The new advertising regulations that are due to come in as part of the UK Gambling Bill will have a significant impact on football and sports clubs that have become heavily reliant on sponsorship income from Asian operators in the last few years, according to David Zeffman, Partner at London law firm Olswang.
Read More . . .Most online gambling operators have discovered that the world is going mobile. So it comes as no surprise that many are offering the HTML5 mobile gaming platform and are reaching out to gamers on the small screen who like their gambling to go.
Read More . . .The UK Gambling Commission has announced it is to host a series of training workshops across the country to help local councils identify and manage the siting of illegal gaming machines in their respective constituencies.
Read More . . .Paddy Power extends its contract with Callcredit, for a further two-years, as the Irish bookmaker continues to make life easier for its customers.
Read More . . .For a country that was one of the first to embrace online gambling in its shores, Denmark seems to be doing a decent of job cracking down on what it considered as "illegal" online gambling sites.
Read More . . .A recent court ruling in South Korea could have serious ramifications for would-be junket operators seeking to do business in the country. South Korea currently has 17 casinos, but South Koreans are only allowed entry into one, Kangwon Land, which, despite being located in a largely inaccessible rural area, earns more revenue than the other 16 foreigners-only casinos combined.
Read More . . .The English Football Association (FA) national governing body has put forward a new proposal that would ban participants in the county's top four divisions from betting on any match or competition in the world.
Read More . . .Fears that the Greek government will extend OPAP's gaming monopoly to online appear to have been calmed following the news that the European Commission is digging in its heels over what it sees as a state subsidy.
Read More . . .Bookmaker Ladbrokes has completed the acquisition of Australian private bookmaking business Betstar in a deal worth £12.4 million (€15 million/$20.7 million).
Read More . . .The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed it has revoked the remote operating licence of social betting company Bodugi following a review of the firm.
Read More . . .The city of Sault Ste. Marie in the Canadian province of Ontario has created a new digital gaming task force as part of an effort to develop and advance the online gambling industry.
Read More . . .Australia is home to the world's most avid gamblers, as evidenced by the country's habit of routinely topping per capita spending charts. The most recent tally by H2 Gambling Capital indicated the average Australian lost over $1k to gambling each year, narrowly outpacing Singaporeans for the top spot.
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