If the Conservative Party are going to down, they’re going to go down swinging – and making a few quid, if the latest allegations in the General Election betting saga are to be believed. Barely a week after one of Rishi Sunak’s Parliamentary aides admitting to betting on the date of the UK General Election […]
Crystal Palace and Wolves Welcome New Gambling Shirt Sponsors – Despite Incoming Ban
As of the end of the 2025/26 season, Premier League clubs will no longer be allowed to have gambling firms as sponsors on the front of their shirts. But that hasn’t stopped two EPL outfits from signing deals with overseas bookmakers – in the case of Crystal Palace, they’ve penned a record agreement with a […]
Prime Minister’s Woes Deepen After Parliamentary Aide is Accused of ‘Insider Trading’ Bet
For more than a year now, a handful of sportsbooks and betting exchanges have been offering odds on when the next UK General Election would be held. It’s a strange market to bet on, given that the decision on the date that voters will head to the ballots is decided by the prime minister and […]
Richard Desmond vs Gambling Commission Trial Set for 2025 Over ‘Flawed’ Lottery Decision
In the blue corner we have Richard Desmond, media mogul turned lottery entrepreneur. And in the red corner we have the UK Gambling Commission, the much-maligned regulator of the betting sector in the United Kingdom. The two parties are set to go to court in October 2025 after Desmond and his legal team secured an […]
UK General Election Leaves the Government’s Gambling White Paper Up in the Air
Just as the government starts to flesh out the proposed legislative changes to the UK gambling industry, as first revealed in their White Paper, they go and call a general election. Brits will go to the polls on July 4, with the latest bookmakers’ odds suggesting that the Conservatives will be turfed out of Downing […]