A recent study by the University of Warwick and CQUniversity found that warning labels used by online gambling operators are quite ineffective. Besides being hard to find, gambling warnings are confusing and full of jargon that's almost completely incomprehensible to the layman. It's a conclusion that won't likely surprise players, but may garner the attention…
The UK gambling industry contributes about £7.7 billion ($10.6 billion USD) to the UK economy in 2019. That's the conclusion from a recent report by the consulting firm of Ernst & Young. That £7.7 billion figure is the amount that gambling contributed to the UK's gross domestic product, which is known as the gross value…
As spring approaches a pandemic-bound work, regulators at the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) have been keeping themselves busy by issuing In Touch Games with a £3.4 million ($4.5 million UDS) fine for failing to comply with social responsibility and anti-money laundering regulations. Though the UK-based operator will be doing plenty of work to get back…
The old expression, "a rising tide raises all ships" is rarely applied to the gambling industry but it's particularly apt when describing the new symbiosis between the US gambling market and UK gambling operators. As it turns out, that rising tide of regulated sports betting in America is lifting up the profits of UK operators…
The UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is asking football clubs to refrain from discussing and promoting gambling on their social media sites in as part of an effort to avoid triggering problem gamblers. It's move that may seem extreme to the layman, but will likely help keep UK gambling operators a step ahead of…
For a very long time, 5Dimes.com was the classic internet outlaw story. The storied sportsbook defined the offshore sportsbook business and was the go-to site for punters who either couldn't, or wouldn't, access regulated sports betting sites. But all that changed this week when 5Dimes was granted a gaming license by the Isle of Man…
Unlicensed gambling operators are a scourge that tempt unwitting UK punters and draw players, and revenue, away from legitimate operators. That's the final conclusion of a recently published report by the UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) a gaming industry-funded trade group. The 66-page report titled, Review of Unlicensed Online Gambling in the UK was…
UK sports betting operators are always pushing the envelope when it comes to finding new ways to wager on existing sporting matches. That sentiment could definitely be used to compliment the marketing acumen of UK operators. Unfortunately, it's also being used to help deride a bold new betting category that's been mocked and criticized by…
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is pushing back on some wild claims made in a gaming industry-funded study on black market gambling that was produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Commissioners say the industry is hiding behind the specter of black market gambling in a bid to unshackle itself of burdensome regulations aimed at curbing problem gambling.…
The UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is launching a review of the country's Gambling Act of 2005. It's a move that's been spoken of for years, but has never really picked up traction. Regardless, UK-facing gambling operators are nervous about what the DCMS has in store for their future. When the…
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