Legal
November 11, 2021
PGMBM Seeks to File Class-Action Lawsuit in Sky Betting Case
A London-based law firm may be looking to bring action against betting firm and online casino operator Sky Betting and Gaming, citing prohibited advertising as the basis of future litigation. The firm, PGMBM, is looking into the possibility of filing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 120,000 people who mistakenly received a gambling advertisement by […]
Industry
November 11, 2021
As UK Betting Laws are Set to Change, Politicians Are Receiving Donations
As records reveal, gambling companies have given a lot of money as donations to UK MPs and even hired two Members of Parliament as advisors just before historical changes are set to be made to UK’s Gambling Act. As the planned review of the Act is set to start, companies have been accused by campaigners […]
Casino
November 10, 2021
Gambling Companies to Return $1.5M in Healthcare Embezzlement Case
The United Kingdom recently sentenced a general practitioner to three years and four months in prison after he had been found out to have siphoned off approximately $1.5 million from a healthcare organization to fuel his short spell of gambling. In the wake of the discoveries and Dr Rumi Chhapia’s sentence, the gambling companies that […]
Legal
November 9, 2021
Former Horse Data Analyst Sentenced for Fudging Wagering Results
Jack Bentham, a recovering gambling addict and a former horse racing analyst at PA Media, has been sentenced to ten months in prison after he was found guilty of manipulating race data to better reflect his own picks. Effectively, he robbed bettors, who had placed winning bets, of their proceedings by altering the data to […]
Sports
November 5, 2021
GC Looks into Soccer Clubs with Site Links to Gambling Operators
Established in 2007, the UK Gambling Commission regulates, licenses, and guides businesses offering gambling services in the country. Moreover, the Commission ensures that all licensees follow the regulations in the UK. Now, the UKGC will reportedly launch an investigation regarding Premier League and Championship clubs that featured links to betting sites from their pages focused […]
Industry
November 4, 2021
Microgaming Increases Responsible Gambling Efforts, Supports Multiple Charities
In light of the Safer Gambling Week this year, Microgaming announced that it expanded its responsible gambling commitments. Microgaming Extends Support for Betknowmore UK The leading supplier of online gaming software, Microgaming, announced on Wednesday this week that it had enhanced its support for responsible gambling charities this year. The announcement coincides with the Safer […]
Industry
November 3, 2021
More Flutter Trouble as Sky Vegas Targeted Gambling Addicts
Sky Vegas, a Flutter Entertainment-owned online gaming brand, landed in hot regulatory waters after several UK customers who had self-excluded themselves from gambling reported to have been targeted with free spin offers by the brand, an article in The Guardian reveals. Raising Concerns for Relapse Sky Vegas sent promotional messages offering 100 free spins as […]
Industry
November 2, 2021
Flutter’s Q3 2021 Trading Update Reveals Cracks in the Armor
Global gambling group Flutter Entertainment announced a third-quarter trading update today, posting a strong performance and 9% growth mostly driven by sports. However, the markets were unimpressed, and the FTSE100-listed company stock fell 7.3%. Overall Flutter Entertainment’s unaudited results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, revealed revenues of £1.439 billion ($1.967 billion), an increase […]
Industry
November 2, 2021
Social Gambling Ads More Appealing to Children Than Adults
Gambling ads on social media may be more appealing to children than to adult audiences they are supposed to target, a new study by the University of Bristol Suggests. In the study, interviewing 650 children, young adults and adults across the United Kingdom, researchers established that underage individuals found themselves incentivized by the ads that […]
Business
November 1, 2021
Better Collective Launched Gamalyze to Let Players Self-Test
Developer of educational online gaming platforms and sports media Better Collective came up with a new initiative in the safer gambling space to offer players to self-detect potential problem gambling. Detect Problem Gambling Traits Better Collective announced a new problem gambling detection tool, Gamalyze, will feature on its main sports betting media brands, launching it […]