The UK’s gambling industry will rebrand its Responsible Gambling Week project as the Safer Gambling Week from this year.
The spread of coronavirus around the globe has prompted governments to impose unprecedented shutdowns and offer billions in financial aide to companies and individuals struggling in what is expected to be the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
All industries, from retail and hospitality to education and entertainment, are having to make big changes and adapt during these difficult times, and the gambling industry is no exception.
ideo games are big business, but they have not replaced the board games and card games of old. Long-established games like Monopoly or Scrabble are enjoying a resurgence and independent board games are also on the rise, with industry analysts predicting that the worldwide board game market will be worth more than £9bn by 2023.
The acquisition of Pariplay by iGaming technology and solutions provider Aspire Global for €13.1 million (£11.7m) last year has provided the company with a spring-board into the US market.