What would happen if you not only let a self-excluded gambling addict through the doors of a local retail betting shop, but also let him run the entire store? UK operator Ladbrokes found the answer to the question to that question earlier this year when they hired 31-year-old Mustafa Khader to run a branch in…
Hamilton Academical coach Brian Rice has a gambling problem and he' ready to get some help. That's the gist of an emotional statement the Scottish Premiere League coach made earlier this week as he admitted a relapse in his recovery from an addiction to gambling. The relapses occurred, at least, between July 2015 and October…
UK gambling operators are emphatically denying a wild claim that they've secretly been using the UK government's Learning Records Service (LRS) database to target underage gamblers. The push back comes in the light of a recent Sunday London Times (subscription required) article that claimed the industry had accessed the database and is using it market…
UK gambling operators are emphatically denying a wild claim that they've secretly been using the UK government's Learning Records Service (LRS) database to target underage gamblers. The push back comes in the light of a recent Sunday London Times (subscription required) article that claimed the industry had accessed the database and is using it market…
The day the UK-facing gambling industry has long feared has finally arrived. Starting April 14, the use of credit cards for almost all gambling transactions will be banned by order of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). To say that this will have a major impact on UK gambling operators is something of an understatement. The…
When Daniel Thompson, 27, and Idris Kayode Akinwunmi, 21 hacked their way into the UK National Lottery, they no doubt dreamed of untold riches. In their heads, it was probably like Aladdin entering the Cave of Wonders with piles of treasure on all side. What the two hapless hackers got for their troubles was £13…
The fallout from the UK's regulatory crackdown on gambling operator continued in earnest this week as LeoVegas pulled its Royal Panda brand from the UK market. Royal Panda was not, apparently, pulling in the kind of revenue LeoVegas was expecting and the uncertain future of regulated gambling operations in the UK is so uncertain that…
When Betway, a UK gambling operator, produced a YouTube prank video starring West Ham footballer Declan Rice they thought they were seizing the spirit of contemporary advertising. After all, millions of people love prank videos and millions more love football. After all, when you put a boot on Rice's Range Rover and have Westham Captain…
Are UK gambling operators addicted to the free spending problem gamblers in their respective VIP programs? That's the conclusion of a secret report by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) that was recently reported on by the Guardian Newspaper. According to the Guardian, the UKGC recently took a deep look at VIP gamblers at a number…
The holiday season can be anything but joyous for anyone with a gambling problem and the people in their lives. Financial and emotional stress are at their peak this time of year and those holiday stress factors can trigger remarkably self-destructive behavior for gambling addicts. No governmental agency on the planet seems more aware of…
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