March 2022 is turning out to be a pretty lousy month for Camelot, the current operator of the UK National Lottery. Earlier this week, the Great Britain Gambling Commission (GC) fined the operator £3.15 million for multiple regulatory failures in relation to its mobile app. Camelot's big fine came on the heels of even worse…
The online gambling giant 888 is being hit with a £9.4 million ($12.6 million USD) fine by the British Gambling Commission (BGC) for a variety of compliance failures. It's one of the biggest fines ever issued by the regulator and sends a clear message to other UK-facing operators. 888's regulatory failures run the gambit from…
Commissioners at the GB Gambling Commission are giving themselves a pat on the back for successfully implementing a ban on the use of credit cards to fund gambling accounts. The ban, which has been in effect since April, 2020 was put into place as part of larger effort to curb problem gambling. Commissioners declared their…
Flutter Entertainment, proprietors of major UK gaming brands such as Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Betting & Gaming, is taking a bold, new move to protect younger players against the ravages of problem gambling. Starting this week, all players under the age of 25 will subject to a new £500 ($692 USD) monthly loss limit.…
If you're a young person who is considering trying to place a wager at a UK betting shop anytime in the near future, you might want to think twice before attempting anything. A secret shopper employed by the UK government found that betting shop clerks checked for identification 90 percent of the time. Those are…
What are the factors that influence a young person to start up a gambling habit? Is it repeated exposure to online sportsbook and casino advertisements on television and online? Or is the sinister flow of dopamine they get when unlocking loot boxes while playing their favorite video games? According to a recent study by the…
Officials at the UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) are praising Snaphcat's recent decision to allow end-users to opt-out of seeing gambling advertisements on the platform. It's a significant move for Snapchat and it's one that other social media platforms will likely follow in the future. The move towards allowing Snapchat users, who tend to…
The Betting and Gambling Council (BGC), a UK trade group that promotes the interests of online gambling operators, is calling for the installation of an ombudsman to help process consumer complaints. Suggestions of an enhanced framework for dealing with complaints comes as UK lawmakers initiate a long-planned review of the UK's 2005 Gambling Act, an…
The regulators at the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have a message for UK bingo operators: you're not so special when it comes to rules governing gambling. That appears to be the gist of a recent effort by the ASA to gently remind bingo operators that the products they offer are a form of gambling…
Anti-gambling activists in the UK are calling for a complete ban on gambling advertisements and a new series of affordability checks on UK players. If enacted into law, these new restrictions would be enforced a newly created ombudsman whose sole responsibility would be to keep gambling operators in check. The new ideas for keeping problem…
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