BGC: Industry Vows to Back UK Economy, but Warns Against Anti-Growth Tax Rises and Regulations
The Betting and Gaming Council today vowed to back the economy by delivering on the Government’s economic plan of ‘Enterprise, Education, Employment…
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Play’n GO Goes Live with Sky Betting and Gaming
Play’n GO, the world’s leading casino entertainment provider, has today announced the launch of its game content with one of the world’s…
BGC: Punters Fear Restrictions on Betting Will Fuel Black Market Gambling, New Study Shows
Almost 80 per cent of punters fear restrictions on betting would likely drive customers to unsafe, unregulated black market gambling sites, a…
Bojoko Expands Offerings to Include Bingo in the UK
Bojoko, an award-winning online gambling affiliate, has made a strategic move into the thriving UK bingo market. This latest development comes after…
Betfred Partners with PandaScore to Enhance Esports Betting Offerings
Betfred, a global betting brand, has entered into a partnership with French esports data and odds supplier, PandaScore, to enhance its igaming…
BGC: New Figures Confirm Drop in UK Problem Gambling Rates, but BGC Says Work to Raise Standards Continues
New figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm the rate of problem gambling among UK adults has fallen to 0.2 per cent….
Betting and Gaming Council Endorses Racing TV’s Campaign to Engage MPs and DCMS Ministers
The Betting and Gaming Council’s Chairman, Brigid Simmonds OBE, has given her endorsement to a new campaign from Racing TV that empowers…
BoyleSports Signs Multi-Jurisdiction Agreement with Pariplay
Pariplay, a subsidiary of NeoGames S.A, has announced its partnership with BoyleSports in a multi-jurisdiction agreement, with the aim of offering its…
BetVictor Partners with Stakelogic Live to Offer Full Suite of Games to UK players
Stakelogic Live has teamed up with BetVictor to offer its live dealer games to players in the UK. The deal will see…
Standards Body the BGC Welcomes New Secretary of State, and Urges White Paper Publication “Without Delay”
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Lucy Frazer MP on becoming the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media…
Entain Secures New Agreement with SIS for its Ladbrokes and Coral UK retail Customers
Entain, the global sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment group, and Sports Information Services (SIS) have entered a new long-term production, distribution, and…
City Bet Club Predicts 2022 UK Operator Earnings to Fall Short
City Bet Club, the expert tipster service founded by leading industry veterans, predicts that UK operator Q4 2022 earnings reports are likely…
Allwyn UK Confirms Appointment of Robert Chvátal as Interim CEO
Allwyn confirms that Robert Chvátal, currently Allwyn Group CEO has been appointed to the role of Interim CEO of Allwyn UK to…
Gambling Commission to Feature in Biggest Ever ICE Consumer Protection Zone
The central importance attached by the industry to safer gambling has been underlined with confirmation that the 2023 Consumer Protection Zone (CPZ)…
Altenar Expands in UK with L&L Europe Partnership
Altenar, the leading Malta-headquartered sportsbook supplier, has made UK-facing operator group L&L Europe Limited its latest sportsbook partner. L&L Europe Limited is…
Play’n GO: How to Succeed in Regulated Markets like the UK
In the hyper-competitive UK market, it can be challenging for new products to achieve success. However, Play’n GO’s entertainment-focused games continue to…
BGC: Seven in Ten Brits Think Placing Compulsory Health Warnings on Betting Products Would Fail to Tackle Problem Gambling
71 per cent of the public believe Government health messaging – like those on cigarettes – would be ineffective at preventing problem…
BGC Welcome Paul Scully MP as New Gambling Minister
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Paul Scully MP on his appointment as Minister responsible for the betting and…
FunFair Games Bolsters UK Reach with Jumpman Gaming Launch
FunFair Games has significantly expanded its UK footprint after taking its portfolio of non-traditional content live across Jumpman Gaming’s 200+ casino sites….
