Author: Daniel Williams

The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) has provided its support to an English professional cricket player by paying his gambling debts off. A few years ago, Azeem Rafiq, a 30-year-old cricket player had racked up massive gambling-related debts worth thousands of dollars. To help him, the PCA offered its moral and financial support by paying his debts off and directing him to professional gambling counselling. The story came to light amid some allegations of racial discrimination that the PCA is currently facing. Mr Rafiq himself has described his interest in gambling…

The largest gathering of people who had lost a friend or a member of their families as a result of gambling-related suicide is set to take place in the UK on December 8th. The victims’ families are expected to urge the UK Government to initiate a series of independent investigations into deaths related to the local gambling industry. According to a study of Public Health England published in September, over 409 English people take their own lives because of problem gambling every year. The study was actually the first time…

The Government of South Australia has joined forces with Adelaide United as part of its efforts to establish some good practices and role models for promoting sports without advertising sports betting services. The new initiative has come in response to the prevalence of sports betting in the state and will be based on a multi-year partnership between the local government and the A-League soccer club. The South Australian Government is hoping that its collaboration with the soccer team will help it offset the interest in sports betting and diminish the…

Gambling revenue in Western Australia has reached a record amount of AU$2.4 billion, although there have been severe lockdown and social distancing restrictions of land-based gambling in the entire country because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Racing and Wagering authority of Western Australia has boosted the funding for marketing and promotional activities by almost one quarter (22%) to over AU$34 million in the past year. According to reports, at the same time, the funding for problem gambling support, education and treatment in the state has fallen by 15% to less…

Clubs and pubs in Australia have been placed under increased scrutiny following reports that their poker machines have served as laundromats and actually facilitated the money laundering of over AU$1 billion. According to a joint report that has recently been released by the local media outlets The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and 60 Minutes, there was evidence that a money-laundering organisation operating out of clubs and pubs in the states of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland with impunity, in some occasions took over some gaming rooms in order…

A Derby-based property manager who stole more than £31,000 from a grieving widow and used the money to gamble, has been ordered to pay her back just £1. According to a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Derby Crown Court, Rohan Gorman used fraud to strip his victim of a total of £31,257.73. However, the property manager does not have any property to his name to pay the woman back the money he stole, having spent the entire amount to fund his gambling addiction and chase the big win. As…

It is a relatively common practice for employers to suspend their employees’ access to certain websites, including social media platforms, to prevent them from getting distracted by various stories and gossip published on such websites. The popularity of online gambling activities has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, with many people preferring to enjoy such activities. While most of them do so in their free time, others have made an attempt to participate in online gambling services while at work. According to a new report that Metro released recently, more than…

British gamblers could face some new limits when gambling online if the Government decides to take into account the demands of more than 160 Members of Parliament (MPs) for bold reforms to tackle gambling. In a letter to The Telegraph, the MPs and some campaigners, including the former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, the former BBC chairman Lord Grade, and 18 bishops, warned the UK Government that over 55,000 children between the age of 11 and 16 are currently categorised as problem gamblers. They revealed that a Public Health England…

Gambling companies in the UK were found to have given hospitality worth almost £7,000 to a Member of Parliament from North Staffordshire by sending him to three of the Euro 2020 matches of England. Aaron Bell MP, who once worked for the British online gambling giant bet365, managed to visit England’s games against the Czech Republic, Denmark and Germany that took place as part of the European Championship in the summer of 2021. The politician, who is a member of the Conservative Party, remained in line with the parliamentary requirements…

According to a recent report of Public Health England, Knowsley can be named the gambling capital of the UK. The reason for this title is that more people in the borough regularly gamble than residents anywhere else in the country. Out of a total of 19 areas that have indicated higher gambling activity rates, Knowsley takes the first place, with the borough reporting gambling levels that significantly surpass those of other areas. It comes as no surprise that the borough has a high concentration of gambling individuals as it is…