UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his approval to a plan that would have all UK casinos reopening by August 1, with plenty of new social distancing guidelines. The plan, however, is a day late and a dollar short for plenty of casino employees who are now on permanent furlough. Johnson's plan, which actually…
Buzz Bingo is permanently closing 26 of its 117 UK bingo halls as part of a restructuring action brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic. It's just the latest sign that "business as usual" will not be "business as usual" when the quarantine lockdown is eventually lifted. As it stands today, the company's remaining 91…
Life for UK and UK-facing gambling operators certainly has not been easy during 2020. Before the pandemic shut down betting shops and casinos, anti-gambling forces in Parliament had been hard at work limiting the breadth and scope of operator's marketing techniques. In particular, they've been very interested in limiting how, and how often, gambling operators…
Last week a multi-partisan group of UK lawmakers dropped a bombshell on the UK-facing gambling industry. Wouldn't it be great, they said, if gambling operators simply couldn't advertise? It's a radical solution aimed at helping out a small group of problem gamblers that makes use of sledge hammer tactics when a precise tool would likely…
If you think that the UK ban on video betting terminal wagers over £2 was bad news for the UK-facing gambing industry, you'll want to step away when you hear what the All Party Parliamentary Group has in mind. The cross-party group of parliamentarians wants some major reforms to UK gambling and they may just…
GVC Holdings recently came out 1-1 in battles against UK ad regulators regarding the content of some of their advertisements. The stories of these two fights speak volumes about the power anti-gambling forces have over government regulators, as well as the lengths gambling operators must go to to defend some pretty innocuous content. In the…
UK gambling revenue from October 2018 to September 2019 dipped down over previous years due to a crackdown on wager sizes and the shuttering of retail shops. This downward trend was so significant that real growth in the online sector failed to help offset the losses. Sadly, this period of downward growth will likely be…
UK betting shops and bookmakers have been given the ok to reopen operations on June 15, according to a report in the UK Express. The is part of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to restore some semblance of normal life to UK citizens and revitalize its shattered economy by allowing "non-essential" retail businesses to…
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is, once again, throwing down a new set of rules and regulations designed to help problem gamblers from getting in over their heads during the country's months-old COVID-19 lockdown. The new rules include some pretty onerous requirements surrounding reverse withdrawals, bonus offers, and player monitoring. These new guidelines were introduced…
The gambling operator members of the UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) are voluntarily suspending all of their advertising, including all radio and TV ads, for the duration of the COVID-19 lockdown. It's an unprecedented move that shows the value of the UK trade group and its ability to stay a step (or two) ahead…
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