"UK" Tag Results

By Jana Newland

NHS Clinicians Propose “Addiction Levy” for UK’s Gambling Industry

March 14, 2022

As efforts to deal with the concerns regarding gambling-related harm in the United Kingdom continue, some of the top officials in the NHS are proposing a new measure. According to the organization’s clinicians, the gambling industry should pay a new multi-million-pound statutory levy that will be channeled towards victims of gambling-related harm. The services that […]

By Ameana Jones

The UK Publishes Terms of Reference for Review of the Gambling Act 2005

December 9, 2020

The United Kingdom’s government has finally kicked off the long-awaited review of the Gambling Act 2005. This officially began on Tuesday, December 8 when the country’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) announced the launch of what it terms “a major and wide-ranging review of gambling laws to ensure they are fit for […]

By Nate Wheeler

NetEnt Extends Footprint in UK Market with Betfred Partnership

March 3, 2020

NetEnt is doubling down on its efforts to become a force to reckon with in the United Kingdom’s gambling industry. The casino content provider that is headquartered in Sweden has recently inked a lucrative supply deal with Betfred, one of the biggest gaming operators in the UK and upcoming operator in the US. The Terms […]

By Sienna Walker

Operators Feel the Pinch as UKGC Bans Credit Card Gambling

January 16, 2020

On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, the stock prices of several leading gambling companies in the United Kingdom fell in early trading. It comes right in the heels of a report that the UK Gambling Commission published regarding a 12-week consultation on the use of credit cards for gambling. The report also stated that both online […]

By Ameana Jones

UK Parliament Wants Loot Boxes to Be Regulated as Gambling

September 17, 2019

A few days ago, the Commons finally published their long-awaited research into immersive and addictive technologies, a move that shed more light on a very controversial issue. For the past few years, the online gaming landscape has been abuzz with debates regarding the prevalence of loot boxes and skins and their relation to gambling. The […]

By Nate Wheeler

UK Govt. Consulting on Raising National Lottery Age Limit to 18

July 17, 2019

The United Kingdom’s government is reportedly planning to raise the age limit for playing National Lottery scratch cards and online instant win games from 16 years to 18 years. To that effect, Mims Davies, the Culture minister has already launched a consultation on whether the existing age limit should be raised for some or all […]

By Ameana Jones

ASA Bans Ads from Five iGaming Firms for Targeting Children

April 4, 2019

United Kingdom’s Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) has recently employed the use of new avatar technology to crackdown on advertisements from five online gambling operators. These betting brands were found to have violated UK rules by targeting children. The pioneering technology used by the ASA created online profiles that tracked the adverts being served to children […]

By Sienna Walker

UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Bans Gambling Company

March 18, 2019

Well, no one would have imagined it would come this soon, but the United Kingdom has just delivered the most ironical story of the year, so far. Normally, such a situation would warrant a bit (or maybe a little more) of sarcasm but the issue at hand is just unimaginably twisted that making fun of […]

By Leanne Simmons

UK Gamblers to Be Prevented from Betting Using Credit Cards

January 13, 2019

The government of the United Kingdom is considering banning the use of credit cards by gamblers to place bets, a move that if implemented will affect bets worth billions every year. This statement was issued as part of a warning to the Culture Secretary which called for the betting companies and banks to take appropriate action […]

By Michael Naydenov

Irish Govt. Backs Down from Labelling Loot Boxes as Gambling

October 2, 2018

Ever since last year’s Star Wars: Battlefront II loot box fiasco, a number of governments have been looking into regulatory and legislative measures that would classify video game loot boxes as a form of gambling. One country that was seemingly headed to that direction was Ireland – it joined 15 other countries in signing a […]