888 Holdings, one of the UK's larges and most prominent online gambling operators, is holding fast in the face of the worldwide corona virus crisis. While the company acknowledges that profits will likely be impacted by the collapse of sports betting markets due to corona virus-related closures, it suggests that other online markets such as…
UK politicians are urging online gambling operators to impose a temporary limit on the maximum wager size permitted at sites. The idea behind the limit is to keep problem gamblers, and would-be problem gamblers, from overindulging while locked in the nation's effort to battle the deadly corona virus. It's an idea that's being pitched as…
In a move that seemed inevitable, the UK Government is ordering all casinos and betting shops to shut down for an for at least two weeks in an effort to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus. It's a move that's absolutely necessary, but could prove absolutely devastating to gambling operators with a wide exposure…
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is easily one of the busiest governmental agencies in the world when it comes to doling out fines to scofflaw gambling operators. To wit, this week the UKGC handed out a massive £3 million ($3.86 million USD) fine to an operator called Mr. Green for what it described as massive…
In the UK, gambling operators have been under fire by lawmakers for years and the noose has definitely been tightening lately. But while the government assaults the industry, one UK institution is proudly embracing its connections to the gambling world and says their relationship isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The organization in question is the…
What would happen if you not only let a self-excluded gambling addict through the doors of a local retail betting shop, but also let him run the entire store? UK operator Ladbrokes found the answer to the question to that question earlier this year when they hired 31-year-old Mustafa Khader to run a branch in…
Hamilton Academical coach Brian Rice has a gambling problem and he' ready to get some help. That's the gist of an emotional statement the Scottish Premiere League coach made earlier this week as he admitted a relapse in his recovery from an addiction to gambling. The relapses occurred, at least, between July 2015 and October…
UK gambling operators are emphatically denying a wild claim that they've secretly been using the UK government's Learning Records Service (LRS) database to target underage gamblers. The push back comes in the light of a recent Sunday London Times (subscription required) article that claimed the industry had accessed the database and is using it market…
UK gambling operators are emphatically denying a wild claim that they've secretly been using the UK government's Learning Records Service (LRS) database to target underage gamblers. The push back comes in the light of a recent Sunday London Times (subscription required) article that claimed the industry had accessed the database and is using it market…
The day the UK-facing gambling industry has long feared has finally arrived. Starting April 14, the use of credit cards for almost all gambling transactions will be banned by order of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). To say that this will have a major impact on UK gambling operators is something of an understatement. The…
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