The chancellor looks set to swerve a dreaded doubling of Machine Game Duty, but retail operators say any rise still means closures, and nobody knows what comes next.
Eitan Boyd, chief executive of Stride Gaming, has cited the company's expanding social gaming operation as one of the main reasons behind year-on-year growth across key finances during the six months to February 29.
Australia-based online gambling firm Favourit Global has launched a public offer through a reverse takeover of Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed Celsius Coal in an effort to raise Aus$6 million (€4.1 million/US$4.6 million).
Matthew Tripp, founder and chief executive of Australian online betting website Crownbet, said that the company is set to achieve profit this year, despite having suffered losses in the latter part of 2015.