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Scotland’s Sportsbooks Call For More Lenient Regulation Post-COVID-19

by Mike Ashley

Scotland has close to 900 sportsbooks which employ roughly 4,500 people. Sports betting operators have called for the government to ease restrictions preventing them from recouping losses incurred during the lockdowns enacted in mid-March. The bookmakers claim that the current rules prohibit them from making a profit, which may jeopardize the future of their industry....

UKGC labelled ‘Toothless’ In Scathing report

by Mike Ashley

The House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) released a scathing report on the performance of the UK Gambling Commission (GC) on regulating the gambling industry, labeling the regulatory body as toothless. The PAC’s mandate is to monitor government spending. Their report “Gambling regulation: problem gambling and protecting vulnerable people“, released on June 28, stated...

UK Betting Operators Warned Not To Go Overboard With Football Advertising

by Mike Ashley

The UK is slowly getting back to normal one step at a time and UK punters are eager to get back to betting on their favorite sports – with the Premier League being the biggest attraction. Brits are known for placing heavy bets on a regular basis on their favourite football teams but have been...

Decreased FOBT Stakes In UK Results In Less Police Work

by Mike Ashley

The reduction of the maximum allowed stakes at fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in the UK has made things easier for the police. The reduction from £100 every 20 seconds to just £2 has reportedly led to a 38% decrease in bookmakers’ calls for police assistance due to punters losing their temper after going on a...

Gambling Therapy Is The Best Solution For Problem Gamblers To Kick The Habit

by Mike Ashley

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has tried many different strategies to reduce and curb the spread of problem gambling in the UK. The UK has a serious problem with gambling addiction as both adults and children have succumbed to problem gambling. While the UKGC continues to look at ways to address this issue, the...

Ways In Which The iGaming Industry Can Benefit From AI

by Mike Ashley

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more common in our day to day lives whether we know it or not. AI today is used to improve services to users in the fields of hospitality, healthcare, customer service, and retail. This is in addition to the widespread use of AI in mobile phones, specifically in virtual personal...

Safer Gambling Week Campaign Replaces Responsible Gambling Week In UK

by Mike Ashley

The U.K continues to experiment with different methods and regulations in order to curb the rise of problem gambling in the country. The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has been under immense pressure the last couple of years to put in place measures that would reduce gambling addiction amongst children and adults. Every year, the...

Non Gamstop Football Sites

by Mike Ashley

Football is of course game that many people do play the world over, and it is also a sport that does attract plenty of sports bettors too, and with matches being played in many different countries on every single day of the week, when it comes to placing a bet on a football match, you...

Slot Games Not Gamstop Listed

by Mike Ashley

As quite a lot of casino sites and slot sites are part of the Gamstop scheme, that does of course mean that many slot machines you could get the urge to play online are not going to be available to you if you are part of Gamstop, and have added your name on their online...

Casinos Licensed by UKGC Not on Gamstop

by Mike Ashley

The UK Gambling Commission have been tasked with ensuring that all casino sites that are based in the UK and those that offer their service stop players based anywhere in Great Britain live up to those players very highest of expectations. There is a very large list of regulations, rules and laws that each of...

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