United Kingdom

If you count the thousands of betting shops along with the casinos, the United Kingdom offers more gambling facilities than the United States, the country with the most casinos in the world. The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) administers one of the world's largest and most robust regulatory and enforcement frameworks in existence, so the Gambling Commision features prominently in our reporting about the UK. London is also home to some of the most important conferences and trade shows for online and terrestrial casinos so were cover those as well.

Mergers and acquisitions occur in Great Britain with greater regularity as the industry consolidates and big fish eat smaller fish. Not all partnerships result in one of the entities being consumed, so we stay on top of news about UK-based and licensed online casino game developers as software agnostic platforms dominate the industry.

Sportradar Partners With Tennis Data Innovations For ATP Tour And ATP Challenger Tour

Sportradar, a multinational corporation based in Switzerland, has entered into a multi-year deal with Tennis Data Innovations (TDI), the specialist commercial vehicle of ATP Media and ATP and based in England, ...

Octoplay Signs Paddy Power and Betfair for the UK Market Debut

Octoplay, a fast-growing game development studio, has partnered up with the leading UK gambling operators Paddy Power and Betfair. The direct integration of the partners will mark the developer’s debut in the l...

Push Gaming Enters Switzerland Thanks To a Partnership With Grand Casino Luzern

Push Gaming, a B2B gaming supplier based in London, UK, continues to work hard to satisfy existing and attract new players. In this regard, on November 22nd, it officially released a new slot called Boss Bear a...

888 Holdings Rejects $883 Million Acquisition Bid from Playtech to See Share Price Increase

The global online casino and sports book operator 888 Holdings has reportedly rejected the acquisition bid from the Playtech PLC, the software development company delivering solutions to the iGaming industry. A...

Betting And Gaming Council Calls On UK Chancellor To Reconsider “Stealth Casino Tax”

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), the UK’s only wagering and gaming industry body, has called on the Chancellor to reconsider indirect tax on land-based casinos, the Autumn Statement confirmed. UK casino...

Tim Miller Highlights Plans For Second Round Of Gambling Act Review Consultations

Tim Miller, executive director of policy and research at the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), pointed out plans for the newest round of consultation on the Gambling Act Review White Paper. New round of consult...

Jelly Entertainment Acquires Wundermachine To Optimize Content Distribution

Jelly Entertainment, a UK-based game development studio, has reportedly completed the acquisition of Wundermachine, a B2B supplier of social gaming products and technology. The acquisition represents a signific...

Kambi Enters Into Sportsbook Alliance With LiveScore Group

Kambi Group Plc, a B2B supplier of sports wagering services to licensed B2C gambling operators, has entered into a permanent deal to offer its sportsbook to the LiveScore Group of firms, which consists of 2 onl...

London’s Iconic Crockfords Casino Closes After 195 Years For The Lack of High Rollers

Crockfords Casino, the iconic London property owned by the Genting gaming group, closes after 195 years of operations. The legendary home to high rollers closes over the owner's allegations that the city of Lon...

Light & Wonder Reveals Online Debut Of Legendary Hit: WILLY WONKA™: WORLD OF WONKA

After signing an exclusive distribution deal with SPRIBE for the US market, Light & Wonder Inc., formerly Scientific Games Corp, a flagship developer of land-based and digital games based in Las Vegas, Neva...