Legal
November 29, 2021
UK: Four Men Face Prison Time for Defrauding Ladbrokes and Coral with $886K
Four men in the UK are facing prison time for defrauding bookmakers out of more than $800,000 (£600,000). The men, who are aged between 33 and 59 years old, face sentences from nine months to four years in prison. The group was active from July 2020 until June 2021. Four Men Used Laminated Bills, Defraud […]
Sports
November 29, 2021
PickGuru Gets $3.5M In Funding to Foray Social Sports Betting in the UK
PickGuru, a new social gaming platform by Oliver Slipper, a co-founder of Stats Perform, managed to secure almost $3.5 million in an investment round. The novel betting platform will use the money from the investment to scale its business before launching in early 2022. Various influential investors have put their trust into the idea, including […]
Business
November 26, 2021
Lottoland Launches $6.66M Bingo Jackpot “The Vault”
Lottoland has debuted its latest bingo game, aptly called “The Vault,” which contains a treasured £5 million jackpot (roughly $6.66 million). With this launch, Lottoland is essentially running the world’s biggest jackpot prize for the bingo vertical, with the first game set to take place on Saturday, November 27 at 8:30 pm. The Vault will […]
Industry
November 26, 2021
GC Reaffirms Commitment on Safer Gambling, Reducing Gambling Harm
Earlier this week, during the 2021 Bacta Annual Convention, the Gambling Commission’s deputy chief executive officer, Sarah Gardner, spoke about the gambling market and the progress which the commission has made recently. At the start of her speech, she acknowledged that the global COVID-19 pandemic in the last 19 months has brought difficulties for everyone. […]
Casino
November 25, 2021
William Hill Shuts Downs EuroGrand, 21 Nova and William Hill Casino Club
The impending closures of three online casino brands was announced by William Hill this week as part of an ongoing strategic review at the group that is looking to concentrate on its core businesses. Streamline the Business The decision to discontinue operations of EuroGrand, 21 Nova and William Hill Casino Club was taken after a […]
Business
November 25, 2021
Entain Sells Betdaq to Its Founder Dermot Desmond
Global sports betting and gaming group Entain announced it would be divesting its betting exchange business to its previous owner, billionaire Dermot Desmond. Betdaq Sale Agreed Entain said its Betdaq brand would be offloaded for an undisclosed fee after an agreement for the deal with Irish billionaire and former Betdaq owner Dermot Desmond had been […]
Industry
November 25, 2021
MPs Sign a Letter Urging for £2 Online Slot Limits in the UK
In the wake of the FOBTs ban, which never brought the United Kingdom brick-and-mortar gambling sector to its metaphorical knees as originally feared, legislators are now entertaining the idea of expanding the same measure to the online gambling space. The debates over the betting limits for FOBTs were heated, and they prompted government officials to […]
Industry
November 24, 2021
Jumbo Demands Regulations for Lottery Draws Amid People Ending in Debt
According to research from the Australian dedicated and proven outcome-focused lottery enabler Jumbo Interactive, lottery players in the United Kingdom have collectively piled up a whopping $156 million (£117 million) of debt. The Data from Jumbo’s Research The statistics show that every tenth person who participates in a “big ticket” lottery promising big luxurious items […]
Industry
November 24, 2021
UK: Department of Health Blocks 2,000 Attempts to Access Gambling Websites
It is not uncommon for employers to block the access of their employees to certain websites such as social media. After all, no employer would like to see their staff distracted by gossip and stories shared by others. In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, online gambling activities have skyrocketed. And while some people prefer […]
Industry
November 23, 2021
Public Health England Dubs Knowsley as “Gambling Capital” of UK
A new study by Public Health England has picked the borough of Knowsley as the gambling capital of the United Kingdom. And yet, this title doesn’t really inspire as the area is also one of the most deprived regions, suffering from chronic poverty and a bevy of social issues. According to the report, residents of […]