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.
In the United Kingdom, a new investigation from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reportedly found that sportsbetting advertising is now ever-present during the broadcast of live soccer games on te...
UK-based innovator and world-class gaming machine manufacturer, Astra Games, has renewed its distribution agreement with E-Systems GmbH, a German-based distributor of casino equipment.
Under the terms of the...
In the United Kingdom, Friday saw the Committee of Advertising Practice watchdog join with the Gambling Commission, the Advertising Standards Authority and the Remote Gambling Association to write a letter warn...
Horseracing data and content provider Racing Post B2B has announced that land-based betting shops in the United Kingdom and Ireland now have a new way to display real-time tipping and betting information follow...
Tom Horn Gaming is a top slot supplier within the gambling industry that recently announced the UK Gambling Commission has approved a request for a Combined Remote Operating License. With the new license, the c...
After last month launching a wide-ranging review of its business and capital structures, British pools betting innovator Sportech has now announced that it is open to serious offers for the entirety of its oper...
Online casino and bingo operator Jackpotjoy has announced that Andrew McIver is to step down as its Chief Executive Officer from the end of January after successfully leading the firm’s listing on the London St...
Just in time for Halloween, after giving us a spooky sneak peek earlier this month UK-based online casino software provider Iron Dog Studio has finally released Blood Queen. Powered by NYX’s Open Gaming System ...
Part of the Gauselmann Group of Germany, Blueprint Gaming is considered a top UK-based game studio. The company recently announced they are expanding their product offering by working with Merkur Gaming, as wel...
UK-based supplier of high-quality, electronic gaming content, Realistic Games, has released a pair of instant win games, Over the Rainbow and Bully4U, from its growing instant win portfolio.
The new 3-reel s...
As one of the largest online gambling operators in Europe, the Kindred Group operates 13 brands and serves more than 20 million customers across the globe. Part of being a quality online gaming operator is to o...
UK-based online casino slots developer ReelNRG has reportedly signed a landmark content agreement that will see its growing games portfolio integrated with BetVictor, a Gibraltar-headquartered independent bookm...
Harry Fry is a racehorse trainer who specializes in National Hunt racing and he recently signed a new brand ambassador deal with Betway. Fry will be using his insight of the racehorse industry to create regular...
William Hill PLC (LSE: WMH) has confirmed the appointment of former Betfair exec Mark Brooker as the UK-based bookmaker’s new Chairman of Corporate Responsibility Committee.
Originally announced by William H...
Responsible Gambling Week was launched on October 12 by the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG). The campaign, which runs through the 18th, is a national initiative whose goal is the promotion of res...