A group of 20 UK soccer clubs are calling on gambling regulators to end the practice of allowing gambling operators to sponsor sports jerseys. The renegade soccer teams announced their request in an open letter that was crafted with the assistance of anti-gambling activist group the Big Step, but say that operating a club without…
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), a British gambling industry trade group, is using the return of Britain's Grand National horse race as a platform to rail against some impending regulatory changes. In a statement posted on their website, BGC officials celebrated the vaunted race's value to the British economy, but warned that proposed changes…
Camelot, the sole operator of the UK's National Lottery since 1994, is turning to England's highest court in an effort to save that very contract. The move comes one month after Camelot lost the contract to Allwyn, formerly the Sazka Group, in a process that Camelot says simply wasn't fair. Camelot's legal case for staying…
The specter of inflation is haunting the world economy and, according to a recent survey of UK gamblers, it's going to have a huge impact on the gaming industry. The survey, conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Department of Trust (DoTrust), a UK-based open banking solutions provider, found that a full 50 percent of…
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), a British gaming trade group, is offering its support to its government's new economic recovery plan, but is also offering a word of caution about gaming reform. In a recently posted statement, Michael Dugher, Chief Executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, urged lawmakers to avoid “well-meaning but naive…
March 2022 is turning out to be a pretty lousy month for Camelot, the current operator of the UK National Lottery. Earlier this week, the Great Britain Gambling Commission (GC) fined the operator £3.15 million for multiple regulatory failures in relation to its mobile app. Camelot's big fine came on the heels of even worse…
The online gambling giant 888 is being hit with a £9.4 million ($12.6 million USD) fine by the British Gambling Commission (BGC) for a variety of compliance failures. It's one of the biggest fines ever issued by the regulator and sends a clear message to other UK-facing operators. 888's regulatory failures run the gambit from…
Commissioners at the GB Gambling Commission are giving themselves a pat on the back for successfully implementing a ban on the use of credit cards to fund gambling accounts. The ban, which has been in effect since April, 2020 was put into place as part of larger effort to curb problem gambling. Commissioners declared their…
Flutter Entertainment, proprietors of major UK gaming brands such as Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Betting & Gaming, is taking a bold, new move to protect younger players against the ravages of problem gambling. Starting this week, all players under the age of 25 will subject to a new £500 ($692 USD) monthly loss limit.…
If you're a young person who is considering trying to place a wager at a UK betting shop anytime in the near future, you might want to think twice before attempting anything. A secret shopper employed by the UK government found that betting shop clerks checked for identification 90 percent of the time. Those are…
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