Press Releases
GVC Sets out plan to safely welcome customers back to betting shops
GVC Holdings PLC, the global sports-betting and gaming group, has today set out the comprehensive plan it is implementing to safely re-open its Ladbrokes and Coral betting shops. From 15 June, all 2,445 shops in England will open their doors, followed by the remainder of the Group’s c.3,000 shop estate, as the devolved administrations in the UK ease their own lockdowns.
The guiding principle behind the plan is to ensure the health and wellbeing of all colleagues and customers. The plan details the social distancing and safety procedures put in place alongside the provision of new protective equipment installed in store and provided to the shop personnel. The new measures have been designed to meet or exceed guidelines laid down by the UK government and World Health Organisation.
The key elements are summarised below, with each element supported by detailed guidance and the provision of additional equipment and training where required:
- Pre shop-opening checks
- Property maintenance checks.
- Facilities, screens, bet stations, gaming machines and till systems cleaned.
- Review of security hardware in shops.
- Tools to support social distancing
- Installation of additional equipment including ‘sneeze screens’, protective barriers between gaming machines and bet stations to act as a physical barrier between colleagues and customers to ensure social distancing.
- Installation of customer signage and floor markings to provide direction on social distancing whilst in shop.
- Compulsory social distancing training module for all colleagues.
- Health and safety provisions
- Supply of stylus pens for customers using bet stations and gaming machines, to avoid customers physically touching screens.
- Provision of additional hand sanitiser stations, hand wash and cleaning products to promote and maintain good hygiene standards.
- Provision of colleague comfort measures such as face masks, protective shields and disposable gloves.
- Introduction of enhanced colleague cleaning routines in both the customer and colleague areas.
- Shop operation guidance
- Clear guidance on maximum customer occupancy levels, based on size and layout of each shop, to support social distancing.
- Guidance on customer entry/exit management procedures.
- Guidance on bet placement and payment processes, with use of contactless payment encouraged.
- Colleague wellbeing
- Installation of dividing partitions between till positions to act as a physical barrier between colleagues and ensure social distancing.
- Restrictions on transfer of personnel between multiple shops to reduce exposure.
- Provision of a third-party app “Unmind” to promote mental wellbeing.
- Supply of video and printed training materials.
- Employee Assistance Programme made available to all colleagues and their families.
- Open and honest communication channels with all colleagues.
- Safer gambling
- Increased monitoring of customer behaviour and wellbeing, to identify potentially vulnerable customers and ensure they are playing within their financial means.
- Guidance on interactions with vulnerable customers whilst social distancing
- Review of self-exclusion lists.
Commenting on the plan GVC CEO Kenny Alexander said:
“We are very pleased to be re-opening our shops in England as the UK begins the first steps in returning to some form of normality. Ever since the lockdown was introduced, we have been working tirelessly on a plan which will deliver the safest possible environment for both our customers and our people. I am confident we have achieved that and look forward to welcoming our customers back in the near future.”
Michael Dugher, Chief Executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, said:
“I’m delighted that GVC, home of some of the world class brands in betting, will be able to re-open their English betting shops safely from 15 June. GVC make a significant contribution to the economy, supporting good jobs in communities across the country, and it’s great to see at first hand their commitment to ensuring that their reopened shops will provide a safe and enjoyable environment for staff and customers alike”.
Gambling in the USA
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Blockchain
Innovative price prediction game provider teams up with leading cryptocurrency casino gaming platform to bring quick-fire, Bitcoin-based betting to the masses
Bitblox, the pioneering online software provider behind an innovative new wave of Bitcoin-based titles, has partnered with popular crypto casino and sports betting platform, Betcoin.ag, to bring its innovative price prediction games to a wide new audience.
Known for its signature releases Up or Down? and Up or Down? Turbo – which challenge players to guess whether the price of Bitcoin will rise or fall in a 60 or 20-second window respectively – Bitblox provides a range of products that are both games of skill and games of chance, giving them a unique cross-market appeal that’s proven popular with sports bettors and casino players alike.
