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This week, the Leeds City Council heard that the number of people who referred to a gambling support charity organisation for help has declined during the course of the coronavirus pandemic. At their latest meeting, Leeds City Councillors asked what effects has the Covid-19 crisis had on the number of people using the gambling support services provided by GamCare in Leeds communities. Although officers did not provide the exact numbers of service users, they confirmed a decline was registered in the number of people who addressed professionals while looking for…

Reports say that the Government of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is more and more likely to impose a ban on gambling sponsorship deals with football clubs by the autumn of 2021. The change is being considered at a time when the country’s authorities have been trying to tackle problem gambling rates. There was a call for evidence regarding tougher measure in the sector as part of the most extensive review of the UK gambling industry since 2005, which is set to expire in March 2021. According to people close…

The UK has been one of the best-developed gambling markets on a global scale. Years ago, betting was associated mostly with horse racing but nowadays, football has managed to shift it from the top position, becoming the most lucrative sport of the gambling industry. In fact, gambling on football has increased in popularity with the popularity of the game, as well as with the evolution of the sports media promoting it. Furthermore, younger audiences have been attracted as gambling companies have been targeting younger football fans through up-to-date sports coverage.…

British gambling charity organisation GambleAware has backed new findings of the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and called for more gambling companies to start offering their customers the flexibility to set their own deposit limits. A recent study found that the presence of high-value options found in gambling websites encourage customers to opt for higher deposit limits. Deposit limit tools are already being present in the majority of online gambling sites in the UK, with customers usually required to choose from some pre-defined options available in a dropdown menu at the…

HSBC Bank revealed that it has decided to extend its cooling-off period for avid gamblers. The announcement of the British banking and financial services organisation that it has boosted its cooling-off period from 24 hours to 72 hours comes at a time when gambling revenue and gamblers’ active accounts are rising. The cooling-off period was implemented by British banks and financial service organisations to prevent gamblers, who have been playing excessively, from spending too much money on gambling products. As mentioned above, HSBC Bank has decided to extend this period…

The major regulator of the UK gambling sector has published more information regarding the impact of the renewed stricter coronavirus lockdown measures on local consumers’ gambling behaviour. The latest data published by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) covers the period from March to November 2020 and reflects both online gambling and consumer research. The gambling watchdog revealed this time it did not require data from licensed betting operators (LBOs) for November 2020, as a result of the latest lockdown measures imposed at the time on the industry, along with the…

The New South Wales (NSW) Crime Commission has shared its concern that the country’s economy could turn into a desired destination for money laundering associated with international criminals who may have been attracted by the successful way the Australian Government has been managing the coronavirus crisis. The state’s Crime Commission explained that its fears have risen because, according to new figures, the profits generated by the poker machines operating in NSW in 2020’s final months increased in comparison to the ones from the year before. The growth in the electronic…

The Football Association (FA) has failed to extend the 10-week ban on Kieran Trippier, which could have made the player’s availability for the European Championships. The FA did not manage to revise the dates of his punishment for the defender’s violations of the existing betting regulations. As Casino Guardian reported, the football governing body suspended the 30-year-old player for 10 weeks following some findings that Mr Trippier had encouraged his friends to wager on his transfer from Tottenham F.C. to Atlético Madrid in the summer of 2019. On December 23rd,…

UK racing suffered another major blow yesterday after the country’s Government rejected the industry’s request to roll out a formal review of the applicable gambling levy in 2021. In a letter sent to the Chair of the British Horseracing Association (BHA), Annamarie Phelps, the country’s Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston has made it clear that the current review of the UK Gambling Act of 2005 will not include the increase of the levy rate above the 10% one that local bookmakers are currently obliged to pay. Mr Huddleston shared that the…

The European lottery operator Sazka Group has hired the former Chief Executive Officer of Sainsbury – Justin King – as an advisor on its bid to acquire the operating licence for the UK National Lottery. Mr King, who is a veteran in the retail sector, currently occupies the vice-chairman position at Terra Firma, a private equity firm. Prior to the ten years spent at the leader’s position at Sainsbury, he also occupied top executive jobs at Marks & Spencer and Asda. He is the first person appointed to a new…