Author: Daniel Williams

It turns out that the blow which is expected to be inflicted to UK gambling operators after a large reduction to fixed-odds betting terminals’ (FOBTs) maximum stakes could not be so serious as the one the Government has initially predicted. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has recently released a report according to which the crackdown that is set to be imposed on controversial fixed-odds betting machines would not end up having such a devastating impact on local bookmakers’ performance as it was initially expected. According to the…

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) still puts issues related to gambling and problem gambling still remain as top priorities when it comes to player well-being, despite the fact that the number of individuals who accessed the Association’s counselling service declined in comparison to the ones a year earlier. Dermot Earley, who has been occupying the position of Chief Executive Officer of GPA for almost a year now, confirmed that gambling addiction issues are still the priority of the GPA. Mr. Earley further revealed that there were still a lot of…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published a new ruling on Coral Interactive misleading advertisement content case, with the most recent ruling set to replace the one published on July 26th, 2017. The ruling still upholds the complaints against the company, but the UK gambling advertising regulator made a revision of the assessment’s wording. As previously reported by Casino Guardian, on July 26th 2017 the ASA rebuked the online gaming operators Coral Interactive and LeoVegas for misleading advertisement content. The ruling of the Advertising Standards Authority came after a number of…

As of Monday, Matthew Hancock was promoted to the position of Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). His appointment could have positive impact for the UK racing industry, as Mr. Hancock himself is known as one of the most loyal supporters of local sports betting industry. The 39-year-old Matt Hancock is to now head the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, after taking over the position from Karen Bradley following the latter’s appointment as the new secretary of Northern Ireland. His responsibilities will now not…

Voter Control of Gambling in Florida is about 41,000 signatures short of making the November ballot only three weeks before the deadline of February 1st. The signatures are needed to support the proposed constitutional amendment that would allow local voters to made decisions on possible gambling expansion in the state. As revealed in the ballot summary, the voter control amendment is expected to provide the voters in the state of Florida with the exclusive rights to make decisions in terms of authorization of casino gambling in the state. If Voter…

Anti-gambling commercials campaigners warned that the constantly increasing number of betting adverts aired at the time of televised football matches is dangerous, as it it could lure children to gambling. According to the latest reports, there were 26 football matches which were broadcast over the Christmas holidays, with at least five TV commercials promoting betting companies which offered the fixtures’ viewers to sign up to their website luring them with free bets. Some local charitable organizations have shared that gambling was made look normal to public, especially by pointing the…

Alderney could enhance its reputation as being one of the leading destinations on a global scale in terms of gambling regulation, in case that the local Government supports plans of possible licensing scheme expansion. The move is expected to be officially brought into consideration by the States of Alderney after a week, with the debate on the proposed changes being set for January 10th, 2018. Previously, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, a non-political regulatory body that regulates online gambling in the States of Alderney, has offered a new gambling licence…

A new piece of legislation seeking to get a permit for a “countrywide referendum” in Gadsden County was filed in North Florida by local lawmaker. The referendum that is sought to be held is aimed at checking the local citizens’ opinion on whether or not slot machine gambling at should be officially allowed at the pari-mutuel horse racing facility located in the City of Gretna. Ramon Alexander, who is a Democrat and representative of Gadsden and part of Leon County, filed the bill called HB 1111 on Tuesday, right on…

According to media reports, investments made on so-called online “get rich quick” scams have cost UK citizens a lot of money, with its amount rising by 400,000% in a period of six years. Action Fraud showed figures, according to which the amount of money lost by local customers to binary options trading rose to the mind-blowing £27 million in 2017 alone, in comparison only to £6,200 lost in 2012. The total amount lost by British customers on binary options trading over the past six years rose to £61 million. Binary…