Strive Gaming appointed Ian Smith as its chief technology officer to lead the platform provider's technical initiatives. The company said his previous roles included leadership positions at William Hill, Rank Group, Flutter Entertainment and Game Play Network.
Strive Gaming’s technical initiatives now have a named leader, making the appointment relevant to platform execution.
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Rank Group and Entain shares each rose about 5% in morning trading on 21 October after reports suggested the UK Treasury was considering a smaller Machine Games Duty increase than previously feared. The reported rate was 25%; the change had not been confirmed, and the Budget was due on 28 October.
Reportedly, Sportradar and Flutter both cut guidance in the week of 3 to 7 August, a period that saw declines across European gambling stocks. Rank's shares continued to recover over the same week.
Reportedly, Sportradar shares fell 6.93% to $14.38 in the week to 17 July 2026, as litigation notices kept the securities case in view. Entain rose 1.45% and Rank gained 1.38%, while Playtech and Flutter also declined.
Ireland’s Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) began licensing remote betting operators on 1 July. The licences cover online and telephone betting and remote betting intermediaries; operators need a B2C betting licence to continue offering sports betting. The GRAI said it has started identifying unlicensed operators.
Gaming Laboratories International said CVC has become its first external investor, through CVC Strategic Opportunities. The investment covers GLI and related entities and is intended to support the company’s future growth; financial terms were not disclosed.