Paddy Power is closing down 21 of its retail betting outlets in Ireland. The move comes as Paddy Power's parent company Flutter Entertainment looks to consolidate activities in better performing outlets and move past the upheavals of the Covid-era. The 21 shops facing closure currently employ around 78 people, the vast majority of whom have…
Paddy Power Betfair was hit with a £490,000 ($606,000 USD) by the UK Gaming Commission (UKGC) for promoting its services to players who are on the national self-exclusion list. The company's violations are relatively minor in the big picture, but the case shows that the UKGC is very serious about enforcing the sanctity of the…
Paddy Power is defending its advertising practices against the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in a dust up over the relationship between "stuffing up" and its relationship to problem gambling. The absurdity of the situation illustrates how little it takes for the ASA to take a complaint from the public seriously, and the lengths operators…
Flutter Entertainment, proprietors of major UK gaming brands such as Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Betting & Gaming, is taking a bold, new move to protect younger players against the ravages of problem gambling. Starting this week, all players under the age of 25 will subject to a new £500 ($692 USD) monthly loss limit.…
Paddy Power, the Irish bookmaker with a reputation for running cheeky advertisements ran afoul of Irish ad regulators who deemed a series of ads from the company to be "racist". Earlier this week the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) ruled that a group of Paddy Power ads for the 2019 Six Nations tournament earlier…
It's tax season in many parts of the world and Paddy Power Betfair is sharing the pain that's being felt by many of its players as it faces some very large tax bills in both Germany and Greece. The company is currently on the hook for more than €55 million ($62 million USD) in back…
Paddy Power Betfair and FanDuel are merging their US operations, creating a US-facing gaming entity with a focus on sports betting. It's the first major UK/US gaming merger to emerge from the US Supreme Court's recent decision to leave the future of American sports betting in the hands of American States. Details of the deal…
Officials from Paddy Power Betfair are in negotiations to possibly acquire the US daily fantasy sports site FanDuel. It's the first major, potential, acquisition of a US sports wagering firm since the US Supreme Court green-lighted regulated sports betting at the state level earlier this week. And, in the eyes of gaming industry watchers, it's…
When the earnings report for Q1 2018 came into the Paddy Power offices, it's possible that someone asked if maybe they had too much of a good thing in Q4 2018? That's because Paddy Power's so, so entree into 2018 may have been the result of a truly spectacular Q4 that left their players without…
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is welcoming six new members to its roster, including three big name operators who are relatively new to the US market. The new board-level member organizations are, MM Testlabs, Choctaw Casinos and Resorts, Golden Entertainment, GVC Holdings PLC, Paddy Power Betfair and The Stars Group (parent company of PokerStars). These…
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