Location: United Kingdom
West London 24-hour casino rejected in ‘victory’ for locals against ‘mini Las Vegas’
An application for a 24-hour casino in West London was rejected by authorities in a ‘victory’ for locals who warned it would have turned... more
Rebranded casino in Milton Keynes to open November 1 as Merkur’s UK flagship
Merkum Casino UK is strengthening its UK presence with the opening of a new flagship casino at Xscape Milton Keynes reinforcing the... more
Unibet UK operator fined £10 million for social responsibility failures
Platinum Gaming – which operates unibet.co.uk and uk.bingo.com – has been fined £10 million [$13 million] for anti-money laundering (AML)... more
UK regulator accused of assisting Allwyn founder in National Lottery bid
Britain’s gambling watchdog has been accused of giving Czech billionaire Karel Komárek “significant assistance” in his successful bid to... more
If UK gambling tax rises, we’ll shut all our 1,300 shops, warns Betfred
Britain’s second-biggest taxpayers will close their entire estate of nearly 1,300 betting shops if Rachel Reeves increases gambling taxes... more
Flutter and BHA looking for ‘bold ideas’ to revamp UK horse racing
British bookmakers and horse racing organisers haven’t quite been seeing eye to eye over the past few months, but a new initiative... more
Flutter to shut 57 Paddy Power shops in UK and Ireland with almost 250 jobs at risk
Paddy Power is to shut 57 betting shops across the UK and Ireland, putting almost 250 workers at risk. Parent firm Flutter, which also owns... more
Entain posts 6% rise in Q3 gaming revenue on BetMGM strength, boosts forecast
British gambling firm Entain reported a 6% rise in third-quarter net gaming revenue and reiterated its annual profit forecast on Wednesday,... more
Rank’s Q1 bolstered by land-based reforms, growth across retail and digital
Rank Group has reported a 9% year-on-year increase in revenue for the first quarter of its 2025-26 financial year, helped by further growth... more
Merkur UK enters Northern Ireland buying betting-shop operator Oasis
Merkur Casino UK has completed the acquisition of Oasis Retail Services, Northern Ireland’s largest and most successful gaming and... more

