Regulus Partners observes mixed messages from the NHS on treating problem gambling, as bosses have raised concerns on increased referrals to their specialist clinics for gambling disorders, suggesting a misuse of facilities. NHS bosses have committed to expand the network of problem gambling clinics to 15, yet concerns remain on the NHS’ strategy which has seen it marginalise third sector …
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Regulus Partners casts its eyes to Nordic affairs, where two recent legal judgements portray a fragmented future for European gambling’s most lucrative marketplace… Two court cases decided last week affirm our view that Nordic grey markets are fast approaching some form of regulatory clarity. While Betsson won its case in Finland, Kindred lost in Norway, with the court ordering that …
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Regulus Partners comments on the loss of gambling’s voice in Parliament following the All Party Parliamentary Betting and Gaming Group’s decision to close its ranks. UK gambling requires a new approach to engage with MPs on pending matters. The paper tiger of gambling’s ‘powerful industry lobby’ emitted a plaintive meow this week, as the All Party Parliamentary Betting and Gaming …
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The UK Gambling Commission has recently set out an ambition for its voice to be “authoritative, trusted and impartial”. Yet its good intentions are undermined by an impending muddle on problem gambling prevalence rates… In a little over a week, the NHS will publish Part Two of its Health Survey for England 2021 – a dataset that includes estimates of …
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As the end of April dawns, UK gambling’s purgatory may soon be over. Regulus Partners reflects on the winding journey of the Gambling Review and how its original mandate was altered by backdrop of chaos across the government’s ranks. After more false dawns than the Carnival of Las Palmas, it seems that the publication of the Government’s White Paper on …
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The industry sees progress on Brazil launching its long-awaited sports betting regime in 2022. Yet observing policy developments, Regulus Partners warns that lawmakers will regret adopting a UK model to tax operators of a new marketplace. The Brazilian government has announced that it will ‘follow the UK model’ of online betting tax, applying a 15% GGR duty, explicitly to ensure …
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Regulus Partners examines the implication of yet another DCMS public consultation that UK Gambling has been drawn into and last week’s Cheltenham Festival, which put on a fair show for punters and bookmakers. If there is one thing that gambling needs like a hole in the head, it is yet another public consultation – but that is precisely what we …
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Ahead of the government publishing definitive industry reforms, Regulus Partners points to mounting criticism of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) that has failed to explain its tougher regulatory approach… With a White Paper on legislative reform allegedly in the offing, now would seem to be an inopportune time for the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to slip into crisis. In recent …
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2023 sees the Gluecksspiel (GGL) take regulatory charge of governing Germany’s federal GlüNeuRStv online gambling regime as licensed incumbents demand urgent changes. Yet, Regulus Partners sees little hope for improvement, as the German market remains blighted by unnecessary bureaucratic self-harm, pointing towards a long road to nowhere for GlüNeuRStv players. Germany’s transition to regulated online gaming demonstrates the lesson of …
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Regulus Partners details year-end frustrations as yet again, UK gambling scrutinises ministerial movements in the absence of no White Paper being published, providing no indication on the Gambling Review’s final outcome. This week offered cause for cautious optimism for those seeking a coherent outcome to the government’s review of gambling legislation, as the minister responsible, Paul Scully (Cons, Sutton & …
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