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Gambling Industry News & Legal Updates 2026

Richard Desmond to Pay Gambling Commission’s Fees After Lottery Loss

Gambling Industry News & Legal Updates

David Cook

03/06/2026

A High Court judge has ordered a company owned by British businessman Richard Desmond to pay the legal costs of regulator the Gambling Commission, following a failed £1.3 billion damages claim regarding the awarding of the National Lottery license to Allwyn Entertainment. In April, Mrs Justice Joanna Smith ruled Desmond’s Northern & Shell and The New Lottery Company (TNLC) had failed to make a case of manifest error on the ...

Conservative Party Plans for Ration Cards to Curb Criminals’ Gambling

David Cook

02/06/2026

Evoke Appoint New Finance Director Amid Ongoing Takeover Speculation

Charles Perrin

02/06/2026

Private Equity Giant Could Power Bally’s Intralot Evoke Takeover Bid

Charles Perrin

01/06/2026

Majority of Young UK Gamblers to Bet More During FIFA World Cup

David Cook

29/05/2026

Entain Acts Swiftly To Appoint Ricky Sandler Replacement

Charles Perrin

29/05/2026

Bally’s Intralot CEO Says UK Tax Increase Driving Interest in Evoke

David Cook

28/05/2026

Charles Perrin

28/05/2026

Manchester United Secure Betway Deal; £80m Champions League Uplift Too

Manchester United have reportedly sealed a training kit deal with Betway, thought to be worth a ...

David Cook

27/05/2026

Spribe Awarded UK High Court Procedural Ruling in Copyright Battle

Crash game supplier Spribe has been awarded a procedural ruling in its copyright dispute with Aviator ...

Charles Perrin

27/05/2026

Erling Haaland And Harry Kane Oddschecker Ads Banned; Betway Cleared

Instagram adverts involving Erling Haaland and Harry ...

David Cook

26/05/2026

Online Slots Revenue Still Rising in UK Despite Maximum Stake Limits

Gross gambling yield (GGY) generated by the ...

David Cook

22/05/2026

UK Illegal Gambling Spend Forecast to Double to £33bn by 2028

The amount staked with illegal gambling websites ...

Charles Perrin

22/05/2026

Peter Savill Five-Point BHA Plan Uncovered; Support Growing For Return

Peter Savill has a concrete plan in ...

David Cook

21/05/2026

GiG Forecasts UK Market Launches for Partners Later This Year

Supplier Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) Software is ...

David Cook

21/05/2026

Regulator Clarifies FRAs; No Comment on Affordability Checks Backlash

The Gambling Commission’s Director of Policy attempted ...

Charles Perrin

21/05/2026

JP Morgan Quickly Backtracks On Entain Stake; Bulk Dropped

JP Morgan has dumped the bulk of its shares in Entain, cutting its stake to below ...

Charles Perrin

20/05/2026

BoyleSports Ready To Sell Up; Potential Buyers Informed

BoyleSports is open to a takeover and ...

David Cook

20/05/2026

MPs Appeal for Affordability Checks Implementation to be Halted

A collective of 19 MPs who represent ...

David Cook

19/05/2026

Bally’s Intralot Granted Extended Deadline to Make Offer for Evoke

Bally’s Intralot has been granted an extension ...

Charles Perrin

18/05/2026

Bet365 Dips But Betfred Brothers On The Charge In Rich List

The gambling sector is continuing to make ...

David Cook

15/05/2026

Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre Opens After Levy Funding

The Gambling Harms Research UK (GHR-UK) Evidence Centre ...

David Cook

15/05/2026

Safer Gambling Week Shows Record-Breaking Engagement in 2025

The 2025 Safer Gambling Week broke a ...

David Cook

14/05/2026

Gambling Commission Says its Work is “Undermined” by Social Media

The Gambling Commission’s Executive Director has criticised ...

Charles Perrin

14/05/2026

Entain Remains Viable As JP Morgan Ups Shareholding In Gambling Giant

Entain has been given a lift after ...

David Cook

14/05/2026

UK Government Outlines Objectives for Illegal Gambling Taskforce

The UK government has set out three ...

David Cook

13/05/2026

Super Group Reports UK Uplift in Q1 Ahead of Increased Taxes

Super Group reported continued uplift in sports ...

Charles Perrin

13/05/2026

UKGC Exec Confronts Policy Criticism With Telling Admission

A senior United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) ...

David Cook

12/05/2026

Gambling Commission Confirms Gaming Machine Law Change from July

The Gambling Commission is planning to tighten ...

Charles Perrin

12/05/2026

Gambling Expert Quits UK Government Role Over Affordability Checks

A gambling expert has quit his advisory ...

Charles Perrin

11/05/2026

Flutter Reviewing LSE Listing; Decision Could Be Announced In June

Flutter Entertainment is considering delisting from the ...

David Cook

08/05/2026

Amount staked on Black Market Operators Tripled in the UK from 2019-25

The annual amount staked with illegal gambling ...

Charles Perrin

08/05/2026

Entain Sends Strong Message To IFR Over Unlicensed Gambling Sponsors

The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been ...

