Operators will have to extensively alter their bonus terms and conditions if they are to avoid being taken to court by the Competitions & Markets Authority (CMA). Speaking at the Gambling Commission’s Raising Standards Conference 2017 yesterday, CMA Project Director George Lusty outlined key areas where operator behaviour has to change. Lusty identified six areas of particular concern: Opaque terms …

The UK gambling industry has faced some heavy criticism in the media in the past few months. Most of it began when 888 was rightly castigated for its failure in its social responsibility with no-one in the industry, or at 888, dissenting at the Gambling Commission’s judgment. But a good deal of criticism has been sown longer-term by anti-FOBTs campaigners …

Shaun Simmonds, Founder of Supersub Sport and Sportpesa’s UK representative, takes a look ahead at next year’s World Cup in Russia and predicts a creative surge to attract a new audience. The fact that next summer’s World Cup will be in Europe is a huge plus. I remember covering a match between USA and Ghana on Twitter at 11pm on …

888, one of Britain’s biggest online gambling firms, is to pay a record penalty package of over £7.8m as a result of what the Gambling Commission has described as ‘serious failings’ in its handling of vulnerable customers. The action follows the discovery of significant flaws in 888 UK Limited’s (888) social responsibility processes, which aim to protect consumers from gambling-related …

In my December 2016 article for SBC News, I wrote about affiliates coming into the ICO’s firing line, which in turn leaves gambling operators facing liability for affiliates’ data protection misdemeanours – a situation that will hit home even harder when the recently announced Data Protection Bill is published by Parliament and, subsequently, when the General Data Protection Regulation comes …

Checkd Media, the owner of affiliate brand FootyAccumulators, has joined the latest trend for affiliate consolidation and extended its brand portfolio with the acquisition of Oddschanger and its related assets for an undisclosed figure. Checkd Media has purchased UK based Oddschanger, a sports betting social media affiliate business, from founder Will Tyrrell. Oddschanger was established in 2013 and now has …

Breon Corcoran is stepping down as CEO of Paddy Power Betfair to be replaced by Worldpay CEO Peter Jackson. The operator informed the stock market this morning that Corcoran is leaving after 16 years with the Paddy Power Group and having overseen the successful merger with the Betfair betting exchange in February 2016. The news saw the share price drop 5%. Chairman …

Major gaming show organiser Clarion Gaming has made what it is calling an important enhancement to the customer experience for both ICE visitors and exhibitors following a comprehensive review and subsequent creation of a new show hub.  The new site has been developed to reflect the pivotal role ICE plays in the gaming industry calendar and provides exhibitors with the …

The government of Caribbean nations Antigua and Barbuda has welcomed the dropping of all felony charges by US authorities against Bodog Founder Calvin Ayre, pointing out that the decision highlights the US’ failure to comply with WTO ruling on Internet Gaming and has called once again for the US to settle its own WTO dispute with Antigua & Barbuda. For five years, Ayre …