To anyone who watches the gambling industry at all, it's pretty clear that the public's view on their beloved (and hated) vice is changing rapidly. Besides the regulatory clampdown on operators; the reduction of stakes on video betting terminals (VBTs); there's a new wrinkle. Sometime in the near the future, the National Health Service (NHS)…
Every time it seems as though life couldn't get any tougher for the UK-facing gambling in industry, life gets tougher for the UK-facing gambling industry. After enduring massive reductions to stakes for fixed-odds betting terminals and increased regulatory scrutiny, UK operators must now brace themselves for the Howard League for Penal Reform’s Commission on Crime…
Over the past couple of years, the UK gambling industry has faced increased scrutiny from regulatory agencies like the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The UKGC has been cracking down on things like the fine print on terms and conditions and has been scrupulously enforcing compliance rules meant to thwart money laundering. It's a strategy that's…
The Kindred Group is shelling out £1.6 million ($2 million USD) per the orders of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for its role in accepting stolen funds from a problem gambler. It's yet another sign that the UKGC, and other UK regulatory agencies, are dead set on enforcing compliance laws to the letter and have…
William Hill, like all UK-facing gambling operators, is facing a genuine crisis on its home turf. Between new restrictions on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBT) and regulators who are increasingly at ease issuing huge fines for infractions of all types, scratching out a profit is becoming increasingly difficult. But, against those long odds, William Hill is…
It's no secret that UK-facing gambling operators are under heavy scrutiny from the UK Gambling Commission and the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Every ad an operator publishes or airs is, seemingly, examined under a microscope to insure that it's up to snuff. Not surprisingly, plenty of ads are deemed "offensive" or - even worse…
The administrative bodies in charge of regulating UK gambling sites and shops are giving themselves a pat on the back this week. In a letter addressed to some of the biggest gambling companies in the United Kingdom, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and Competitive Markets Authority (CMA) lavished praise on their recent joint efforts to…
UK operator Ladbrokes was criticized in a recent Daily Record for engaging in customer profiling practices that the paper says takes advantage of gambling addicts and keeps sharp players off the field entirely. Ladbrokes officials deny the allegations and suggest that the Scottish newspaper based its story on outdated and inaccurate information. At the heart…
LeoVegas is under fire for allegedly sending marketing materials to a problem gambler who was using stolen money to fund gambling sprees and had already been flagged as a potential gambling addict by the company. Is this a case of negligence, or an inevitable result of the complexity of the gaming business and its myriad…
UK lawmakers are considering a ban on the use of credit cards for gambling purchases, including deposits to online gambling accounts. It's the latest example of an ongoing effort to curb problem gambling by any means necessary, but what kind of impact would such a ban have on the online gambling industry? Banning the use…
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