A group of MPs have found ‘mixed results’ in their review of the fourth National Lottery licence contest, as Camelot reports record results in its outgoing financials. The DCMS Committee published its review this morning, in which it concluded that the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) debut tenure overseeing the National Lottery licence contest has had ‘at best mixed results’. The entire …
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Coral has launched its ‘Bet Bundles’ offer, a first-of-its-kind incentive rewarding customers during the busiest of sporting seasons. Designed by Coral’s in-house trading team, Bet Bundles will allow customers to buy a bundle of five bets, with each bundle guaranteeing double its value. Bundles have been designed for Racing and Football enthusiasts to close a year end that features the …
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Gambling’s harmful impact on young men has once again hit national headlines, as frontline NHS doctors cite that addiction clinics are witnessing a surge in demand for treatment and support for gambling addiction. As reported by The Times this morning, NHS bosses have called on betting firms to “think hard about the human cost behind their profits”, as the UK’s …
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The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has repeated its warning to MPs that nanny state rules will not protect British gambling consumers. The trade body calls on the government to follow the evidence in which a new survey by YouGov details “compulsory spending limits on betting risks driving more people to the unsafe, unregulated gambling black market” according to 67% …
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Following successful launches in two major betting states, bet365 has secured a foothold in a third jurisdiction. The Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered international sportsbook group entered a partnership with Raynham Park Sportsbook this week, a Massachusetts enterprise. Intending to operate under a Category 3 online gaming licence in the Northeastern state, bet365 and Raynham Park will cooperate on the launch of a mobile …
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Gambling is a normal part of day-to-day UK prison life, according to a report by Russell Webster, which examined the behaviour of 282 volunteers. All participants were incarcerated at an unnamed Category B men’s prison, with a mixture of both convicted and on-remand prisoners for a range of offences. A total of 45% of all participants reported gambling in prison, …
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Warren Russell, CEO at W2, writes for SBC on the long-awaited review of the Gambling Act and the reasons why this presents a new opportunity for the industry to enact real change in the player protection space. Cast your eyes back to 2020. Many of us will remember this as a time when the UK was slowly starting to emerge …
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Lloyds Bank has begun trialling a ‘budgeting tool’ that allows debit card customers to set ‘personalised limits’ on their monthly gambling spend. “The feature allows people using the Lloyds Bank mobile app to set a monthly debit card gambling limit of any amount to the nearest pound when spending online, in person or over the phone,” it stated. The budgeting …
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SIS (Sports Information Services) has renewed its partnership with heritage Spanish gambling firm Grupo Orenes as lead international racing data supplier for its Versus retail property. The extended deal will see SIS continue to provide its racing content to Versus, encompassing UK and Irish fixtures, international racing form. Additionally, greyhound meetings from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Hungary, Latin America, the …
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As the 2022 FIFA World Cup gets underway, Flutter Entertainment has confirmed that the Qatar-based competition is set to be the most popular betting event of the calendar year for the group. The sports betting, gaming and entertainment provider’s UK and Ireland brands – Sky Betting & Gaming, Paddy Power and Betfair UK – have predicted over £300m in overall …
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