UK gambling operator Betway is facing criticism for its ongoing practice of offering customers free wagers in exchange for positive online reviews. It's a novel approach to marketing that's not currently against UK gaming regulations and has the added benefit of tweaking the noses of the UK's extremely vocal anti-gambling crowd. At the heart of…
Life has not been easy lately for UK-facing and UK-licensed gambling operators over the past few years. Gambling regulators are, seemingly, at war with the industry and cracking down on everything from advertising to how much attention operators are paying to problem gamblers. It's an atmosphere that isn't always conducive to good business that's why…
The CEOs of William Hill, Flutter Entertainment (aka Paddy Power Betfair), and GVC, owner of Ladbrokes have all declined an offer from the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on gambling harm to discuss their efforts to curb gambling addiction. All three executives had previously agreed to attend the meeting, which still took place with other gaming…
Mark Goodram and Jon-Ross Watson thought their ship had arrived the day they purchased a UK lotto scratch ticket that paid off to the tune of £4 million ($4.88 million USD). UK lottery officials, however, said, "not so fast" when they discovered that the pair purchased the winning ticket with a debit card that didn't…
Customers looking for a good time recently at 1xBet, a Cyprus-based online casino, found only a sign saying that the operation was closed until further notice. The closure comes after years of skirting the edges of the online gambling business with an operation that was referred to as a PornHub casino by the Times newspaper.…
It's no secret that gambling operators in the UK have been under assault by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and other forces dead set on resetting the country's gaming culture. While their intentions are good, these do-gooders are taking a major dent out of gambling operator's bottom lines and now they're doing something they hope…
UK gaming operator Ladbrokes Coral recently earned a distinction that they'd likely rather not have even heard about. This week the company was hit with a the largest fine ever issued by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The £5.9 million fine ($7.1 million USD) was issued after what Commission officials have referred to as "systematic…
When it comes to beating the odds in UK retail sports betting, Playtech seems to have come across a winning formula. Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) is reporting record-shattering numbers as it tallies up its handle for the Wimbledon tennis tournaments earlier this month. According to a Playtech press release, the company saw its handle for…
It's no secret that UK lawmakers are cracking down on gambling operators and their ability to do business. For the past few years operators have seen massive revenue drops due to laws governing maximum wagers on fixed-odds betting terminals, as well as serious scrutiny of their advertising techniques. But one area of gambling marketing has…
There's no question that the UK government has declared war on regulated gambling. Between handing out fines for absurd "violations" of advertising codes and cracking down on bonus offers, this war has made life extremely difficult for licensed operators. But none of these recent actions has had the visceral hit that the reduction in stakes…
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