Legal
December 17, 2025
Romance Fraudster Who Scammed Women for Gambling Money Lands in Jail
Nigel Baker, a man notorious for his involvement in a romance fraud in the UK, has received a 17-year prison sentence. The man exploited divorced women to accumulate money which he then lost to gambling. The Man Exploited Lonely Mothers for Money Baker, a 56-years-old father of two, gained notoriety for posing as a prominent […]
Industry
December 11, 2025
New UK Study Warns That Gambling Harm May Be More Widespread than Expected
New ScienceDirect research is raising uncomfortable questions about the scale of gambling-related risk in the UK. The data offers a detailed look into how many people will fall under the government’s upcoming financial risk checks. The study is based on a large amount of open banking data and comes just months before the checks become […]
Sports
December 11, 2025
Matchbook Eyes Prediction Market Platform Launch in the UK
Matchbook, a prediction market platform, is planning to introduce its product and services in the United Kingdom early next year, with the news confirmed by interim CEO Ronan McDonagh. The launch could happen as early as January 2026 and serve as a test of the company’s operational capacity before it ventures into the United States, […]
Casino
December 11, 2025
Sentencing Given to Man Following Investigations of Illegal Betting Through WhatsApp
After failing to return GBP 269,000 to a customer’s account, a UK man who was running an illegal WhatsApp gambling business received a sentence. He has received a 30-week suspended prison sentence as well as 200 hours of community service. 40-year-old Haydon Simcock has additionally been instructed to spend 20 hours in rehabilitation. Simcock also […]
Industry
December 10, 2025
University of Glasgow Creates Overwatch Tool for Global Gambling Regulation
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have introduced the Global Gambling Control Scorecard (GGCS) – what they call the world’s first international benchmarking tool for gambling regulation. It enables regulators, researchers, and other stakeholders to assess and compare how effectively different countries oversee gambling and safeguard players. University of Glasgow Launches GGCS Developed by a […]
Business
December 10, 2025
Evoke Considers Sale as UK Tax Hike Looms
Evoke, formerly known as 888, has initiated a strategic review of its business due to its continued business difficulties. Officials teased that a potential sale of the company could be on the table. The Company Will Review Its Options In a regulatory release on December 10, 2025, Evoke confirmed that its board of directors has […]
Industry
December 10, 2025
British Children Say They’d Like to Be Exposed to Fewer Gaming Ads
A new report by UK charity GambleAware has suggested that children and young people are in favor of reducing the gambling content they are exposed to. This comes amid a spike in gambling-related harms among the youth. Children Are in Favor of Reducing Ads GambleAware has published its latest State of the Nation report, outlining […]
Legal
December 9, 2025
Court Rejects Property Tycoon’s $2M Appeal Against Betfair
Lee Gibson, a property magnate who incurred GBP 1.5 million (about $2 million) in sports-betting losses, sued Betfair on the grounds that the company should have recognized he was a problem gambler. However, the Court of Appeal has now dismissed his case. Gibson Loses Case Against Betfair Gibson accumulated his losses over a decade of […]
Casino
December 9, 2025
Gaming Corps Expands in the UK with Local Operator MrQ
Gaming Corps, a leading European supplier and developer of online casino games, has expanded its presence in the regulated market in Europe, with the company teaming up with MrQ in the United Kingdom. Gaming Corps Takes Another Stride in the United Kingdom This marks a crucial step forward for the Sweden-based supplier, as it seeks […]
Industry
December 8, 2025
How Crafty Gamblers Buy Used Betting Accounts to Outsmart Bookmakers
A recent court dispute in the UK has drawn attention to a dubious gambling practice: the buying and selling of betting accounts to bypass bookmaker restrictions. The existence of this parallel betting economy operating largely beyond the reach of the official industry raises questions about the ethics of betting syndicates that seek every advantage to […]
