Social responsibility and anti-money laundering shortcomings have resulted in LeoVegas facing a UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) penalty of £1.2m. The Swedish company – listed on the Stockholm stock exchange and active in the UK via...

ELVIS PRESLEY was described as being "churned up inside" during a difficult period of his life by Marlon Brando. The actor described the King as "fearful of himself", and he was even scared he was...

Enteractive has signed an agreement with Gaming Innovation Group’s (GIG) GiG Marketplace, bolstering its access to a wider range of clients in the process.  The personalised retention services provider has detailed a ‘positive and established...

Paysafe has confirmed the appointment of Rob Gatto to the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), charged with spearheading the payment group’s international sales strategy.  Joining Paysafe’s executive management team, Gatto will be...

Symplify has expanded its European client base and standing in the gambling sector, entering into a partnership with igaming firm Play North. An igaming firm, Play North operates the Dutch online casino site Kansino, and...

ELVIS PRESLEY has had his latest batch of gold and jewels put on auction for the first time, from a collection that was once "lost" and has a connection to the star's manager, Colonel Tom...

JOHN LENNON is still one of the most iconic musicians of all time. So Cliff Richard was absolutely blown away when The Beatles star told reporters what he really thought about his music. Later, Lennon...

ACCLAIMED Scottish singer Tom Walker has been praising Kate Middleton's musical prowess since the pair played together in late 2021. ......

THE BEATLES drummer Sir Ringo Starr has a new EP arriving this September and has shared an amusing video of him and a collaborator covering Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water.......

The board of Playtech Plc has suspended plans to divest its shareholding in Mexican B2C joint-venture Caliplay. Announced during Q1 trading, Playtech revealed that it had entered discussions with JV partner Caliente Interactive to merge...

The Dutch Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has revealed that it has found increasing cases of lottery operators in the country providing unlicensed products.  Lotteries are not permitted to provide online gaming products such as casino...

THE extraordinary Lizzo is so driven by positive thinking, she makes Wilkins Micawber seem like an incurable pessimist. The Detroit rap star, born Melissa Jefferson, wants us to love ourselves, faults and all. ......

Playtech Plc has secured a major technology agreement to supply its live casino suite and further RNG games to 888 Holdings’ North American subsidiaries.  The partnership will begin with a roll-out of Playtech Live casino...

THE BEATLES were a tight-knit group of friends from childhood, and this began all the way back when the band were in school together. They would get into trouble as pals, and on one occasion,...

Year-on-year problem gambling rates have continued to decline, according to the latest data sets published by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) monitoring gambling prevalence.   The latest survey results covering the 12-month period up to June...

MICK JAGGER revealed how painfully jealous he was of The Beatles after they released one of their hit songs in the early 1960s. He admitted it got to the point where he was almost physically...

Flutter Entertainment has announced the appointment of Steve Hawkes as Director of Reputational and Public Affairs for the FTSE100 betting group. A Fleet Street veteran, Hawkes is a former senior reporter covering business and political...

iBet, the online sports betting flagship brand of the Claymore Group, has announced this week that it has turned to Fast Track to provide the central platform for its CRM. In a statement, the operator...

CELEBRATING twenty years of their seminal debut album Up the Bracket, The Libertines still sound astoundingly fresh now as they ever debauched early Noughties heyday. ......

Industry non-profit the All-in Diversity Project (AiDP) has published its third annual ‘All-Index 2020/2021 report’, detailing the global gambling sector’s workforce make-up and development on diversity, equality and inclusion matters. The release of the 2020/2021...

MOST pupils want the chance to learn a musical instrument, a poll for the Daily Express's Strike A Chord crusade discovered.......

THE ROLLINGS STONES frontman Mick Jagger had a strong negative reaction to three of his band's songs that he's now changed his mind about. One of them even had Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page on the...

Altered Images singer and star of Gregory's Girl on making her first album since the 80s, her long struggle to be a mum and the creative burst she got from the menopause.......

Dutch gambling inspectors acted effectively in the eight months following the regulation of the online gaming market last year, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has asserted.  Rene Jansen, Chairman of the KSA, offered a breakdown of the...