Author: Olivia Cole

Several online gambling operators have taken a serious hit on their reputations after an exclusive media rights deal granting them the chance to broadcast FA Cup matches online was revealed. Yesterday, Members of Parliament shared their outrage regarding what they called a “shameful” agreement in the House of Commons and raised a red flag that the deal could be devastating for individuals who suffer from problem gambling. According to them, the media rights agreement could lure gambling addicts back into gambling by using their love for the game of football.…

Crown Resorts’ founder James Packer revealed that the Australia-based gambling company plans to open its new VIP gaming venue in Sydney ahead of the initial schedule. Yesterday, Mr Packer visited the location of the Crown Sydney project that is currently under construction. As previously shared, the company has planned to see the venue up and running sometime in the first six months of 2021. It seems that plans have changed, as the single largest shareholder in Crown Resorts now shared with a local media that the venue that is to…

Yesterday night, it became clear that a total of seven UK online gambling sites would be given live-streaming rights for FA Cup matches under the TV and media rights deal Casino Guardian already reported about. The agreement that runs until 2024 was inked by the Football Association surprisingly, after several years ago the football governing body of the UK announced a decision to end all of its gambling operator sponsorships. The deal fuelled the harsh criticism, as campaigners who are against the massive growth of the gambling companies’ popularity and…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint against an ad that was uploaded on the Betway account on YouTube and seen on October 19th, 2019. According to the watchdog, the video, which involved the West Ham football player Declan Rice and was described as a YouTube prank, was still an ad promoting the licensed UK gambling operator. As the complainant noted, the video started with an image including a parking fine image stating “DECLAN RICE CAR CLAMP PRANK”. Also, several of the individuals who participated in the video wore…

It seems that the British online gambling industry is set to become safer in the year 2020 with some newly-introduced regulation already having an impact on the sector. The major gambling regulatory body in the country – the UK Gambling Commission (UКGC) – has invested a lot of time and efforts over the past few years in order to establish a solid, fair, trustworthy and transparent industry. Some of the newest regulations cover gambling advertising, as well as age verification issues as some of the matters with a paramount priority…

British problem gamblers are still being bombarded with online casino adverts on Google while trying to get some help to deal with their addiction. As it has recently become clear, the algorithm used by the global search company still makes it possible for online gambling operators to promote the special bonuses they offer to users. Many of these companies even openly confess that they have been able to bypass special software and restrictions that had been installed in order to prevent such adverts from reaching gambling addicts. Some recent reports…

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has introduced new requirements for gambling operators, forcing them to make an annual financial contribution to the research, prevention and treatment of gambling addiction. The new rules came into force on 1 January 2020, but operators can choose from only three organizations where they can direct their contribution. This week, the Gambling Commission, which regulates the gambling and betting sector within the UK, released the list of approved charity organizations. The organizations, which will receive the mandatory funds under the new guidelines, are GambleAware,…

The adoption of facial recognition technology has increased in the past two or three years and is expected to boom in the following decade. Although still considered quite controversial, this technology is spreading across casinos, airports and stores across the country, while proponents claim it helps vendors identify problem gamblers or any kind of criminal behaviour. Facial recognition is a complex digital technology that can identify individuals based on specific characteristics of their faces. For years, experts claimed that there were too many flaws in it that made it practically…

Some bookmakers in the UK are suggesting that Queen Elizabeth II may abdicate in 2020, although a second Scottish Independence referendum is twice as likely, according to the latest odds offered by bookies for the upcoming 2020. Many of the leading British sports betting companies have revealed a range of interesting predictions for what is to come in UK’s politics and entertainment in the folowing months. Coral, one of the largest bookies in the UK, is now offering odds of 5-1 that a Scottish Independence referendum will take place after…

Luck finally smiled upon a regular customer of Irish sports betting giant Paddy Power, who collected the hefty sum of £65,000 in winnings from horse wagering. The customer, who frequented his local Paddy Power betting shop in Dublin for years, made an each-way Lucky 15 wager on four different horses to the total amount of €24, which is roughly around £20. The first two selections of the lucky punter won at odds of 33 to 1 for the 12.25 Lingfield race and 20 to 1 for a 12.50 Leopardstown race.…