Author: Daniel Williams

Taking into account the popularity of lotteries among British customers, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) issued a number of compliance recommendations aimed at all operators that run a licensed society lottery. In the light of the increasing popularity of house raffles, the UK Gambling Commission warned that organisers of all kinds of lotteries on the territory of the UK must comply with the gambling legislation. Back in August, the country’s gambling regulatory authority urged organisers of house raffles to make sure they are not breaking any rules and emphasized on…

Chancellor Philip Hammond has hinted that the UK Government could finally restrict the gambling machines in the country, despite earlier claims that the UK Treasury has managed to destroy the authorities’ attempt for imposing tighter regulation on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Recently, fixed-odds betting machines have been one of the major concerns of local authorities and non-profit organisations aimed at problem gambling behaviour, as they have raised a red flag over the serious negative effects FOBTs could have on players. However, a possible crackdown could equal a reduction in the…

UK gambling companies have been revealed as some of the top free gifts and hospitality providers to local Members of Parliament, raising some concerns that such contributions are being used as FOBTs Lobbying. At the end of last week, the annual list of gifts declared in the Register of Members’ Interests were released as part of the obligatory declarations Members of Parliament are required to make in case that the total of such freebies from a single contributor exceeds £300 over a period of one year. A total of 187…

Rumours that the largest sports betting companies in the UK use third parties to collect people’s data in order to target more vulnerable players have emerged in the media. Only a day after one of the largest online gambling companies in the UK – 888 UK Limited – was imposed an enormous monetary fine of £7.8 million for failing to handle customers at risk, The Guardian claimed it can revealed such activity, saying that UK bookmakers look to take advantage of the ones on low incomes and ones that have…

The UK gambling sector has considerably increased its size over the past ten years, mainly because of the raising popularity of online gambling among local customers. Another factor that is considered to have helped the British gambling industry boost its market share is the more liberal approach that the Government of the Prime Minister Tony Blair had in terms of gambling legislation and regulation. Betting operators in the territory of the UK were given the opportunity to access their potential customers directly in their homes thanks to the Gambling Act…

The leading British charity organisation aimed at dealing with problem gambling and gambling addictions – GambleAware – has revealed that it is to hold its 5th annual Harm-Minimisation Conference in December 2017. The Conference is to be hosted at The King’s Fund in London on December 6th and 7th for fifth consecutive year. For half a decade now, the non-profit organisation promoting responsible gambling has been the organiser of a Harm-Minimisation in Gambling Conference on an annual basis. Over the years, GambleAware conferences have become a driving force in shaping…

The iGaming industry of the UK is hoping to develop a special framework that would cover the entire online gambling sector in order to help operators identify potential gambling addicts and prevent them from losing control on their betting habits. These hopes come after the leading charity organisation GambleAware has announced the results of a recent research revealing the gambling addicts’ spending habits. At the time when the charity revealed its findings, campaigners shared that the report would be helpful to the online gambling operators in order to raise their…

Today, the UK-based betting and gambling company Ladbrokes Coral Group revealed that it is to pay a voluntary off-shore greyhound levy from the beginning of 2018. The levy that is to be based on the operator’s off-shore turnover generated from greyhound races. The intentions of the gambling operator were confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of Ladbrokes Coral, Jim Mullen, who described greyhound racing as a much loved and important part of the company’s both in-shop and digital offering, despite the fact its popularity have recently decreased. According to Mr.…

Problem gambling has recently become a serious problem not only in the UK, but also on a global scale. When it comes to the UK, the number of individuals suffering from gambling addictions has considerably risen over the last few years, with the local Government and charitable authorities focused on problem gambling trying to tackle it. The leading UK non-profit organisation GambleAware has presented a report dedicated to some habits of gambling addicts. The research was carried out by the accountancy firm PwC. According to the charity organisation, the findings…

It seems that fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) would remain as one of the hottest issues in the gambling industry of the UK for the time being. It came to our knowledge, that a gambling addiction expert, Tony Marini, has harshly criticised the machines, which according to him, led players to temptation that could not be resisted. After it became clear that players in Scotland have spent an amount of £1.1 billion on fixed-odds betting terminals in only an eight-year period, the expert in gambling addictions has shared his dismay with…