Author: Olivia Cole

ITV has faced fierce criticism for giving permission to a gambling operator to sponsor the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here application, with thousands of under-aged fans of the show accessing encouragements to bet. All this happens at a time when gambling operators in the UK have been put under fire for their advertising campaigns which, according to some gambling opponents, have been targeting children by making gambling look normal to them with ads and incentives for placing a bet. As The Guardian revealed, Tom Watson, the deputy…

Today, the largest gambling operators in the UK are to hold talks regarding an unprecedented series of decisions to put voluntary restrictions on their advertising campaigns amid rising political pressure for a thorough gambling industry crackdown. According to information revealed by Sky News, the board of the Remote Gambling Association (RGA), some of which members are William Hill, Ladbrokes, bet365, Betfred and Paddy Power, will have a meeting to discuss the situation and the advertising code which they are obliged to comply with. #GCRS2018 pic.twitter.com/JWyGWaPoGB — Gambling Commission (@GamRegGB) November…

Martin Samuel, a chief sports reporter at The Daily Mail, has called for changes to football’s individual betting market after Liverpool’s striker Daniel Sturridge recently faced Football Association’s allegations of misconduct. According to Mr. Samuel, UK bookmakers should be the ones to blame for creating problems for themselves by allowing people to place wagers on transfer moves. As revealed by Casino Guardian at the time when the charges against Sturridge emerged, the striker was alleged of breaching rules of the English football’s governing body. The charges are related to the…

Media reports have emerged that one of the largest bookmakers in the UK – William Hill – is having talks with 34 members of its staff in Leeds. The meetings are held for the two parties to discuss possible layoffs in the operator’s high-street betting outlets. The Yorkshire Post revealed that a spokesman for the company that currently has around 1,300 workers in Leeds, shared that the gambling operator expected to suffer the effects of significant regulatory changes imposed by the UK Government on the sector. The crackdown on the…

The Chief Executive Officer of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) hinted that the watchdog is seeking for appropriate bidders for the next UK National Lottery licence. Neil McArthur, the CEO of the UKGC, explained that the way consumers engage with the lottery is changing towards a more media-, tech- and personal device-based approach. This is why the watchdog is trying to find out what finance and tech providers find interesting. According to McArthur, there is a “significant untapped potential” in the National Lottery franchise. In addition, the UKGC CEO explained…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) found that a very small percentage of English pubs have managed to prevent children from accessing gaming terminals. As revealed by the major gambling regulatory body in the UK, some recently-held tests on a sample of pubs have found that under-aged individuals were actually able to get to adults-only gaming machines in almost 90% of the pubs located in England. The Programme Director of the UKGC, Helen Rhodes, shared that the Commission was “extremely concerned” that England-located pubs are not very successful at stopping under-aged…

The online gambling operator Daub Alderney has been hit by a massive fine imposed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) due to failures to comply with the gambling regulatory body’s rules regarding money laundering prevention and customer protection. The Executive Director of the UKGC, Richard Watson, revealed that the probe which affected Daub Alderney came as part of a broader ongoing investigation into the online casino industry. Mr. Watson further explained that the operator’s standards did not match the Commission’s requirements in terms of customer protection and reflected the seriousness…

SKYCITY Entertainment Group revealed that it has reached an agreement to sell its Darwin casino to US hospitality behemoth Delaware North, which operates as a major player in gaming venues, pubs and food outlets, sports stadiums and airports sectors. The price of the sale was estimated at AU$188 million. A few weeks ago, it became clear that the Australian and New Zealand casino company is considering to dispose of its SKYCITY Darwin hotel and casino resort as part of its efforts to bring a new life its gambling business. Delaware…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint against Platinum Gaming Ltd trading as Unibet, after judging an advert of the brand breached the CAP Code rules. One complaint was filed against a tweet made through the official Twitter account of Nicky Henderson, a racecourse trainer, on October 27th. The tweet posted on the social network promoted a Unibet blog, with a link to the blog being included, too. The complainant challenged whether the tweet violated the CAP Code rules and shared their belief that the gambling operator had editorial…

One of the largest bookmakers in the UK – William Hill – has warned that it expects lower full-year profits due to the crackdown imposed by the Government on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), as well as to the closure of a number of customer accounts to fight money laundering and problem gambling. According to the gambling operator, the tax increase and stricter regulatory regime imposed on high-street bookmakers were also some of the main reasons to blame for the lower results. The company slashed its expectations for its full-year profit…