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, Chelmsford City Racecourse has unveiled a $61.53 million plan that would see the Essex venue open and casino and be permitted to host up to ten outdoor music festivals a year.
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After 18 months of negotiations, British sportsbetting operators Ladbrokes and Gala Coral Group Limited have completed their $2.81 billion merger to create the biggest retail bookmaker in the United Kingdom wit...
In the United Kingdom, the operator of The National Lottery has reportedly suspended its mobile app following the discovery of a technical glitch that meant some players may have been incorrectly told to discar...
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...
William Hill is a top operator of betting shops in the United Kingdom, offering thousands of facilities across the country. The gambling operator recently announced that as many as 2,300 of their betting shops ...
After beginning the process of obtaining a license in January of 2012, Global Gaming Ventures (Development) Limited has this week unveiled detailed plans for its new Victoria Gate Casino for the northern Englis...
In alignment with their focus on keeping problem gambling at bay, the UK government has recently announced a plan to review the fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) found at UK sports betting providers under th...
In the United Kingdom, the Competition And Markets Authority independent regulator has launched an investigation into allegations that some online gambling operators are refusing to pay up or preventing players...
UK bookmaker William Hill and Canadian based Amaya Inc released a joint statement last week confirming that both companies were in discussions for a possible merger that would be based on a merger of equals. Wh...
As part of their previously announced planned merger, British sportsbetting operators Ladbrokes and Gala Coral Group Limited have revealed that they will be offloading 359 licensed betting shops to rivals Betfr...
The United Kingdom (UK) government is looking to impose more restrictions on the gambling industry in the country with regard to day time gambling advertisements via traditional and social media outlets. The UK...
William Hill is one of the most well known bookmakers in the world and operates the biggest network of betting outlets in the United Kingdom, while Amaya Inc, the parent company for PokerStars, the biggest onli...
London, October 5th, 2016
Award winning producer and TV sports presenter Hayley McQueen is to present the SBC Awards 2016 on Wednesday 7th December.
Argyll Entertainment, the company behind the Alan Brazi...
At 6am on Monday morning, the Rainbow Casino at retail superstore and leisure development Teesside Park in North Yorkshire, England will close its doors resulting in the loss of approximately 30 jobs.
The Ga...
Back in August, the UK Gambling Commission announced that any website that provides a service to facilitate the making or accepting of wagers between others required a betting license. Because of this new requi...