As English football digests the aftermath of a fascinating weekend in which the women achieved international glory and the men raised the curtain on the domestic season, the bookmakers have pretty much set their definitive ante-post odds on this year’s Premier League. There’s no shock as to the identity of the favourite: Manchester City have […]
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Women’s Euros attract record betting action
With large swathes of the population taking to Twitter to declare that football had finally, definitively come home after fifty-six years of hurt, England’s Lionesses made history on Sunday evening by overcoming Germany 2-1 after extra time. A goal from Chloe Kelly turned the final of the Women’s European Championships definitively in the home side’s […]
Sri Lanka issues four new casino licences, seeking to boost tax revenues
Suffering with mounting national debt and facing an uncomfortable conversation with the IMF to raise revenues for food, oil and other essentials, Sri Lanka’s national government has taken steps to recoup some revenue from the country’s existing casino industry. The government has announced the issuing of four new licences for land-based casinos on the island, […]
Macau Casinos shut for the first time in two years after Omicron Covid outbreak
Gambling paradise Macau has taken the decision to close all casinos in the city for at least the next week after an outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Dubbed the world’s biggest gaming hub, Macau falls under Chinese control and is therefore subject to the Beijing government’s strict Zero Covid policies. 19,000 Macau residents […]
Britain’s Next Prime Minister betting: Who’s favourite and who’s a dark horse?
The scandal-hit Premiership of Boris Johnson is entering its final weeks, as the embattled Conservative leader accepted the inevitable last week after days of rebellion from within his party. By early September, the party hopes, a new leader will be announced, and therefore become the fourth Prime Minister to hold office in the last six […]
Australian authorities move to implement new gambling controls
While the global trend for betting laws has been one of greater relaxation, it’s worth remembering that progress is not a straight line. This message has been reinforced by the news that Australian authorities are looking to introduce new controls in the betting industry for the sake of customer protection. It should be noted straight […]
The Gamstop Initiative and Its Alternatives
Launched in April 2018, the Gamstop initiative was another in the regulators drive to help reduce access for problem gamblers. The self-exclusion scheme is an optional choice still. It’s for those who felt it could help reduce their exposure to online gambling platforms. Our Gamstop Initiative Report released back in 2020 looks at the gambling […]
Can Online Casinos Easily Rebrand?
For most industries, rebranding can be a very involved process with changes needed to a number of documents and across a variety of different platforms too – but online casinos have the benefit of often being able to rebrand quite easily especially compared to brick and mortar locations and these rebrands can often come at […]
Advertising Restrictions to hit UK Operators
Online gambling platforms have seen a lot of change in the way betting and casino sites can be represented over the past few years as sports teams and large events have increasingly accepted sponsorships from these types of companies – it’s more common to see betting companies representing football teams in the UK for example […]
Live Casinos Continue to Thrive
Whilst the concept of live casinos has been around for about two decades, changes in technology and the ability to deliver games in a smooth and seamless fashion took some time to follow and it hasn’t been until the past few years where they’ve really been able to take off as a more familiar gaming […]