Boasting dynamic fixed odds that are tied to the real-time price of Bitcoin, Bitblox’s games aren’t dictated by RNG and therefore offer players a genuine chance of using their understanding of the crypto markets to turn a long-term profit. That said, they’re also highly accessible and require no prior knowledge of Bitcoin, meaning even crypto novices can enjoy their quick-fire betting rounds.
Of course, with Betcoin.ag being one of the industry’s premier cryptocurrency-based online betting platforms, Up or Down? has already established itself as a staple part of the provider’s line-up and Bitblox will continue sharing titles with the site as and when they launch in 2024 and beyond.
As such, both parties are optimistic that the partnership will continue to be a fruitful one going forward – and Betcoin.ag players will also undoubtedly be looking forward to trying exciting upcoming releases such as 3 in a Row and BitSlap when they debut on the platform later this year.
Brandt Page, Chief Executive Officer at Bitblox, said: “We’re very happy to have partnered with BetCoin and have already witnessed a tremendous response to Up or Down? from their players. Over the coming months, we’re looking forward to releasing many more innovative new titles on their platform and hope this will continue to foster interest in the world of crypto-based betting.”
Jessica White, Public Relations Director at Betcoin.ag, said: “With Betcoin being one of the industry’s most popular crypto casino and sports betting sites, we were always going to be a good home for Bitblox content. We really love what the provider is doing with its crypto price prediction games and having seen Up or Down? perform so well, we’re already looking forward to their next release.”
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Latest News
QiH Group completes C-suite hiring spree with new CFO appointment
QiH Group has been in the betting and gaming trade press frequently for its exciting yet steady growth the past few months – mainly in scouting and appointing the best-in-class talent from within the industry.
The latest talent acquisition in the iGaming group’s repertoire is finance and industry stalwart Simon Winder, who joins after seven years with Spotlight Sports Group (SSG). Winder, who has an impressive record in finance, including half a decade with the Football Association as well as time in the music and television industry.
As part of the new C-suite layer in the UK side of QiH’s business, Winder will use his growth-oriented financial expertise to support the business’s rapid growth, set out longer-term finance strategies and work with each department to achieve overall P&L goals.
Jamie Walters, CEO and co-founder of QiH Group, said that Winder’s appointment completes the C-level scaling the business set out to achieve at the beginning of FY 2024-2025.
“We’ve made no secret of the fact that our business is growing fast. FY2023 delivered 75 percent growth in both revenue and profit and 2024 is on track to achieve the same again,” Walters explains. “Simon is an integral part of the formula we need to support this growth and to help take QiH Group into the next phase of our business. Massive thanks to our incredible HR Director, Andrea Talreja, and her incisive and insightful executive search that has brought us the support at C-level that we need to forge ahead.”
Winder, who will take up his post 1 November 2024, said: “After a wonderful and rewarding seven years with SSG, it’s great to be moving to a young company with the reputation for innovation, growth and compliance that QiH Group has. Having watched the affiliate’s progress from the outside these past four years, it will be extremely fulfilling to be part of the action!”
Winder joins newly appointed CMO David Murphy, CTO Sachin Saxena and COO Andrew Lee in managing the company from the London office, but across both the Skopje and London teams.
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For more information on QiH, Simon or to arrange an interview, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
About QiH Group
Founded in 2014, QiH is an innovative and industry-leading digital marketing business in the iGaming industry. With offices in London, UK and Skopje, North Macedonia, we specialise in digital marketing within the iGaming industry in multiple markets around the globe. Our companies include: Digital Adventures, with its suite of iGaming aggregator brands that deliver traffic to the biggest operators in the industry; Wizard Interactive, an affiliate partner for top-tier US-based online casinos looking for high-quality traffic and Tau Marketing Services, a suite of three consumer-facing, multi-geo casino brands run through the Aspire network.
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