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The head coach of Hamilton Academical F.C., Brian Rice, has faced a ban from football for ten matches following a confession that he had breached the gambling rules of the Scottish FA. However, the actual ban will be imposed immediately for only five of them, while the other five are set to be suspended for good behaviour until the summer of 2021. Brian Rice faced accusations of violating the Scottish FA rules in each season between July 14th, 2015 and October 15th, 2019. The ruling was announced at an SFA…

The Irish Republican Party Fianna Fáil has pledged to ban the use of credit cards in gambling and to impose so-called “whistle-to-whistle” bets in case it is elected. A couple of days ago, a policy paper on gambling was unveiled by the party, in which plans for some severe restrictions regarding gambling advertising and sponsorship agreements inked between gambling operators and professional sports clubs. Fianna Fáil further pledged to establish a special regulatory body to monitor and control the country’s gambling sector by the end of 2020, if it gets…

The Isle of Wight has been a major holiday destination for years, as it offers a great variety of entertainment options along with a beautiful landscape. However, this is only one part of it. Recently, the Isle has been turning into a massive hub for another kind of entertainment based online. According to some analysts, the Isle of Wight is turning into a hotspot for online casino and sportsbook operators, and its popularity is likely to grow even further. This is not so hard to believe in, as, after all,…

The gambling regulatory body of the UK has reminded to everyone who holds a gambling operating license to remain responsible. The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has also shared that the companies need to be able to provide information about their cash sources to make major acquisitions and fund the operations they offer. Yesterday, the UKGC issued a statement with the lessons learned by both the regulator and the industry from the revocation of the online gambling company MaxEnt Ltd which happened in June 2019. The company was stripped of its…

Dr Alan Smith, the Bishop of St Albans, has rolled out a move to bring changes to the inquest laws in order to emphasize on the role that gambling has on gambling addicts who have taken their own life. Dr Smith has already backed a successful campaign calling for a ban on gambling with credit cards, with the measure set to come into effect on April 14th, 2020. The Bishop of St Albans has also been one of the most proactive campaigners for the long-expected reduction of the maximum stake…

A player from the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has revealed that the majority of Scottish football players bet on matches regardless of the fact it is not permitted to do so and risk facing a punishment. For the time being, Scottish football players are not permitted to place bets on any football match in any country. However, an anonymous player has shared that players in almost every dressing room not only do that, but some even bet on themselves to get booked. The player, who preferred to remain unnamed,…

Only a few days ago, the gambling regulatory body in the UK unveiled stricter regime applicable to the use of credit cards in gambling transactions. As of April 14th, credit cards would no longer be allowed to be used in transactions involving gambling both off- and online, with the move being part of the latest efforts of the Government and the competent authorities to unveil stricter regulations in the sector. As previously revealed, about 24 million people gamble on the territory of the UK and approximately 800,000 use a credit…

The market research company Roy Morgan has published its Gambling Currency Report, revealing data that gambling on poker machines is declining. The results of the report are based by a Single Source survey held by Roy Morgan after thorough face-to-face interviews with more than 1,000 Australian residents on a weekly basis in their homes. According to the latest data provided by the market research company’s report, the Northern Territory remains the part of Australia that has the highest betting and poker machine participation rates among all Australian states and territories.…

The head of the National Health Service (NHS) has addressed a number of UK gambling companies and urged to take the actions on tackling gambling-related harm and gambling addiction as soon as possible. Claire Murdoch, head of England’s mental health services wrote a letter to bet365, GVC Holdings, Flutter Entertainment, William Hill and BetFred to share her concern with some allegations that gambling companies were targetting problem gamblers. She explained that providing incentives such as free bets, free tickets and VIP gambling experiences to people who find it hard to…

Apart from the ban that is set to be imposed on the use of credit cards for gambling, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has also announced that all iGaming operators would be required to take part in GAMSTOP, the nation-wide self-exclusion scheme. As Casino Guardian has previously revealed, the scheme had been specially developed to provide local customers with the chance to ban themselves from online gambling by making one request only rather than filing requests to each operator. The GAMSTOP scheme is expected to make self-exclusion easier for people…