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With the long-expected White Paper on gambling expected to be published by the end of the week, British lawmakers once again faced calls to support stricter regulation of the sector and not yield to the strong gambling lobby that has long used its strong political connections to defend the interests of the industry in return to millions of pounds offered as political donations and personal incentives. As mentioned above, the UK Government is expected to finally introduce its White Paper that would roll out reforms to the country’s gambling industry…

A recent survey conducted by the UK research and data analytics firm YouGov revealed most football fans support the ban on gambling sponsorships on shirt fronts that the English Premier League (EPL) introduced of its volition. The survey involved one thousand participants who were all keen fans of various top-tier teams competing in the league. When asked about their opinions on the ban, as many as 77% of the football fans responded they oppose the idea of sports betting and gambling companies displaying their logos on the shirt fronts of…

Former New Zealand cricket player and current head coach of the England Cricket Test team Brendon McCullum has been in hot water in the past few weeks over his involvement with a betting company. Due to his role in a controversial social media post promoting 22Bet, McCullum’s recent actions were reviewed by a cricket governing body. As the former cricket player has dissociated himself from the Cyprus-based betting company, it also has become clear that he was not breaching the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) anti-corruption code. The governing…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled against a paid advertisement published by BetVictor on the social media platform Facebook. The Gibraltar-based gambling firm was found guilty of breaching the CAP Code by featuring images of popular footballers that might appeal to minors. The ad first appeared earlier this year in January and contained images of left-back Jordi Alba Ramos and defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets, both of whom play for the La Liga football club Barcelona. When confronted about the paid ad, the gambling firm responded it had adopted various procedures…

A trade union of workers employed at The Star Sydney, Australia’s second biggest landbased casino, reached out to the Treasurer of New South Wales Mr Daniel Mookhey with an appeal to reconsider a planned gaming tax raise that is about to come into effect this July. The union workers argue the tax increase, which was proposed by the previous state government, could result in hundreds of Star employees losing their jobs. Mr Dario Mujkic, who has been serving as a director of the United Workers Union for over a decade,…

Irish lawmakers are still exploring the opportunity to update the country’s gambling laws and their efforts are now getting the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) full support. Recently, the Department unveiled its Justice Plan 2023, making it clear that it plans to back the new gambling framework of Ireland’s Government. Earlier this year, the DOJ criticised some of the measures included in the legislation. In January, the Department shared its concerns that some of the language in the piece of legislation was too subjective and could eventually provide gambling companies with…

What does another missed deadline mean for the UK Government? Obviously, not much. After the British lawmakers failed to meet another target date for the release of its White Paper on the country’s gambling industry in March, no one really knows what is happening with the final product. So far, there have been multiple rumours on the issues that could be included in the gambling White Paper but the perpetual silence from the Cabinet of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is not doing much to bring clarity to the situation. Recently,…

The National Rugby League (NRL) will take into consideration a possible liberalisation of gambling rules under which a number of rugby league superstars are currently unable to hold jobs at local NRL clubs. Now, NRL executives shared they were willing to review the guidelines that have prevented Laurie Daley from starting to work at Manly and endanger Willie Mason’s role at the Canterbury Bulldogs. They have noted that popular figures such as Daley and Mason could be among the most-desired additions as mentors at a National Rugby League club, and…

The Premier League is preparing to vote on the ban on betting sponsorships, which will put an end to the promotion of gambling companies on the front of the shirts of football players. The Government agreed to include only shirt-front sponsorships in the White Paper on gambling, meaning ‘other inventory” such as shirt-sleeve brand promotions will not be included in the ban. Despite that, the Premier League clubs are looking for alternative businesses, which can appear on the shirt-fronts of footballers. If the ban gets a vote in favour of…

Young online gamblers are expected to face some limits on the amount they are allowed to bet under the new pieces of legislation that are reportedly being prepared by the UK Government. According to The Sun, ministers would hold consultations on the potential limits that could be imposed on slot games offered online, and the proposed limits vary between £2 and £15, with a £2 limit aimed to be imposed especially for individuals under the age of 25. Apart from that, gambling operators are also set to be taxed to…