The UK Gambling Commission has revealed a new set of rules for gaming machines, which it claims will make games ‘fairer and safer’. However, industry stakeholders are concerned that it could be a case of too little, too late to save them from the government’s next tax grab. Machine Games Duty (MGD) is currently levied […]
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Entain and Flutter Brace for Another Downturn Following Brazilian Betting Ban
The Brazilian President has banned all forms of gambling in the country… sparking further chaos at a host of British betting operators. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, or ‘Lula’ as he prefers to be known, has signed off on an order – ‘Brazil Without Bets’ – that prohibits sports betting and online casino gaming in […]
Gross Gambling Yield Was Up In 2025/26 – But Betting Shop Numbers Dwindled Once Again
The Gambling Commission has released its annual report for the 2025/26 trading year. And despite all of the various pressures facing bookmakers and betting sites, the good news is that Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) across both retail and online was up. However, the number of high street betting shops in the UK continued to fall […]
Fred Done Predicts the Death of the High Street Betting Shop By 2030
Betfred founder Fred Done has proclaimed that the high street betting shop will be ‘dead’ in the UK by 2030 if the government continues with its anti-gambling tax crusade. The 83-year-old, who founded Betfred six decades ago, has warned that he will have to close nearly 500 shops if the Chancellor, John Healey, hikes Machine […]
House of Lords Calls for ‘Comprehensive’ Ban on All Forms of Gambling Advertising
The House of Lords has called for a near complete ban on all forms of gambling advertising in the UK. They believe that a tobacco-style prohibition on ads will help to reduce gambling harm, claiming that successive governments have been ‘too passive’ in dealing with the increase in marketing activity on social media and streaming […]