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The Credit Card Ban Isn’t Over – It Also Covers E-Wallets
Six years after the UK banned gambling on credit cards, the rule is still being tested — not at the till, but inside digital…
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Rural Lobby Puts Betting Affordability Checks on Its Hit List
The Countryside Alliance has listed affordability checks on online betting among 27 government policies it says have damaged rural Britain since 2024, as part…
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Does “Gamble Responsibly” Work? Evidence Says No
If you’ve ever watched an ad break during a football match and seen a slogan urging you to “gamble responsibly”, new research suggests that…
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Councils Set to Gain New Powers to Block Betting Shops
Local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales are on course to gain real power to say no to new betting shops and gaming centres,…
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NHS Health Site Hijacked to Push Illegal Casinos to UK Players
A website belonging to My Therappy, a health app originally built for stroke patients, has been found hosting adverts for offshore casinos that don’t…
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US Court Fight Echoes UK’s Tough Line on Prediction Apps
A US federal appeals court has ruled that sports contracts sold by the prediction platform Kalshi are, in substance, sports bets rather than financial…
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Brazil’s Betting Ad Crackdown: A Signal for Global Rules
A Brazilian Senate committee has approved a bill that would effectively wipe out betting advertising and sponsorship across the country. The Science and Technology…
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Poland Probes Bookmakers Over ‘Dark Patterns’ and Unfair Terms
Poland’s competition watchdog has opened a formal investigation into whether the country’s biggest bookmakers are designing their websites and apps to keep customers gambling…
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Hungary May Scrap Its Gambling Regulator Over Licence Row
The Hungarian government has launched a formal review into whether to shut down its gambling watchdog entirely, after it emerged the regulator handed a…
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Flutter Extends Safer-Gambling Drive as UK Levy Beds In
Flutter Entertainment, the company behind Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet, has confirmed it is widening a safer-gambling education partnership into Ireland’s newly formed…