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This month, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is to make certain changes in order to work on the prevention of crimes that are related to gambling activities. The amendments that are expected to be made are associated with the license conditions and codes of practice of the Commission (LCCP) and, as mentioned above, are aimed at preventing gambling-related crimes. The Gambling Commission has published an official statement on its website, on the matters of its license conditions and codes of practice. The regulatory authority has revealed that according to it,…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled in favour of an accusation against Coral Interactive after investigating a total of two complaints filed against the Gibraltar-based company. The complaints were filed due to a press ad seen on June 10th 2016 in the Daily Telegraph. The advertisement offered customers to place bets in the match between England and Russia, with a maximum bet of £1. According to the text of the ad, players’ losing bets would have been granted with a free bet of £5, and the winnings were paid in…

In the light of recently increased Government and regulatory bodies’ concerns over sports betting industry and its current status in the country, the UK Sports Minister Tracey Crouch has revealed her intentions to set a new gross profits rate for both retail and online bookmakers. Ms. Crouch informed the industry stakeholders that the Department for Culture, Media & Sport means to impose a gross profit charge estimated to 10% on all racing wagers, regardless of the fact if the bets are placed online or by using the services of a…

The Official Betting Partner of the Premier League football club Manchester United has now launched a special casino dedicated to the club. This is the first Manchester United-branded online live casino that has ever been launched, so the football club’s fans would be provided with a totally new experience. The Chief of Gaming R&D division at Marathonbet Christian Melin commented on the casino release, saying that the brand’s goal is to provide a realistic gaming environment in order to offer customers the chance to take part in some live casino…

The Scottish National Party (SNP) is to face a special conference demand on the matters of the betting shops reduction in the region along with the Glasgow Southside Constituency Association. This happens at a time when the UK Government and local regulatory authorities have expressed their increasing concerns related to the popularity of betting outlets and more specifically of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs). The conference project proposition came in an attempt to bolster measures imposed on bookmakers in order to prevent them from opening new betting shops in the…

As reported by Casino Guardian on Friday, currently there are serious prospects of the UK Government and regulators to impose a ban on betting commercials broadcast over daytime TV programs in an attempt to narrow the exposure of children and individuals with gambling addictions to betting adverts. Now the betting companies and broadcasting firms have expressed their anger with such a prospect, raising voices against an eventual decision of the competent authorities, being especially urged by the fact that the expenditures of gambling companies on TV advertising have increased by…

After the UK Government’s decision to implement a point of consumption tax of 15% on the gambling operators which services are remotely provided to the local customers, the tension between the UK and Gibraltar has heated up. Now the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) has been trying to overturn the UK’s decision over the tax heading the matter to the competent European Union’s authorities. As a result, the case has been referred by the UK High Court to the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU), which is…

The UK Government and regulatory authorities have recently expressed their concerns over certain issues related to gambling. Experts still believe that the increasing number of young people who consider gambling and betting operations as pretty normal after reaching a great variety of commercials over TV programmes’ and sporting fixtures’ breaks. However, the UK Department of Media, Culture and Sport as well as several regulatory bodies have expressed their anxiety with gambling advertisements that are broadcast on daytime TV. This is exactly why the latter are very likely to be banned…

An early registration process for the 2017 ICE Totally Gaming trade show has begun. The event is to take place at London’s ExCel in the period from February 7th to February 9th. The conference is organised by the Clarion Events and will cover areas such as casino, online and mobile gaming operations, sports betting, bingo, lottery, etc., providing the participants with the chance to get a totally new perspective of all forms of gaming activities that are currently offered on the market. The organisers from Clarion Events announced that the…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published a ruling against the UK-based bookmaker William Hill after investigating a complaint filed against the company. The complainant claimed that on June 23rd 2016 the online betting website of the brand published an advert stating that players could have received free £20 credited to their accounts after placing a bet of £10. According to the terms of the promotion, the free bet would have been paid out as 2x£10 bets, but it was available to new customers only. The rest of the advert’s terms…