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For a large number of years gambling companies have had close links to English football. The Premiership shirts have had Betting companies logos on which has made them inseparable from the top tier of English football. But this is slowly shifting with the concerns of gambling influence on fans more so children with betting being a leisure activity for over 18’s. The Premier League…

Casinos in the flesh are vibrant, colourful and full of excitement but today’s online experience brings a different sort of luxury. They are designed to fit your lifestyle being personalised and flexible. We will look at six attributes of why players are choosing to play online. 1. Anytime and anywhere The online opportunity gives the gamer to not be tied to location or time.…

SpreadEx have been heavily fined by the UK Gambling Commission for breaking anti-money laundering (AML) and safer gambling rules. The £2 million ($2.6m) fine was given for failings during a compliance check back in July 2023 and related to their license to run casino and betting services in Great Britain.  As well as paying the hefty fine the company must now undergo an independent…

A recent survey by YouGov shows how a majority of bettors would switch to unlicensed gambling sites. Two thirds of gamblers from the survey said that if taxes increased they would go elsewhere. Most respondents worry that this will mean unregulated and non taxed platforms. The government is putting together a plan which would replace the current three betting taxes Remote Gaming Duty (21%),…

The UK government has been urged to raise tax within the gambling industry, with the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) saying the money could help tackle child poverty. The think tank says that it could raise over £3 billion a year with a hike in taxes, they propose Online Gaming duty to rise from 21% to 50%, Machine Gaming duty from 20% to…

The Gambling Commission decided in March of this year to put a limit on wagering requirements on casino bonus at 10x. This had a split opinion in the industry as it was such a massive change. Many have supported this change due to the fact higher wagering encourages people to gamble more than they should and by capping them players would have a fairer…

In black and white banning credit cards from betting sites sounds like a smart way to stop people betting with money they don’t have, but in reality it’s far more complicated. The UK made it mandatory for betting companies to not accept credit cards in 2020 and then a study by the National Centre for Social Research later called it only a “partial success”.…

According to new data from the Department of Trust (DOT), people over the age of 50 spend less on gambling than younger players. The study that was done back in 2024 looked at bank transactions of nearly 54,000 UK bettors. Over 90% were under 50 years old while 9.5% were 50 or older. Many will say that how many people of that age still…

The figures were released for Online Gambling which saw it rise in the second quarter, the gross gambling yield (GGY) hit £1.4 billion ($2.02bn), which is up 2% year-on-year and also 3% higher than the previous quarter the Gambling Commission have said. Spins and Bets climbed 26.1 billion but the number of active monthly accounts dropped 10% to 12.7 million. The growth was driven…

GambleAware has announced its plans for closure and after the departure of current CEO Zoe Osmond it will be Anna Hargrave who will step up from 30th September to oversee the charity’s closure.  Hargrave will guide the day-to-day running of the charity and follow on with the wind-down before closure. Earlier in the year it was revealed that GambleAware would be closing by March…