Location: United Kingdom

09/24/23 5:44 PM

Gambling companies accused of using big tobacco’s tactics in push for weaker regulations

  • Henry Belot, The Guardian
A dozen public health experts have accused gambling companies of replicating the tactics of big tobacco by funding research into the harms... more
09/24/23 5:34 PM

FA accused of ‘double standard’ in allowing club owners to bet on football while banning players

  • Rob Davies, The Guardian
The Football Association is facing claims of double standards after a Guardian investigation revealed that the owner of a Premier League... more
09/21/23 5:23 PM

GamCare data suggests rise in online slot problems

  • Gambling Insider
In 2022-23, three in five (60%) of those who disclosed difficulties with online gambling cited online slots as one of their main... more
09/20/23 5:29 PM

People’s Postcode Lottery rapped over advertising breach

  • Richard Mulligan, IGB
The People’s Postcode Lottery was the subject of a complaint over an ad in the Daily Mail newspaper which reported that a couple had been... more
09/20/23 5:19 PM

Parent company of Watford shirt sponsor fined for multiple gambling regulation breaches

  • Adam Leventhal, The Athletic
The parent company of betting firm Mr Q — Watford’s front-of-shirt sponsor — must pay £690,947 after being found by the UK Gambling... more
09/19/23 4:51 PM

Football fans received 11,000 gambling messages in Premier League opening weekend

  • Rob Davies, The Guardian
Football fans were bombarded with 11,000 gambling messages during the opening weekend of the latest Premier League season, according to a... more
09/18/23 7:57 PM

English soccer fans received 11,000 gambling messages in Premier League opening weekend, study shows

  • Rob Davies, The Guardian
Football fans were bombarded with 11,000 gambling messages during the opening weekend of the latest Premier League season, according to a... more
09/17/23 12:42 PM

UK: National Health Service launches gambling addiction service in Bristol

  • BBC News
A service offering specialist therapies for people with a gambling addiction has been launched. The hub in Bristol is the first to be... more
09/14/23 8:32 PM

UK Gambling Commission establishes Industry Forum

  • Marese O'Hagan, iGaming Business
The GB Gambling Commission has established a new body called the Industry Forum, in a move to improve its understanding of operators’... more
09/11/23 9:05 PM

Allwyn finalises new leadership team to spearhead delivery of UK National Lottery

  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News
Allwyn Group has announced the new leadership team that will oversee the delivery of the Fourth National Lottery, beginning on 1 February... more