David Cook

08/05/2026

Gambling Commission Begins Search for Head of Illegal Markets

The Gambling Commission is advertising for a ...

David Cook

07/05/2026

White Paper to Cost UK Economy £189 Million Per Year, Study Finds

A macroeconomic study has found measures from ...

Charles Perrin

07/05/2026

Manchester United Trying To Sign Off On £18m Betway Sponsorship Deal

Manchester United are attempting to sign up ...

David Cook

06/05/2026

Jockey Club Threatens to Join Ascot and Quit Racecourse Association

The Jockey Club has threatened to join ...

Charles Perrin

06/05/2026

Labour MP Expresses Worries Over UKGC Affordability Checks Proposal

The affordability checks presented by the United ...

David Cook

05/05/2026

Gambling Commission Forecasts New Licensing Law to be Passed

A senior figure at the Gambling Commission ...

Charles Perrin

05/05/2026

Betfred Owner Takes Action Over Property Empire In Light Of Tax Rules

Betfred owner Fred Done has decided to ...

David Cook

01/05/2026

Andrew Rhodes Leaves “Difficult” Gambling Commission CEO Role

Andrew Rhodes has officially stepped down from ...

David Cook

30/04/2026

Evoke Reports Significant Loss Increase Ahead of UK Tax Increases

Evoke’s loss after tax soared by almost ...

David Cook

30/04/2026

Flutter Opens Centre of Excellence Focused on Responsible Gambling

Flutter Entertainment has opened a £1.5 million ...

David Cook

30/04/2026

Isle of Man’s Gambling Reform Bill Passes Through Parliament

The Isle of Man is one step ...

Charles Perrin

30/04/2026

UKGC Drop Black Market Hint; Problem Gambling Discussed Too

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) Policy ...

David Cook

29/04/2026

British Regulator Says Document Checks Not Needed After Assessments

UK operators would not be required to ...

Charles Perrin

29/04/2026

Betsson CEO Reveals Why UK Is Not Part of Company Investment Plan

Betsson intends to overlook the UK from ...

David Cook

29/04/2026

ITV Win Bingo & Spins Closing Down in May After Failure to Find Buyer

ITV Win is to shut down its ...

Charles Perrin

28/04/2026

BHA Gives Promising Snapshot Of Steps Taken To Improve Horse Racing

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has provided ...

Charles Perrin

27/04/2026

Crypto Firms Backed To Fill Premier League Betting Sponsorship Void

Crypto firms are the natural replacement to ...

David Cook

24/04/2026

Betting and Gaming Council Appoints Gamesys MD Kane Purdy as Chair

Kane Purdy has been appointed Non-Executive Chair ...

David Cook

24/04/2026

Parliamentary Groups Call for Stricter UK Advertising Restrictions

Groups connected to the House of Lords ...

David Cook

23/04/2026

Evolution CEO Warns of Black Market Growth With 40% Tax Like in the UK

Evolution CEO Martin Carlesund has warned about ...

David Cook

23/04/2026

Time on UK Illegal Sites Went Up After Online Safety Act Became Law

Hundreds of millions of minutes are being ...

Charles Perrin

23/04/2026

Sky Bet Lodges Successful Appeal In Landmark Data Consent Case

Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG) has won ...

Charles Perrin

22/04/2026

BGC CEO Delivers Strong Message Over UK Gambling Advertising Patterns

Illegal gambling advertising spend is on course ...

David Cook

21/04/2026

Bally’s Intralot Aims for Further UK Growth Amid Evoke Takeover Talk

Bally’s Intralot CEO Robeson Reeves seems unperturbed ...

Charles Perrin

21/04/2026

Former Rank Group CEO Makes Further Horse Racing Moves With Tote Post

John O’Reilly is set to make a ...

Charles Perrin

20/04/2026

William Hill Owner’s Share Price Climbs Over Bally’s Takeover Proposal

William Hill owner Evoke has received a ...

David Cook

17/04/2026

Judge Dismisses Richard Desmond’s Lawsuit Over UK National Lottery

A High Court judge has dismissed media ...

David Cook

17/04/2026

Entain UKI NGR Increases 6% for Q1 Ahead of Online Tax Increases

Entain grew its UK and Ireland (UKI) ...

David Cook

16/04/2026

Rank Group Predicts FY Profit Increase Despite New UK Tax Rate

Rank Group has forecast improved full year ...

David Cook

16/04/2026

UK National Lottery to Join US Powerball Jackpot Pool This Summer

UK National Lottery operator Allwyn UK has ...

David Cook

15/04/2026

ASA Overturns Ban on Ladbrokes Ad 10 Months After First Ruling

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ...

David Cook

14/04/2026

LiveScore Group Cuts Operating Loss Ahead of Increased UK Betting Tax

LiveScore Group reported an operating loss for ...

David Cook

10/04/2026

YouGov Poll Shows Opposition to Affordability Checks From Players

Close to two thirds of bettors would ...

Charles Perrin

09/04/2026

Midnite Reveal Plan To Make Most Of Grand National Betting Opportunity

The UK is gearing up for the ...

