Legal
July 2, 2020
UK House of Lords Urges for Reclassification of Loot Boxes
House of Lords Gambling Committee in the UK released a report pointing out that loot boxes need to be urgently reclassified as gambling products. The committee outlined potential danger pertaining to gambling-related harm and asked for simultaneous changes. Report: House of Lords Urges for Regulation of Loot Boxes as Gambling Products The House of Lords […]
Business
July 1, 2020
William Hill to Combine Retail and Online Business in the UK
Sports betting and gaming giant William Hill has announced that the company will combine its online and retail business to help it boost results in 2021 and seek a more streamlined approach of doing business in future. William Hill Merges Online and Retail Businesses, Shuts Down Offices William Hill has revealed plans to merge its […]
Industry
June 29, 2020
Committee: DCMS and GC Failed to Protect Consumers
The Public Accounts Committee which examines the value for money of Government projects, programs, and service delivery, published recently a report regarding its “Gambling regulation: problem gambling and protecting vulnerable people” ongoing inquiry. The Committee exposed the glaring deficiencies of the UK Gambling Commission (GC) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) […]
Business
June 27, 2020
ABSG: First Progress Report and Year Two Recommendations
The Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG) issued Thursday its first progress report, urging stakeholders to speed up progress towards achieving the goals. The independent advisory body was set up to support the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms initiative by the Gambling Commission, a 3-year plan for cross-industry collaborative approach implementation. Towards a Safer […]
Legal
June 26, 2020
Experts Say BGC Exceeded Privileges in Redirecting $125m Funding
Redirecting $125 million to GambleAware “in a last-minute call” has prompted addiction experts in the UK to raise an alarm over the gambling industry’s clout in how money dedicated to stemming problem gambling is used. Gambling Firms Have Too Much Say in Directing Funding, Say Experts Following the news from a week ago that industry […]
Legal
June 21, 2020
High Value Customers Get a Say in UKGC Redrawing of VIP Schemes
The UKGC has started a consultation which will run through August 14 and seek the input of high value customers to help regulate the high-roller and VIP segment without dealing a major blow to the gaming industry. Overregulation Prompts UKGC to Seek VIP Players Opinions With over-regulation the new buzzword in the United Kingdom, the […]
Business
June 20, 2020
Irish Betting Shops Open and Close Amid Industry Confusion
Bookmakers in Ireland were surprised to understand they were not included in the list of non-essential businesses to re-open during phase two of the government’s Coronavirus national plan. On Monday June 15, around 800 betting shops in the country opened doors, only to close down again less than 24 hours later, being instructed they were […]
Legal
June 18, 2020
UK Gaming Industry Opposes the Additional Restrictions Offered by MPs
The UK gaming industry disapproves of the recently proposed restrictive measures by the country’s MPs. The industry points out that such measures are unnecessary but also adds that the country’s market is already heavily regulated. New Restrictive Gambling Measures Rejected by Industry Earlier this week, additional restrictive measures on gambling were proposed by Members of […]
Industry
June 17, 2020
The Guardian: 2019 Police Callouts to Bookies Drop 38% Due to £2 FOBTs Limit
The crusade for a safer gambling environment in the UK has received a further boost by a report in The Guardian stating that the imposed reduction of the maximum allowed bet on the fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) to £2 resulted into 38% drop in police callouts to deal with violent customers after losing money. […]
Legal
June 16, 2020
UK Gambling Changes Suggest No Ads, No VIP, and £2 Online Slot Limit
New restrictive measures proposed in a UK MPs’ report could suspend gambling advertisement, VIP schemes and introduce a £2 online slot limit in the country. UK Gambling Industry Threatened with Biggest Shake-up to Date Gambling in the United Kingdom has come under more barrage after a group of 50 Members of Parliament (MPs) called for […]