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Flutter To Scoop Up UK Bingo Operator Tombola For €479m

Summary Flutter Entertainment set to buy Tombola in all cash deal Tombola will be acquired for a price tag of €479 million Tombola has over 400,000 average monthly playersl Gambling giant Flutter Entertainment is set to get even bigger as the Irish gambling powerhouse has now announced plans to acquire UK bingo operator Tombola. Flutter...

Survey Shows High Volume Of UK Gambling Ads Aired During School Run

by Luke Thomas

Summary Radio gambling ads target children in during school run Anti-gambling opponents call for Government to do more Entain decides not to run radio gambling ads during school times Nielsen carried out a detailed survey on the UK gambling marketing with a focus on gambling advertising. The results show that gambling operators are the second...

BGC Reiterates Commitment To Responsible Gambling As Numbers Drop

by Luke Thomas

The United Kingdom (UK) has had to deal with a significant rise in problem gambling numbers for the last few years that has caused a lot of headaches for the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and the UK government. The UKGC has taken a number of steps in recent years and so has the government to...

BGO Is Suspended By The UKGC For Not Protecting Players

by Luke Thomas

The UK Gambling Commission (GC) has suspended online operator BGO Entertainment‘s remote gaming license. BGO, which operates BGO.com, Powerspins, Vegasluck, and Chili.com, has been under investigation by the UKGC since September 2019, after failing a compliance assessment in 2018. The license suspension came into effect immediately as the gambling regulator continues its investigations into the...

Self-Exclusion Rates In The UK Go Up By 25 pct In 2021

by Luke Thomas

The COVID-19 crisis resulted in an extended lockdown in the United Kingdom. With millions of Brits being stuck at home and not having much to do; they turned to online gambling and betting sites for entertainment. Licensed iGaming operators in the UK reported a spike in online gaming revenues during the lockdown as a number...

UKGC Fines Lottoland Operator £760k For Multiple Violations

by Luke Thomas

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has come down hard on EU Lotto, which is the company operating Lottoland’s UK facing website. The operator has been slapped with a heavy £760,000 fine as it failed to meet its social responsibilities and not having in place proper anti-money laundering protocols. Apart from the fine, the operator will...

UKGC Director Highlights Challenges Internationalisation Will Pose

by Luke Thomas

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is one of the most respected gambling regulators in the world. UKGC Director Tim Miller recently spoke at the conference for International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) and shared some of the challenges that regulators around the world are going to face in the coming months. Miller said the gambling...

TFL Asked To Ban All Gambling Advertisements By London’s Mayor

by Luke Thomas

A special committee is currently reviewing the 2005 Gambling Act and they are expected to make major changes that will impact the gambling market in the United Kingdom. While the special committee conducts their review, a number of different stakeholders are pushing for new measures to be imposed to control the spread of problem gambling...

Flutter Entertainment To Limit Max Deposit Limit For Bettors Under 25

by Luke Thomas

Flutter Entertainment which is one of the biggest gambling operators in the world and parent company to popular brands such as Betfair and Paddy Power has made a big decision that will impact players under 25 in the UK and Ireland. Flutter Entertainment has decided to cap the max deposit limit of all players under...

UK’s Most Deprived Areas Have Most Number Retail Betting Shops

by Luke Thomas

Poorer areas in the UK have the most number of gambling sites across the country, resulting in more hardship and increased social problems according to new research “The geography of gambling premises in Britain” conducted by the University of Bristol, in collaboration with the Standard Life Foundation. The study found that the UK’s most deprived...

GambleAware Relaunches Bet Regret Campaign During Premier League Season

by Luke Thomas

The Premier League launched its new season last week and UK football fans have been glued to their television screens as most fans are still hesitant to attend games in person due to the on-going concerns with COVID-19. With increased viewership expected across all Premier League football games, gambling operators continue to advertise their services...

UK National Lottery License Selection Delay Will Give Camelot Extra £42m

by Luke Thomas

There has been a lot of interest from lottery operators around the world who are interested in winning the UK National Lottery license. The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) which is the gaming regulator in the country had earlier postponed the time frame for the license renewal. Some of the operators who expressed interesting in acquiring...

UKGC Report Shows Gambling Numbers Have Dropped In 2021

by Luke Thomas

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has been under immense pressure to do more to offer better protection to gamblers and reduce the number of problem gamblers in the UK. The gambling watchdog has rolled out different measures in recent years and it appears that they might finally be having some success. A report from the...

GambleAware Report Shows Bank Data Can Help Determine Gambling Behaviour

by Luke Thomas

Bank transaction data can be used to help figure out a person’s gambling behavior based on recent research commissioned by GambleAware. The research which was conducted by the behavioral insights team, looked into transactional data from two major banks in a bid to determine whether such datasets can be utilized to paint a clearer picture...

Ireland Set To Establish Powerful Gambling Regulator Before End Of 2021

by Luke Thomas

The calls from anti-gambling lobbyists in Ireland are finally getting attention as James Browne, Minister of State for Justice has promised to establish a gambling regulator before the end of 2021. Browne said that the goal is to amend gambling regulations in Ireland to back the new gambling watchdog and give them a lot of...

BGC Asks UK Government To Appoint Gambling Ombudsman

by Luke Thomas

The UK gambling industry is expected to go through a massive gambling overhaul as the government is currently carrying out a detailed review of the archaic 2005 Gaming Act and a full overview of the gambling market. The Government sanctioned gambling review is being carried out independent of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) which is...

UKGC Gets DCMS Approval To Collect Higher Licensing Fees From Oct 1

by Luke Thomas

UK gaming and betting operators have been under the pump in the last few months as the UK government and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) have taken steps to tighten gambling regulations, make gambling advertising protocols more stringent and push for operators to adopt a more responsible gaming outlook. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media...

EGBA Promises Gambling Advertising Compliance During Euro 2020

by Luke Thomas

The European betting market is expected to take in a massive influx of bets during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship. Euro 2020 is scheduled to take place from June 11 to July 11 with over 50 games taking place across 11 host cities. Europe has a massive demographic of bettors and licensed bookmakers are spending...

Northern Ireland To Roll Out Significant Gambling Reform

by Luke Thomas

There have been calls for a long time now in Northern Ireland for the government to make significant changes to the existing gambling regulations which many believe are archaic. The gambling market is governed by the 1985 Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements Order. The government has finally decided to move ahead with revamping the gambling...

Regular iGaming Players Gambled 6x More During UK Lockdown

by Luke Thomas

The United Kingdom (UK) is coming out of an extended lockdown period brought on by the global covid-19 pandemic. While most businesses in the UK struggled financially during the lockdown, the iGaming market in the country flourished. iGaming operators benefitted from the extended downtime as individuals locked up at home turned to online casino sites...