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Is the New UK Gambling Regulation Hurting this Country’s Market?

September 9, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, European Casino News, United Kingdom

The United Kingdom’s gambling industry has been hit with numerous scandals in the past year and a half. Incident after incident of money laundering, predatory advertisement, and other infractions have forced th...

Gamesys faces penalty package from UK Gambling Commission

Marie Kelley

June 12, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom

Gamesys, an online gambling operator based in Gibraltar, is facing a penalty package from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) after an investigation of the company came to an end. Police determined that three pla...

Gambling Commission warning prompts bookmakers’ removal of games; UKGC investigation continues

K Morrison

April 4, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom

A warning from the United Kingdom's gambling watchdog has forced high street bookmakers, Betfred and Paddy Power Betfair, to remove two recently launched games from shops amid concerns they undermine a clampdow...

Gambling Commission to enforce new player protection rules this October

Marie Kelley

August 2, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, United Kingdom

By October 31st, new rules will come into play that will provide better protection for gamblers regarding misleading promotions. A crackdown by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will see operators who break adv...

Nevada breaks $1 billion again in February

Lars Jones

April 2, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, United Kingdom, Nevada

For the second consecutive month, Nevada's statewide gaming win broke the billion-dollar threshold, thanks to Chinese New Year falling in February this year rather than January as it did last year. The take was...

UKGC settles with Skybet over self-exclusion weaknesses

Lars Jones

March 30, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom

The Gambling Commission in the United Kingdom has levied a £1,000,000 penalty against Skybet for "failing to protect vulnerable customers," according to a statement issued by the UKGC earlier this week. Afte...

Gambling Commission to modify casino complaint process

Lars Jones

July 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, United Kingdom

The Gambling Commission in the United Kingdom (UKGC) implemented a new complaint system in early 2016. In April this year, they released a report on the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process. On Monday t...

888 Holdings subsidiary under investigation by Gambling Commission in UK

Marie Kelley

May 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, United Kingdom

Consumer protection is on the mind of the Gambling Commission, a group that is currently placing their focus on online gaming operator 888 Holdings. It was announced yesterday that a subsidiary of 888 Holdings ...

Insight: The effect of online casinos on the UK

Lars Jones

January 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, United Kingdom

It’s been an exciting decade for fans of the casino. In a relatively short space of time they have seen a plethora of new ways to enjoy their favourite games so now there truly is 24 hour gaming and, best of al...

UK’s ICO lowers the boom on text spamming affiliates

Lars Jones

November 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Data Protection, United Kingdom

Certain spam from online gambling affiliates will no longer be tolerated by the UK. Today more than 400 letters went out from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to companies the watchdog agency believe...

UKGC proposes new online software, tech standards

Marie Kelley

October 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, United Kingdom

In 2015, the UK Gambling Commission started a consultation of the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards and the results found that several changes needed to be made. The UKGC has now proposed revisio...

Sports betting world to gather in London next week for Betting on Sports 2016

Lars Jones

September 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, United Kingdom

In past years, the Betting on Sports conference has attracted sportsbook operators from the UK, Central and Eastern Europe, US, Canada, Africa, Asia, and Australia. This year's event is shaping up to be no diff...

UKGC to allow licensees to use Bitcoin beginning October 31

Lars Jones

August 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Bitcoin accepting properties, United Kingdom

Bitcoin may be coming of age in the online gambling space as UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) licensed casinos will be allowed to deal in convertible digital currencies as of October 31, 2016. Licence condition...

UK Gambling Stats offer interesting insights

Lars Jones

July 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, United Kingdom

The pastime of placing a bet is alive and well in the United Kingdom with strong numbers indicating that all manner of betting activity is going strong in the regulated market. The industry not only provides a ...

Rank Group (Grosvenors) gives up $1.47 million profits for lax money laundering efforts

Lars Jones

September 8, 2015

Online gambling regulation, Money Laundering, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) recently completed an investigation into Grosvenor Casinos' (Rank Group) anti-money laundering policies and found them to be weak. The broader investigation was spurred by look...