Industry, Government and the Regulator Come Together to Back Safer Gambling Week
This year’s Safer Gambling Week event will run from today until Sunday 23rd October and will see the whole industry coming together…
BGC Backs the Government’s Growth Plan
Standards body, the Betting and Gaming Council announced on Friday (23rd September) their members are ready to play a leading role backing…
Symplify Enhances RG Engine to Meet Latest UKGC Criteria
Symplify, market leaders in CRM and AI cloud solutions, has enhanced its Responsible Gaming Engine to bring it in line with the…
Betway Faces £400,000 Fine for Marketing on Children’s Webpages
Online gambling business Betway Limited will pay a £408,915 penalty for marketing on the children’s pages of West Ham United Football Club’s…
Fourth National Lottery Licence Formally Awarded to Allwyn
On 14 July, the Court of Appeal granted Camelot and IGT permission to appeal the High Court’s decision to lift the automatic…
Swintt Granted Permission to Operate in the UK
Innovative software supplier, Swintt, is delighted to announce that it has been successful in its application for a UK license, meaning players…
Stakelogic Takes Further Strides in UK with MrQ Deal
Stakelogic is pleased to announce its partnership with the award-winning MrQ, one of the UK’s leading online casino brands. The deal will…
Betting and Gaming Council Joins Calls for Urgent Action on Energy Crisis to Protect Hospitality and Leisure Industries
Urgent action is needed by the next PM to protect the hospitality and leisure sector from “catastrophic” energy price hikes, say the…
Stakelogic Live Now Broadcasting in the UK
Stakelogic Live continues to establish itself as a leading provider of premium live casino content in core regulated jurisdictions after being awarded…
Spinomenal Secures B2B UKGC Licence
Spinomenal, the leading iGaming content provider, has secured its B2B licence from the UKGC to open further opportunities within one of the…
Pragmatic Play Expands Hollywood Bets Partnership into UK and Ireland
Pragmatic Play, a leading multi-product supplier to the iGaming industry, has extended its existing partnership with major operator Hollywoodbets to supply content…
Slots Temple Gets Licensed in UK, Free Slots Site Now Offering Cash Prizes
Free online slots platform Slots Temple has become the first affiliate site to be awarded a UK Gambling Commission licence. That’s good news for…
New Regulator Figures Confirm Problem Gambling Rates Remain Low in the UK
New figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm the rates of problem gambling have remained historically low at 0.2% in the year to June 2022….
Buzz Bingo Partners with Future Anthem to Personalise Player Experiences
Buzz Bingo, operator of the UK’s largest retail bingo chain and the multi-award-winning BuzzBingo.com brand, has partnered with leading AI solutions provider…
XY Legal Solutions Expands Dutch Affiliate Quality Mark to the UK
On September 8, 2021, XY Legal Solutions successfully launched the ‘Keurmerk Verantwoorde Affiliates’(KVA), a quality mark for Dutch online casino affiliates. This…
BGC: UK Betting and Gaming Industry Leads the Way “Levelling Up” the United Kingdom
Britain’s regulated betting and gaming industry will generate 15,000 tech jobs in the next five years, as part of an ambitious Levelling…
Push Gaming Grows UK Presence in Latest Deal with Sky Betting and Gaming
B2B gaming supplier Push Gaming has grown its position in the regulated UK market in a significant new partnership with leading operator…
Bookies to Celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by Donating Profits from Flagship Royal Ascot Race
Britain’s bookies will mark this year’s Queen’s Jubilee in by donating all profits from the Britannia Stakes race at Royal Ascot to…
Entain Awarded Advanced Safer Gambling Standard
Entain, the global sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment group, has been awarded the Advanced Safer Gambling Standard by GamCare for evidencing the highest standards of…
888sport Extends NFL Sponsorship Agreement
888sport, the sports division of 888 Holdings plc, has announced that it has agreed a new sponsorship agreement with the National Football…
New Figures Confirm Another Drop in Problem Gambling Rates in the UK
New figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm the rates of problem gambling have fallen to 0.2% in the year to March 2022. The…
Entain – Ladbrokes UK launches Brand New Bespoke Live Game Show Through Playtech
Entain, the global sports betting, gaming, and interactive entertainment group and Playtech, the gambling technology company, combine for the launch of a…
Gambling Commission Sets New Rules on Action for At-Risk Customers
NEW rules ensuring online gambling businesses do more to identify and take action to protect consumers at risk of harm have been…
Casumo Goes Live with Content from Bragg’s ORYX Gaming in the UK
Award-winning and mobile-first online gaming group, Casumo announced today that it has gone live with content from ORYX Gaming, a Bragg Gaming…
Allwyn or All Lose, Ukraine-Russia Conflict Stalks UK Lottery
As it ponders its response to losing its 28-year grip on the UK National Lottery, Camelot may have to go back to…
GAMSTOP to Operate ‘Single Customer View’ rial
Betting and Gaming Council have today announced that the ‘Single Customer View’ trial, a new scheme to share data on those most…
GambleAware Reach Out: Safer Gaming for Women
Responsible gambling charity GambleAware has launched its first-ever exclusively female-focused campaign to warn women of the risks associated with excessive betting. The…
Bojoko Launches Sports Betting in the UK
Bojoko, the award-winning online gambling affiliate, has strengthened its position in the UK market following the launch of Bojoko Sports Betting. Bojoko…
Entain launches Global Innovation Hub, Ennovate
Entain is to launch a global innovation hub, Ennovate, with the first lab to open in London. Ennovate will invest up to…
iGaming 2022: Is Retention the Key to Sustainable Acquisition? By Ozric Vondervelden, Co-Founder, Greco
Before speculating, let’s first look at the current state of bonusing in the UK. The battle for the biggest headline bonus is…
YGAM, GAMSTOP and RecoverMe to Launch University Tour Together
Three organisations working to reduce gambling-related harms have joined forces for a university tour that aims to raise awareness and promote the…