When Daniel Thompson, 27, and Idris Kayode Akinwunmi, 21 hacked their way into the UK National Lottery, they no doubt dreamed of untold riches. In their heads, it was probably like Aladdin entering the Cave of Wonders with piles of treasure on all side. What the two hapless hackers got for their troubles was £13…
The fallout from the UK's regulatory crackdown on gambling operator continued in earnest this week as LeoVegas pulled its Royal Panda brand from the UK market. Royal Panda was not, apparently, pulling in the kind of revenue LeoVegas was expecting and the uncertain future of regulated gambling operations in the UK is so uncertain that…
When Betway, a UK gambling operator, produced a YouTube prank video starring West Ham footballer Declan Rice they thought they were seizing the spirit of contemporary advertising. After all, millions of people love prank videos and millions more love football. After all, when you put a boot on Rice's Range Rover and have Westham Captain…
Are UK gambling operators addicted to the free spending problem gamblers in their respective VIP programs? That's the conclusion of a secret report by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) that was recently reported on by the Guardian Newspaper. According to the Guardian, the UKGC recently took a deep look at VIP gamblers at a number…
The holiday season can be anything but joyous for anyone with a gambling problem and the people in their lives. Financial and emotional stress are at their peak this time of year and those holiday stress factors can trigger remarkably self-destructive behavior for gambling addicts. No governmental agency on the planet seems more aware of…
Retail betting shops in the United Kingdom are taking an absolute beating in the wake of new rules and regulations designed to curb the country's growing issues with problem gamblers. Since new rules limiting the maximum stakes on video betting terminals to just £2 (down from £100) life has not been easy for the land-based…
UK betting operators are getting very serious about protecting problem gamblers from the dangers of overindulging in casino gaming. Under the banner of the newly formed Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), a newly formed trade group, the operators announced a new algorithm called the Anonymous Player Awareness System (APAS) that's designed to, literally, stop problem…
Some of the UK's biggest operators are joining forces on a new trade group that's set on combating a wave of anti-gambling laws by better addressing the problem of problem gambling. The operators will be operating under the banner of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC). The BGC itself represents a merging of the Remote…
Earlier this week, UK lawmakers suggested that credit cards should no longer be allowed to use credit cards for online gambling transactions. While they're debating the issue, HSBC UK (a major UK bank) revealed that they've already, independently take that same action. Sometime last year, HSBC UK quietly stopped allowing its credit card customers to…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Gambling Related Harm is threatening reforms that will drastically change life for UK online gambling operators. Some of the reforms recently suggested include a £2 stake limit on online slot machines; a reduction in VIP services for big spenders; and a restriction to the use of credit cards to…
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