Author: Olivia Cole

The British online gambling giant bet365 is to expand the technology team at its Manchester base from 200 to 300 people. The company revealed that it is to make the new investment to grow its tech team by adding new positions for graduates from the University of Manchester and to infrastructure jobs. After the expansion, the tech team is to occupy the fifth floor at the gambling operator’s base at Spring Gardens-located Zenith building. Bet365’s boss of Systems Development in Manchester, Warren Hughes, explained that the city is considered a…

Australian anti-gambling campaigners claimed that players at Crown Casino who have previously become members of a system set to limit their losses are being allowed to take advantage of unrestricted features on pokies which ridiculed the measure aimed at minimisation of gambling-related harm. Supporters of the casino have urged the Victorian Government to especially allow Crown Casino to operate poker machines without setting a minimum spin rate. For the time being, the state has imposed a minimum spin rate of 2.14 seconds between bets on all other pokies there. To…

Problem Gambling Ireland’s Chief Executive Officer Barry Grant has said that problem gamblers are actually attracted by illegal casinos which openly operate in Dublin because these venues had no obligation to protect gambling addicts. As revealed by the head of the addiction service, a lot of players who were helped by the charity organisation got addicted to casino-style games. One of them, who preferred to remain unnamed, has explained that he had become hooked on betting illegal casino venues and lost an amount of approximately €120,000 in one night only…

A new anti-gambling campaign group has called for the UK Government to force local gambling operator to pay 1% of their profits in order to contribute to authorities’ efforts to tackle problem gambling addiction. The group, called Gambling With Lives, includes some parents whose children were driven to suicide after getting desperate over their gambling debts. The group’s members have demanded from the competent authorities to roll out a new levy that could help them fund better problem gambling prevention and treatment services and support for gambling addicts’ families. According…

The online gambling operator 32Red joined the ranks of the companies which have suffered a penalty imposed by the UK gambling regulatory body. The operator has faced a £2-million monetary fine for its failures to protect a consumer from gambling-related harm and also for alleged money-laundering failures. The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has already imposed fines on other operations such as 888 UK Limited, Stan James Online, Gala Interactive, Broadway Gaming, William Hill, SkyBet, Tabcorp and LeoVegas for various breaches of their licenses, as well as for social responsibility, money…

Coral Interactive Ltd faced the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) backlash for advertising some games which could be found particularly attractive by children. A complaint has been filed against the brand’s gambling website www.coral.co.uk, because three games which could be appealing to minors were promoted on February 20th, 2018. The first game, called “Rainbow Riches” showed an animated image of a rainbow, a bot of gold and a leprechaun. Another game, “Fishin’ Frenzy” which depicted an animated image of fish swimming in the ocean was also promoted at the time, along…

Australia’s most famous and longest-established market research company, Roy Morgan, released some information today regarding online gambling in the country. According to the data provided by the research firm, an increasing number of local citizens use mobile devices to place a bet, despite the fact that fewer people are actually gambling recently. Roy Morgan market research firm revealed that a total of 3.4 million Australian people placed a bet on a sporting event, horse or greyhound racing, harness racing or other events in the 12 months to March 2018. In…

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Lawrence Ho has reiterated his interest in entering the upcoming bidding war for one of the three casino licenses which the Japanese Government would grant to operators. Speaking to media ahead of the official opening of Melco Resort’s Morpheus hotel tower, Mr. Ho confirmed that he was willing to make an investment of over $10 billion into the establishment of an integrated casino resort in Japan. The casino and gambling mogul explained that his company has invested more than…

The Chief Executive Officer of British bookmaker William Hill revealed for Reuters that several US sports teams are keen on striking sponsorship deals with the company. The increased interest towards the company comes at a time when sports betting has already been made legal in the country since the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of New Jersey in the state’s sports betting case. As explained by Joseph Asher, head of William Hill US operations, the British gambling operator has been receiving a large number of phone calls and e-mails…

Isle of Man-based gambling software developer Playtech announced that it has disposed of all its shared in the online gambling group GVC Holdings at a price of approximately £200 million. Reportedly, the money accumulated with the sale is planned to be used for debt reduction and new acquisitions funding. The online gambling software provider had been one of the largest shareholders in the British high-street bookmaker Ladbrokes, which was taken over by GVC Holdings in a £4-billion acquisition deal earlier in 2018. Initially, Playtech made the share purchase in its…