The new Labour government has already taken some bold steps early on in their time in office, and reports suggest they are plotting more controversial steps ahead of their autumn Budget. According to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, the UK economy has a £22 billion ‘black hole’ that it needs to shore up in a bid […]
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Punters and Horse Racing on Red Alert as Ireland’s Gambling Regulation Bill Nears Approval
As a sport, horse racing owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the investment and interest in it from across the Irish Sea. However, that relationship could become increasingly strained due to Ireland’s controversial Gambling Regulation Bill. In an update to previous legislation, politicians in the country are aiming to ban gambling adverts on TV […]
Labour Party MPs Receive £1 Million of ‘Freebies’ from the Gambling Sector
Any political party that wants to attain the respect of its electorate needs to operate in a way that is commensurate with that objective. So accepting millions of pounds in free gifts, VIP event tickets and hospitality perks is hardly a sensible way to go about your first few months in office. But that’s exactly […]
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. […]