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UKGC’s Red Tape Review Deadline Nears: What It Means for You
The UK Gambling Commission is approaching the deadline for casinos, bookmakers and other licensed operators to submit ideas on cutting what it calls “unnecessary…
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Fake ‘Tesco Casino’ Scam Exposes Illegal Gambling Ad Gaps
Tesco has reported an unlicensed online casino to City of London Police after discovering that its brand had been hijacked to promote gambling adverts…
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DCMS Sponsorship Ban Consultation Closes – Campaigners Want More
A government consultation on banning unlicensed gambling operators from sponsoring British sport closed on 9 September, and while ministers have yet to announce a…
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GamStop Doesn’t Follow You Abroad, Canaries Report Warns
A report from the Canary Islands has drawn attention to a gap in the UK’s self-exclusion scheme: GamStop, the free tool that blocks access…
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Why No UK Casino Licence Allows Bitcoin Deposits
If you’ve searched for a “UK Bitcoin casino” this month, the honest answer hasn’t changed: there isn’t one, at least not one holding a…
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Why the UK Casino Rulebook Is Now a Global Benchmark
A comparison piece published this week set out why the UK’s approach to regulating online casinos and betting sites keeps being cited as a…
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Germany’s €5.8bn Illegal Gambling Bust: A Warning for UK Punters
German authorities have raided 11 premises across the Frankfurt region and frozen tens of millions of euros in assets after uncovering an unlicensed online…
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Youth Gambling Charity Ygam Reaches 1.2m, Levy Funds Grow
Ygam, the UK charity dedicated to preventing gambling and gaming harm among children and young people, has published its Impact Report for 2025-26, showing…
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Premier League’s £10m Freeze Exposes Gambling Licence Gap
More than £10 million sitting in a Premier League bank account will remain frozen for at least another four months, after Westminster Magistrates’ Court…
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Sunderland’s New Shirt Sponsor Has No UK Gambling Licence
Sunderland AFC has announced a multi-year shirt-sleeve sponsorship deal with Shuffle, a crypto casino and sports betting operator that holds no UK Gambling Commission…