David Cook

09/04/2026

OHID Confirms Prevention Funding Distribution From Statutory Levy

The UK’s Office for Health Improvement and ...

David Cook

09/04/2026

ASA Bans Socially Irresponsible SkillOnNet Ads Despite Prior Removal

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has upheld ...

David Cook

08/04/2026

Playtika Indicates Potential Sale by Conducting Strategic Review

Mobile gaming entertainment company Playtika is to ...

Charles Perrin

08/04/2026

Over 400 Racing Figures Pen Open Letter To DCMS On UKGC Proposal

More than 400 figures in the world ...

David Cook

07/04/2026

Optimove Set to Purchase CRM and Gamification Platform Smartico

Smartico is to be acquired by fellow ...

Charles Perrin

07/04/2026

Flutter Report Emphasises Underhand Tactics Used By Black Market Sites

Flutter has commissioned a report that takes ...

David Cook

02/04/2026

Spribe’s Five-Month License Suspension Lifted by Gambling Commission

British regulator the Gambling Commission has lifted ...

David Cook

02/04/2026

GB Licensees Informed of April Deadlines Regarding Regulation Changes

Licensees and stakeholders in Great Britain have ...

Charles Perrin

01/04/2026

William Hill To Break Up Chunk Of Retail Empire; Staff Told On Call

William Hill has announced it is going ...

David Cook

31/03/2026

UK Student Problem Gambling Rate Much Higher Than National Rate

Close to one in five students class ...

Charles Perrin

31/03/2026

Virgin Bet Makes First Move Outside Of UK; Similar Challenges Posed

Virgin Bet has made its first move ...

David Cook

30/03/2026

Gaming Realms Revenue up 10% for 2025 Ahead of UK Tax Increases

Gaming Realms grew its revenue 10% to ...

Charles Perrin

30/03/2026

West Ham Eye Fresh Front-Of-Shirt Sponsor As BoyleSports Replacement

West Ham United are reportedly exploring a ...

David Cook

27/03/2026

DCMS Announces Three-Month Gambling Levy Transition Fund Until July

The UK’s Department for Culture, Media and ...

Charles Perrin

27/03/2026

Paddy Power’s Employees Informed Of Restructure; Gambling Taxes Bite

Paddy Power is pushing ahead with a ...

David Cook

26/03/2026

UK Lottery Operator Allwyn Finalises £13 Billion Merger with OPAP

The international arm of UK National Lottery ...

Charles Perrin

26/03/2026

UK Government Stays Firm On Racing Betting Levy; BHA Are Unhappy

The UK government has confirmed it won’t ...

David Cook

25/03/2026

Sportradar Moves Into iGaming With Launch of Playradar

Sportradar has launched iGaming services via its ...

Charles Perrin

25/03/2026

Tote CRO Highlights Problems With UKGC’s Affordability Checks Proposal

The Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Tote, ...

David Cook

24/03/2026

GLEN Calls Out Lack of Notice for Statutory Levy Distribution as Unfair

Awareness group the Gambling Lived Experience Network ...

Charles Perrin

24/03/2026

Chelsea VP Alan Spence Steps Down From ROA Over Gambling Debts Case

Alan Spence has formally resigned from his ...

David Cook

20/03/2026

No Dividend for Evolution Shareholders for 2025 Amid Several Issues

Evolution has decided not to pay its ...

David Cook

20/03/2026

William Hill Disputes With Players After Alleged Jackpot Malfunction

Players at William Hill have been asked ...

Charles Perrin

20/03/2026

Leading Racing Figures Wade In On UKGC’s Affordability Checks Proposal

The calls on the government to intervene ...

David Cook

19/03/2026

Ygam Awarded a £300,000 Grant from Garfield Weston Foundation

Ygam has secured a two-year £300,000 grant ...

David Cook

19/03/2026

Total Seeking Financial Guidance with GamCare Doubled in 2025

The number of people seeking financial guidance ...

Charles Perrin

19/03/2026

William Hill Owner Delays FY25 Results With Strategic Review Ongoing

Renowned UK betting and gaming giant Evoke ...

Charles Perrin

18/03/2026

Chelsea Sponsor 8Xbet Redirects Users To GamCare; No Explanation Given

UK users trying to access 8xbet are ...

David Cook

18/03/2026

Sue Young Joins British Regulator as Executive Director of Operations

Sue Young has joined the Gambling Commission ...

David Cook

17/03/2026

Bally’s Claims UK iGaming Growth Outpaced Competitors in Q4 2025

Bally’s said its UK iGaming revenue growth ...

Charles Perrin

16/03/2026

Horse Racing Set For £100m Investment; Bookies Laud Cheltenham

The Jockey Club appears to be making ...

David Cook

13/03/2026

William Hill Reveals Most Profitable Day Ever at Cheltenham Festival

William Hill revealed the operator enjoyed its ...

David Cook

13/03/2026

Gambling.com Views “More Opportunity” in the UK Despite Tax Increases

Gambling.com still sees the UK as potentially ...

David Cook

12/03/2026

Betano Owner Kaizen Gaming Purchases UK-based AI Platform GameplAI

Betano owner Kaizen Gaming has agreed to ...