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28 Months Later: British Gambling White Paper Finally Released

After two years and four months worth of delays, the British Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has finally released its white paper on gambling reform. Formally known as the Gambling Act review White Paper, the document outlines a variety of gambling reforms that range from affordability checks to slot machine limits. In…

UK Gambling White Paper Wont Contain Many Surprises

After years of delay, the British government is finally releasing its white paper on proposed reforms to the country's gambling industry. While no one knows how big an impact the paper will actually have on UK-facing operators, the initial signs point towards modest changes to common business practices rather than very radical ones. British Culture…

Premier League Boots Front-of-Shirt Gambling Sponsorships

The Premier League has finally decided to give front-of-shirt gambling logo sponsorships the boot once and for all. The move comes after an extensive debate about whether sponsorship money trumps the bad public relations that were stemming from criticism of the league's prominent placement of gambling operator logos on the front of League jerseys. According…

GambleAware Study Says Minority Groups at Greater Risk of Problem Gambling

GambleAware is taking a closer look at how its products impact members of the country's various minority groups as part of its ongoing efforts to curb problem gambling. They recently published the results of some new research on the subject and the findings are disturbing. Britain's minority groups suffer from problem gambling rates that are…

RMG CEO Has Some Thoughts on Gambling White Paper

As the release of the long-awaited white paper on UK gambling reform nears, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) CEO Martin Stevenson has some thoughts on the subject he'd like to share with Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Paul Scully. Not surprisingly, Stevenson thinks that operators are over-regulated and…

BGC Report: Black Market Betting Spiked During World Cup

December 2022 was a really good month for operators of unlicensed gaming sites. That's the conclusion of a recent report from the UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), a trade group representing licensed operators. According to the study, which was conducted by Yield Sec, visits to illicit sportsbooks by UK residents more than tripled during…

UKGC Hits In Touch Games with £6.1 Million Fine

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is hitting In Touch Games with a massive £6.1 million ($7.5 million USD) fine for a slew of social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failures. In Touch Games' huge fine not only reflects how seriously the UKGC is taking its responsibilities these days, it also reflects the fact that this…

TonyBet Hit with Fines for ‘Unfair’ Terms and Conditions

The UK Gambling Commission is hitting TonyBet, an Estonian-based operator, with a £442,750 ($547,043.75 USD) fine for a laundry list of anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility failings. It’s big hit from the Commission and a clear warning to other operators that the UK’s top gambling regulator is very serious about the business of compliance…