A staggering 29,000 adverts for gambling companies are being displayed every Premier League gameweek – suggesting that the competition isn’t doing enough to tackle the problem. The number shown during the opening weekend of the 2022/23 campaign was 11,000; meaning that the exposure to fans of all ages of material promoting gambling has increased by […]
Gambling Commission Takes Fantasy Football Site Sorare to Court Over ‘Unlicensed Gambling’
A fantasy football site promoted by the Premier League is set to appear in court over allegations that it provides ‘unlicensed gambling’ to its members. Sorare, which is an official partner of the English Premier League, allows users to create their own football team using NFT cards. However, the Gambling Commission contests that their business […]
Could Channel 4 Become the First Major UK Broadcaster to Ban Gambling Ads?
The new Labour government has only been in power for a few months, and yet they’ve already achieved a few un-Labour like feats in that short time. The wrestling of winter fuel payments for pensioners has been met with plans to build more than one million new houses – many of them on greenbelt land. […]
Is Colossus Bets Set to Replace The Tote at UK Racecourses?
According to newspaper reports, Colossus Bets has launched an audacious bid to replace The Tote as the pool betting option of choice at UK racecourses. The Australian brand, headed by mysterious entrepreneur Zeljko Ranogajec, has reportedly made a multi-million pound offer to a number of racecourses on British soil to oust The Tote as their […]
Flutter Snaps Up Playtech Subsidiary Snaitech in £2 Billion Acquisition
Flutter Entertainment has made moves to strengthen its European position by acquiring Playtech subsidiary Snaitech in a £2 billion acquisition. Flutter, whose firms include Paddy Power, Betfair and Tombola, has struck an agreement with Playtech over their consumer-facing operator that will see Snaitech added to their already-sturdy interests in the sector. It will give Flutter […]