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.

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...

ASA Bans Sky Bet Tweet Featuring Gary Neville’s Premiere League Predictions

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned a Sky Bet tweet featuring Gary Neville for inappropriate content. The regulator reportedly ruled that the famous former football player's clip embedded in t...

UK Introduces 1% Gaming Levy to Fund Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment

The British gambling market has got a voluntary operator contributions to the problem gaming fund allowing operators to funnel as little as one pound to the program. The fact that some operators have literally ...

Tim Miller Invites Global Gambling Regulators to Collaborate in Reducing Illegal Gambling

Tim Miller, Executive Director of the GB Gambling Commission, spoke at the Global Gaming Expo on October 10. His main point of discussion was the urge for collaboration between regulators from all over the worl...

OneTouch Releases Wild Voodoo Slot Game to Offer 100 Free Spins And Massive Win Potential

OneTouch, a mobile-first online game developer for real money gambling, continues to deliver cutting-edge slot games. The latest title, Wild Voodoo, invites players to control the witch doctor as he travels thr...

SIS Extends Its Presence In African Regulated Market Through A Partnership With Aardvark Technologies

Sports Information Services, better known as SIS, a flagship provider of multi-channel 24/7 live betting services such as horse and greyhound racing, based in Milton Keynes, UK, has entered into a partnership w...

Flutter Entertainment Acquires Controlling Stake In MaxBet To Enter the Attractive Serbian Market

Flutter Entertainment, a London Stock Exchange listed international sports betting and gambling company, has acquired a controlling stake in Serbia's second-largest sports betting and gaming operator, MaxBet! A...

Lindar Media Limited To Pay £690,947 Fine For AML and Problem Gambling Non-Compliance

UK casino operator Lindar Media Limited is obliged to pay a £690,947 fine for the alleged breach of the socially responsible operating practices and the failures to comply with the anti-money laundering procedu...