The Betting and Gaming Council, Bacta, Lotteries Council and the Bingo Association have confirmed that the Safer Gambling Week will start on October 17 and will last until October 23. In a joint statement, the 4 betting and gaming associations in the UK said that they are planning to build on the success in 2021. […]
We already know which 19 teams will play in the Premier League in the 2022-23 season. There’s one spot left, and two teams are battling for it – Huddersfield and Nottingham Forest. Which of the two will qualify for the EPL? That’s the question that will be answered on Sunday, May 29, after the two […]
The UK Gambling Commission has appointed Andrew Rhodes as the permanent chief executive. Rhodes was appointed as interim chief executive of the British regulator back in June 2021, two months after Neil McArthur decided to step down. Rhodes Was Rumored to Remain at the Helm Since January Even though the UKGC appointed Rhodes as the […]
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has extended its partnership deal with InteractSport, a sports data and technology company. This was announced by Sportradar, InteractSport’s parent group. InteractSport Will Continue Supporting the ECB The ECB has worked together with InteractSport since 2017. Thanks to the sports data provider, the ECB has successfully boosted fan […]
The leading developer and designer of mobile and web applications, xDesign, announced a new multi-year collaboration with North America’s premier sports gaming platform, FanDuel. xDesign and FanDuel to Create 400 New Jobs The announcement came Tuesday and will see the duo jointly invest £250,000 ($312,500). Ultimately, the new collaboration will seek to create high-value jobs […]
Around 65% of gamblers in the United Kingdom are not in favor of highly restrictive betting and imposed wagering limits, according to data from a YouGov survey. They argued that the said measures would likely make them look for unregulated or black markets. Today, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) decided to embrace a new […]
Malta-based games and virtual sports provider Leap Gaming was given the green light to operate on the British market. The British Gambling Commission has issued the new supplier license, following a series of licenses obtained for the regulated gaming markets in Sweden on March 10 and Romania a week later. Leap Gaming Joins One of […]
As the government is preparing to impose more restrictive measures on gambling in a bid to safeguard consumers against gambling-related harm, and in more extreme cases, suicides, not everyone seems to be happy with the measure. In fact, some 65% of gamblers in the United Kingdom argue that by being too restrictive and setting limits […]
The parents of a 24-year old English teacher who took his own life in 2017, are unhappy with the British government’s responsive measures in dealing with problem gambling and voice their grievances in an exclusive with The Guardian. Bereaved Family Fears Government Not Helpful Enough Back at the beginning of March, David Urpeth, the Sheffield […]
London’s High Court will have to weigh in on whether the UK National Lottery may continue to operate or whether it will be stalled due to the legal battle between the UK Gambling Commission on the one hand and the outgoing lottery operator, Camelot, on the other. After losing the fourth selection process to Allwyn […]
