Author: Daniel Williams

The head of the gambling giant bet365 Denise Coates has been announced on the Sunday Times Tax List as the largest taxpayer in the UK in 2021. According to reports, the Coates family paid a total of £481.7 million, which put them on top of the annual ranking of the biggest tax payments in the country for the third consecutive year. Although the tax payment of the family owning one of the largest gambling empires on a global scale was down from the £573 million tax they paid in 2020,…

The Government of the state of Victoria is currently facing increasing pressure to adopt the strictest rules in terms of gambling addiction on the poker machines offered at Crown Melbourne. The growing criticism comes at a moment when various experts have warned that problem gamblers could be pushed away from the casino and into some suburban gaming facilities in case the proposed measure is imposed. As reported earlier this week, the Government of Premier Andrews is reconsidering an extremely important recommendation made by Commissioner Ray Finkelstein after the Royal Commission…

The Government of Premier Daniel Andrews is once again considering a promise to implement maximum loss and time limits for the players of Crown Resorts’ pokies. In 2021, the Royal Commission headed by Ray Finkelstein, QC, made a recommendation for stricter rules to be imposed so that problem gamblers are given the chance to reduce their losses. Some of the proposed measures included mandatory limits on the time and money spent by customers on the 2,628 poker machines in Crown Melbourne. According to reports, in 2019/2020, poker machines generated a…

A group of Members of Parliament (MPs) has criticised the regulator of the British gambling industry, saying that the watchdog was trying to reduce problem gambling rates and was encouraging the Government to unveil special measures for the sector. The latest report released by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on gambling-related harm has presented a number of controversial findings. As mentioned above, one of the key claims made by the Group was that the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has been trying to impose extremely harsh measures on the gambling sector.…

The leader of the all-party parliamentary group for gambling-related harm said that the lottery operator of the UK should be suspended from using the National Lottery’s brand and logo to popularise so-called instant-win games that may result in gambling addiction. The Labour MP Carolyn Harris, who also chairs the group of British Members of Parliaments who examine gambling-related harm, explained that the online games that are currently being offered by Camelot – the operator of the National Lottery – were equally harmful as the rest of the products that the…

A yellow card received by a player of Arsenal F.C. in a Premier League match earlier in the 2021/2022 season is being investigated by the UK Football Association over allegations of some betting patterns that were found suspicious. According to claims, bookmakers have informed the governing body of association football in England that an unusual amount of money was placed on the chance of an Arsenal F.C. player to receive a yellow card during a football match. Reports say that people close to the UK gambling industry have described the…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed that two online casinos will have to pay an overall amount of £1.3 million after an investigation held by the industry watchdog revealed that both businesses failed to comply with some social responsibility rules. As the UKGC announced, Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited, which is currently trading as grosvenorcasino.com, bellacasino.com, meccagames.com and meccabingo.com, is set to pay a regulatory settlement worth £700,557 for its social responsibility failures. The other company that would be affected by the UK gambling regulatory action is Annexio (Jersey) Limited,…

New research has found that thousands of British students are spending an average of £30 weekly and around £1,600 annually on gambling, with many of them falling into debt and missing out on their higher education to fund their betting habits. A survey held among 2,000 students found that 80% of the participants gambled. About one-third of those (35%) admitted they have used their student loan, bank overdrafts, taken out payday loans, or borrowed money from friends in order to gamble. The study has found that the situation has escalated…

Twelve professional Scottish football players and two managerial team members have faced accusations of violating the betting rules of the Scottish Football Association (SFA). They have been named in a gambling investigation. All 14 of the individuals have allegedly placed bets on football matches which they are currently not allowed to do. According to reports, six players of Elgin City F.C. are among the dozen footballers facing disciplinary panels at the Scottish football’s regulator. A number of local media hubs have shared information that some of the players placed bets…

British bookmakers will not be able to attract sports fans to their platforms with the provision of live FA Cup matches because the Football Association (FA) decided not to sell live streaming rights to them during the next tender. According to media reports, UK gambling operators will be practically left out of the 2024 UK live streaming rights offer. The decision comes at a time when the Football Association has been subject to a lot of criticism that bookmakers took advantage of the offered live streaming rights to force soccer…