Location: United Kingdom

02/21/25 3:24 AM

UK’s horse racing betting turnover impacted by affordability checks, says BHA

  • Conor Reynolds, iGaming Business
The British Horseracing Authority has blamed the Gambling Commission’s financial risk checks for falling betting revenue in 2024, as... more
02/20/25 3:23 AM

Greyhound racing to be banned in Wales

  • Daniel Davies and David Deans, BBC News
Greyhound racing will be banned “as soon as practically possible”, the Welsh government has said in what would be a first for... more
02/20/25 3:20 AM

UK Gambling Commission defends 888 review in Kenny Alexander privacy suit

  • Zak Thomas-Akoo, Next.io
The Gambling Commission has defended its handling of the 888 license review after Kenny Alexander and Lee Feldman made allegations of... more
02/19/25 2:27 AM

UK Gambling Commission outlines money laundering and terrorist threats

  • Conor Reynolds, iGaming Business
The Gambling Commission has detailed key trends and emerging threats in managing anti-money laundering (AML) in the betting sector, noting... more
02/17/25 2:07 PM

Betting giants spared regulatory action after secret deals with UK regulator

  • Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Shanti Das, The Observer
Betting firms have been reaching secret deals with Britain’s gambling watchdog, including surrendering revenues for failings that are kept... more
02/17/25 2:02 PM

Former Entain bosses sue company over bribery deal

  • Zak Thomas-Akoo, Next.io
The former CEO and chair of Entain sued the business over information it shared with UK prosecutors as part of its £615m deal to settle... more
02/17/25 1:55 PM

Stake to zone in on Brazil and Italy in line with UK exit

  • Jessie Sale, SBC News
Following its removal from the UK market [last] week, Stake has outlined that it will focus on its Italian and Brazilian offerings. The... more
02/13/25 1:32 PM

Stake and Everton: How a porn star led to a Gambling Commission warning

  • Philip Buckingham and Patrick Boyland, The Athletic
Everton shirt sponsor Stake has left the UK market after the country’s Gambling Commission (GC) launched an investigation into the... more
02/13/25 1:27 PM

UK slot machine operator fined over cancer patient’s activity

  • Rob Davies, The Guardian
A high street slot machine operator has been fined almost £100,000 by the gambling regulator after the Guardian revealed how staff... more
02/13/25 12:26 PM

Explosion in black market gambling as unregulated betting site traffic surges 522 percent

  • Bill Barber, Racing Post
Figures showing a massive rise in visits by UK punters to unlicensed bookmakers offering horseracing demonstrate that the threat of the... more