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, the Information Commissioner's Office electronic data protection regulator has reportedly launched an investigation into whether local online sports betting sites are breaking the law by ...
Global online gambling operator GVC Holdings has selected sports marketing firm Bartle Bogle Hegarty Sport (BBH Sport) to serve as the lead creative agency for its Bwin online sports betting brand.
The deal ...
Gaming software development firm Microgaming has revealed that the inaugural charity poker tournament it organized around February’s ICE Totally Gaming trade show in London raised in excess of $8,600 for four o...
Global online gaming and sportsbetting giant William Hill has announced that Ruth Prior will be joining its corporate ranks later in the year to serve as Chief Financial Officer.
London-listed William Hill i...
What once was one of the largest casinos in the region could be making a return as Birmingham-based Genting UK assesses the future of its Aston property, which could see a new, smaller scale casino operation in...
Gambling software, systems and services firm Playtech has launched its largest ever online casino network promotion that is promising to award players with cash prizes totaling in excess of £500,000 ($625,800) ...
Multinational sportsbetting and gaming firm GVC Holdings has released its financial results for 2016 showing that pro forma sports wagers increased by 4% year-on-year to reach $4.92 billion off of a margin that...
The KPMG Gibraltar eSummit will feature over 40 keynote speakers this year when the event is once again held on the Sunborn Gibraltar, the world's first and only 5-star "super-yacht" hotel. The engaging thought...
To celebrate completing the $4.13 million refurbishment of its Grosvenor Casino Nottingham, United Kingdom casino operator Rank Group has announced that the venue will be hosting a two-week inauguration festiva...
In the United Kingdom, real estate investments firm Aprirose Limited has announced that it intends to sell the building that houses London’s iconic Grosvenor Victoria Casino and is only prepared to entertain of...
In the United Kingdom, a new study from the Gambling Commission regulator has found that 2016 saw the average rate of gambling among adults increase by 3.6% year-on-year to stand at 48.4% with tickets for the N...
After losing an appeals court ruling in November concerning an attempt to collect the over $9.5 million he allegedly won while enjoying games of high-stakes baccarat at London’s exclusive Crockfords casino, Ame...
Kindred Group Plc (formerly Unibet) is set to take over rival 32Red Plc in the latest move in an industry beset with consolidation. The deal is for GBP175.6 million ($219 million) or 196 pence per share, a 16% ...
Global online gaming and sportsbetting giant William Hill has released its financial results for 2016 showing that “a challenging year” had produced a 1% increase year-on-year in net revenues to $1.99 billion w...
In the United Kingdom, some 53 football players from the nation’s top eight leagues were reportedly flagged to the Gambling Commission regulator in the 29 months after new rules were brought in to stamp out mem...