slots developed by the leading provider of gaming content Realistic Games. The agreement between Vera&John and Realistic Games enables players to try a wide range of slots, including Fireworks. The latter is expected to be among the first Realistic Games products available at Vera&John’s site. The partnership agreement between Realistic Games and Vera&John comes after the integration of Realistic Games with the distribution platform of NYX Gaming. Therefore, Vera&John customers…

The popular Swedish provider of casino products Play’n GO revealed that it has signed a partnership agreement with GVC Holdings PLC. According to the clauses, the agreement contains, the games, developed by Play’n’ GO are to be available at the leading brands of GVC. The deal between the two companies grants players’ access to games, developed by Play’n GO, at the most popular GVC brands, including bwin, CasinoClub, partycasino, Betboo, Gioco. Players based in jurisdictions where GVC is allowed to carry out online gambling services will be granted access to…

The UK Remote Gaming Association announced it was going to work in collaboration with KPMG for a project regarding the National Online Self-Exclusion Scheme (NOSES for short). KPMG is a provider of tax, advisory and audit services. It has as many as 22 offices on the territory of the UK and 11,000 partners throughout the country. KPMG staff is aware of the self-exclusion scheme, though. It provided invaluable support during NOSES’ implementation process. The main reason why KPMG assistance is needed is that the establishment of such kind of a…