The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) is banning two professional dart players from official match play after both were found to have engaged in match-fixing. Leighton Bennett and Billy Warriner are barred from DRA-sanctioned events for eight and ten years respectively for their roles in rigging matches and other charges. Bennett was found guilty of fixing…
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) is banning British snooker pro Mark King from the sport for five years. King's exile from the world of professional snooker comes after an investigative committee at the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) found that King had both fixed professional snooker matches and provided insider…
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is launching a Code Handbook for operators that includes 20 codes and 100 measures aimed at creating a safer environment for players. Released as part of the BGC's fifth anniversary, the Handbook brings together every voluntary measure the group's members commit to in their efforts to raise standards industry…
A new study from the British Gaming Council (BGC)estimates that 1.5 million British citizens are still gambling on black market sites. Conducted by Frontier Economics on behalf of the BGC and titled “The size and economic costs of black market gambling in Great Britain“ the report estimates that those 1.5 million outlaw Brits are spending…
Gambling operator jersey sponsorships are an increasingly controversial promotion in most parts of the world but in Scotland, professional football is taking a decidedly different approach. In announcing its recent sponsorship deal William Hill, Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) CEO Neil Doncaster said the league, "shouldn’t be stuffy about gambling." Doncaster's remarks on the relationship…
A new study conducted on behalf of GambleAware suggests that the British public is very supportive of more restrictions on gambling advertisements in their country. The study, titled Ipsos research explores barriers to opening up about experiencing problems with gambling found that 74 percent of the population would support more restrictions on gambling ads on…
A new study showing alarming rates of youth gambling in England is raising concern among the country's lawmakers. The latest results from the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) and Gamstop showed that nearly half of UK college students who gamble are spending way more than they can afford to do so. It's a…
Beginning in September of this year, online slot games in Great Britain will operating with a £5 ($6.24 USD) maximum stake for players 25 and £2 ($2.54 USD) for players between the ages of 18-24. It's a landmark moment for the British gaming industry as regulators take bold action on the threat of online gambling…
UK gaming reform, such as accepting electronic payments at casinos cannot happen soon enough according to Ranking Group Director of Public Affairs David Williams. Williams, addressing the UK gambling operators in a recent blog on the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) website recently. In his blog, Casino Reforms are Needed More Than Ever, Williams praises…
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is reaching out to the gaming industry for consultations on its much anticipated, and long delayed, gambling reform white. Input from gambling stakeholders is the next step in a process that's dragged on since before the Pandemic and whose contents will have a very significant impact on how operators conduct…
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