Author: Daniel Williams

The investigation of Racing NSW, the regulatory body for thoroughbred racing in the state of New South Wales, into Sally Snow, an ex-trading manager at Tabcorp, and her spouse, has spread to include Unibet’s local head of bookmaking. According to media reports, the phone and laptop of Phil Moyes, who has been with the gambling operator since 2012, had been willingly provided to the investigators by Mr Moyes himself as part of an investigation into the Snow family and their relationship with the prominent gambler Steve Fletcher. Both the phone…

A problem gambler who spent £125,000 while playing with the LeoVegas and Casino online casinos claims that both operators had not only turned a blind eye to her addiction but had also offered her bonuses to make her bet more. The 42-year-old woman, who used to work as an accountant, has been receiving professional help after using nine credit cards to gamble. Her losses include an overnight spree which cost her £54,000 at a time when one of the gambling websites allowed her to place bets amounting to over £380,000…

Young veterans from the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) have urged local authorities to make sure that controversial poker machines are eliminated from its clubs. For the time being, there are about 280 RSL sub-branches in the state of Victoria. A total of 52 of them have poker machines. Lately, a group of young veterans headed by the former Army officer David Petersen is calling for higher welfare payments of veterans and stricter measures aimed at tackling gambling machines for spreading further. The 32-year-old Petersen is currently president…

An Irish minister has shared his frustration about the delay in introducing new laws to regulate the local gambling industry. At the same time, the junior minister at the Department of Justice, David Stanton, has confessed that he is powerless to address spreading gambling addiction, describing the problem as a health issue. Speaking at a meeting of the Oireachtas Justice Committee a couple of days ago, he explained that he could work to restrict gambling advertising in the country and prevent gambling from being popularised, but shared that addressing problem…

Researchers have warned that the constant development of social media platforms is making it harder for people to make a distinction between regular online games and gambling. The warning has come at a time when Irish authorities have shared their concern about underage individuals who have been exposed to the possible negative impact of gambling advertising across social media. Dr Crystal Fulton, who works at the University College Dublin, has made a presentation to the Oireachtas Justice Committee, explaining that research participants had made suggestions that Irish people’s awareness of…

The former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes has faced a charge with misconduct following allegations of breaching the Football Association (FA) betting rules. The 44-year-old ex-football player is alleged to have placed 140 bets on football matches in the period from August 17th, 2015 to January 12th, 2019. At the time, he was a co-owner of Salford City F.C., a professional association football club which currently competes in the National League. Scholes retired from his career as a football player in 2013 and a year later, in 2014,…

According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of brick-and-mortar gambling shops in Teesside, Middlesbrough, is rising. The information provided by the ONS has revealed that there were 130 betting shops in the region in 2018. In comparison, there were 120 betting outlets in the area in 2017. This is the first time the number of retail betting shops in Teesside has been on the rise since 2015. The rise has been considered surprising because of the ever-increasing popularity of online betting, which more players tend…

An addiction expert has warned that more Irish women are put at risk of getting hooked on gambling due to the rising popularity of online gambling. According to Austin Prior, a leading counsellor, the fact that online gambling could remain hidden for quite some time has made it possible for more women to remain in the dark, as they have been gambling in the privacy of their homes. As explained by counsellor Prior, gambling addiction rates in Ireland have grown dramatically over the years, along with the popularity of gambling.…

The Government of the United Kingdom is inclined to impose an outright ban on gambling with credit cards, which is established as a risk factor for developing problem gambling behaviours and fueling a gambling addiction. Following calls by the Labour Party for stopping the practice of gambling with money that you do not actually have, Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright commented that the Government intends to take action on this issue. Gambling with credit cards, which according to estimates amounts up to £8.6 billion every year, was pointed out as one…

Members of Parliament have urged Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright to raise the annual sales limit for charity lotteries to £100 million. Motions tabled in Westminster and Holyrood call for a reform in the charity law that was proposed last year by the Gambling Commission and has received support by most political parties. If the changes are implemented, charity or society lotteries will be able to raise up to £100 million a year, which would have an immediate positive impact on the funding of charitable organizations, according to proponents of the…