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.
On Friday, daily fantasy sport enthusiasts joined the estimated 8.5 million season-long fantasy football fans in the United Kingdom as the world’s leading daily fantasy sports platform, DraftKings, announced it...
A press release from Clarion Events notes that "ICE is the United Nations of gaming as international visitors gather in London," and it couldn't be more true. The mega gaming industry event has attracted more t...
It is the do-not-miss industry event: 2016’s ICE Totally Gaming – the show that has evolved to become the annual launch pad for gaming innovation. Not only will hundreds of new products be introduced to the gam...
The list of approved Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services by the UK Gambling Commission received another entity – ThePOGG.com. The reputable affiliate portal that has been online for several years now ...
World tennis was rocked this week when a player from South America got candid and revealed that match fixing was a common occurrence on the circuit and it wasn’t a secret as both players and the authorities tha...
February 1st, regulators and industry insiders will be sharing their expertise on the ever-evolving online gaming industry at the 6th Annual Regulatory Conference on International Online Gaming to be staged at ...
PokerStars is ready to work on their marketing campaign for BetStars, the new sports betting brand offered by Amaya Gaming. BetStars will be the first foray by Amaya in the sports betting industry, with Crispin...
A Cromwell Mint Casino croupier has been arrested for theft after he was caught stealing thousands of pounds’ worth of gaming chips after several months. The croupier used a secret tube in his pocket in order t...
A faulty smartphone app has apparently caused a couple in the U.K. to be denied a $52 million lottery jackpot.
You think you have bad luck? Don’t tell that to Edwina and David Nylan, grandparents in England ...
Caesars Entertainment was fined by the UK Gambling Commission for falling short of the protocols set in place for anti-money laundering (AML). On Wednesday, the UKGC posted a notice on their website, stating th...
UK gambling watchdog Senet Group has launched a major social media campaign that targets young men and promotes responsible gambling. The hashtag used for the campaign is #gamblesmart and it will be seen everyw...
Online gambling websites invest millions of dollars to implement the latest in online security attacks to prevent them from cyber attacks. Max Whitehouse, a teenager in the United Kingdom found it all too easy ...
The Isle of Man (IoM) is recognized as one of the most reputable eGaming jurisdictions in the world, and KPMG’s eGaming Summits have established themselves as the eGaming industry's premiere events for stimulat...
Online gaming is one of the fastest growing segments of the gambling industry. And the Isle of Man, one of eGaming’s most respected locales, will play host to an invitation only gathering of gaming professional...
The UK gambling operator Gala Coral revealed that it came to an agreement with Caledonia Investments to sell its Gala Bingo retail business for £241 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the n...