Legal
May 17, 2023
Kwiff Faces ASA Sanction for Underage Marketing Violations
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) discovered a Kwiff ad right next to an article on the Portsmouth FC website, urging young people to join the Junior Blues. The operator denied the accusations, noting that its online marketing software specifically avoided targeting minors. However, The ASA refused to change its decision, stating the circumstances surrounding […]
Blockchain
May 17, 2023
UK Treasury Committee Seeks to Categorize Crypto Trading as Gambling
Certain MPs in the UK seek to categorize crypto trading as a form of gambling and regulate it appropriately. Currently, the sector is considered a financial service but the Treasury Committee believes that it is more akin to gambling in many aspects. MPs noted that cryptocurrency trading can be just as addictive as gambling. Furthermore, […]
Industry
May 17, 2023
NHS Data Confirms Problem Gambling Rate Remains Low in the UK
The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, released a new report, revealing valuable insights about the problem gambling rate in the country. Additionally, the new report outlined what percentage of men and women participated in gambling activities and what were the most popular forms of gambling within the last 12 months. Starting with problem […]
Industry
May 16, 2023
DCMS Receives Feedback from Leading Charities
Gambling treatment service providers have offered recommendations to the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) during an oral evidence session, calling for further measures to address problem gambling. The charities shared their data, noting that problem gambling rates had peaked. However, rising pressure to quickly implement the white paper means the government […]
Industry
May 16, 2023
UKGC Provides ADPH with Funding to Treat Harm in the North East
The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), the representative body for Directors of Public Health in the UK, has bid for £750,000 (around $940,000) that will be used to develop a new safer gambling program in the North East. The North East is infamous for its gambling harm rates. With the UK seeking to […]
Industry
May 15, 2023
Gambler Places 162 Bets in a Night, Sues Bet365 After
Problem gambling can have dire consequences for the finances and sometimes even the lives of people addicted to the activity. Losses to gambling put a financial burden on families as well, given that some compulsive gamblers do not share details about their losses with their loved ones until they pile up huge debts. And while […]
Industry
May 15, 2023
UK Gambling Operator Allegedly Offered Gambling to New Mothers
Currently, there are strict regulations involving gambling advertising in the UK. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which has established robust rules for the promotion of such activities monitors and ensures gambling operators do not breach the rules. It is pretty standard within any jurisdiction that gambling ads cannot target children and this is the case […]
Industry
May 12, 2023
BHA Strengthens Board with Two New Independent NEDs
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), a body governing racing in the United Kingdom, has expanded its team with two new additions. As announced by the regulator, Kyrsten Halley and Tara Warren will join its board as independent non-executive directors (NEDs). Halley joined the company on May 1 and will serve an initial three-year term. Halley […]
Casino
May 12, 2023
William Hill to Use Eurovision Profits to Support Ukraine
Ukraine has been at war with its belligerent neighbor which illegitimately invaded the country in February 2022. The events ever since have been well-documented, with the United Kingdom taking the side of the victim. William Hill Committed to Helping Ukraine Now, William Hill wants to do its part and the company has vowed to donate […]
Sports
May 12, 2023
Football Association Charges Mitch Clark with Betting Violations
Mitch Clark, a player for the British soccer team Accrington Stanley FC, has been found guilty of breaching the English Football Association’s (FA) rules concerning wagering. The association learned that the athlete was a regular bettor, in violation of its wagering rules. As outlined in Rule E8, all English soccer players from level eight and […]
