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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…

A request for a so-called “must-win” draw in the National Lottery of Ireland that has followed an unprecedented series of draws with no jackpot win was put on hold. According to reports, in December 2021, the operator of the country’s National Lottery, Premier Lotteries Ireland, sought from the Office of the Lottery Regulator to impose the aforementioned measure after a streak of more than 50 lottery draws without a jackpot win. The unprecedented rollover streak without a jackpot winner has continued into 2022, with the jackpot now having not been…

A Nevada court decided to dismiss the initial temporary restraining order issued in the legal battle between the Australian online gambling operator PlayUp and Laila Mintas, the company’s former chief executive officer in the US. US District Court Judge Gloria Navarro made a decision to rule against the preliminary injunction she had originally issued after additional information was presented to her in the course of the countersuit filed by Ms Mintas. In her lawsuit, the ex-US CEO of PlayUp claims that the initial legal action started against her by executives…

This week, the leading UK problem gambling charity organisation – GambleAware – has revealed the outcome of its grant award process for a pilot project aimed at the provision of gambling disorders residential rehabilitation by the National Gambling Treatment Service. For the 3-year pilot project, the gambling charity has commissioned Adferiad Recovery, which is working in collaboration with Gordon Moody, to provide British adults presenting gambling disorders and complexities, such as substance or alcohol use disorders, with professional residential rehabilitation. GambleAware revealed that its decision outlined the ongoing partnership between…

Yesterday, while taking part in Luck On Sunday on Racing TV, the professional punter Neil Channing talked about the possible negative consequences that the ongoing Government gambling review could inflict on the country’s horse racing sector. Mr Channing has shared that the upcoming outcome of the comprehensive review of the UK Government into the entire gambling sector and its regulation threatens to negatively affect horse racing in case local lawmakers decide to implement stricter affordability checks. Speaking on Luck On Sunday aired on the Racing TV channel, the professional punter…

The acting boss of the UK gambling regulatory body is set to be given the position on a permanent basis. The appointment is to show the approval of the Government for his pledge to impose stricter measures on what he described as “recidivist behaviours’ of gambling operators before the announcement of the authorities’ landmark industry review. Andrew Rhodes occupied the position of acting Chief Executive Officer of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) in June 2021, after the unexpected resignation of Neil McArthur from the job. Since then, Mr Rhodes has…

According to the latest reports, up to 42,000 Northern Ireland-based people could be categorised as gambling addicts, with their problem gambling behaviour often resulting in huge debts. Furthermore, reports have revealed that for every gambler, six more people are affected in a negative way. The UK constituent country of Northern Ireland has registered the highest problem gambling rate in the UK. Currently, the rate of problem gambling here is four times bigger than the one in England, while at the same time the levels of poverty and poor mental health…

Only about a month ago, the Deputy Chief Executive of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) Sarah Gardner highlighted that the country’s major gambling regulatory body and the local gambling industry must share an understanding of the main principles and tasks that would help them improve the sector for the public benefit. At the time she delivered her keynote address at the Annual Convention for BACTA members, Ms Gardner described 2021 as a year of wholesale changes for the UKGC, which welcomed its new CEO and Chairman duo. Sarah Gardner explained…