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Gambling Industry News & Legal Updates 2026

NetBet Reaches Settlement on £650K Penalty After Missing AML Targets

Gambling Industry News & Legal Updates

Charles Perrin

05/11/2025

NetBet has agreed to pay a £650,000 penalty after serious concerns were raised about its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and social responsibility policies. A detailed investigation carried out by the Gambling Commission revealed that NetBet Enterprises, which owns NetBet, fell considerably short of the mark. The fine will be allocated to socially responsible causes, however, these weren’t disclosed. Apart from receiving a warning over its conduct, the Gambling Commission has ordered ...

Ex-GVC CEO Kenny Alexander’s Criminal Trial to Begin in February 2028

David Cook

04/11/2025

Greyhound Racing Community Worried About Impact of Gambling Tax Rises

Charles Perrin

04/11/2025

Victoria Gate Casino’s License Suspended for Several Alleged Failures

David Cook

03/11/2025

Ex-England Star Peter Shilton Makes Request Over Gambling Taxes

Charles Perrin

03/11/2025

AB InBev in Position to End Heineken’s Long Run as UEFA Beer Partner

David Cook

01/11/2025

Spribe Expects to Resume UK Operations in November Following Suspension

David Cook

31/10/2025

YouTube Builds on Online Gambling Framework With New Policy Introduced

Charles Perrin

31/10/2025

William Hill Receives ASA Warning After Misleading Promotion

David Cook

30/10/2025

Charles Perrin

30/10/2025

Gambling Stocks Continue to Slump as Budget Comes Into View

UK betting companies are bracing themselves for the worst as reports have emerged of gambling stocks ...

David Cook

29/10/2025

GambleAware Calls Gambling Marketing Protection Unfit for Digital Age

Gambling harms charity GambleAware has called for online gambling marketing to be brought into the digital ...

Charles Perrin

29/10/2025

Paddy Power Deviates From Popular Opinion Over Gambling Tax Hikes

Paddy Power co-founder Stewart Kenny has strenuously ...

David Cook

28/10/2025

Evoke Reports Q3 UK Retail Growth Amid Uncertainty Over Tax Rate

Evoke, parent company of William Hill and ...

Charles Perrin

28/10/2025

Admiral Casino Targets Brixton; Earl’s Court Application Rejected

Admiral Casino has set its sights on ...

David Cook

28/10/2025

New Remote Betting Tax Could Put 40,000 Jobs at Risk, EY Report Claims

Ernst & Young (EY) has forecast a ...

Charles Perrin

27/10/2025

Gambling Commission Takes Serious Steps to Thwart Rogue Operators

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

David Cook

24/10/2025

Isle of Man GSC to Move Forward With Reform Bill After Consultation

The Isle of Man’s Gambling Supervision Commission ...

David Cook

24/10/2025

Evolution’s UK License Review Expected to Conclude This Year

Evolution has estimated its license review in the UK will be completed by the Gambling Commission ...

Charles Perrin

24/10/2025

Chelsea Elevate Partner in Sleeve Deal; Front-of-Shirt Talks Ongoing

Chelsea has elevated the status of their ...

David Cook

24/10/2025

Gambling Commission Speaks of 300% Increase in Criminal Cases

Gambling Commission CEO Andrew Rhodes has spoken ...

David Cook

23/10/2025

Betway, Kwiff and Sky Bet Ads Banned by ASA for Appealing to Under-18s

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has reprimanded ...

Charles Perrin

23/10/2025

Merkur Confirms Milton Keynes Casino Opening to Bolster UK Growth Plan

Merkur Casino has confirmed it will open ...

Charles Perrin

22/10/2025

Unibet Operator Hit With Fresh £10m Penalty Following AML Failures

Platinum Gaming Ltd has been slapped with ...

David Cook

21/10/2025

Non-League Betting Fine Explained: How the Industry Should Respond

Last week, several news reports surfaced detailing ...

Charles Perrin

21/10/2025

Admiral Casino’s 24-Hour London Casino Plan Stirs Strong Feelings

Admiral Casino is aiming to extend its ...

David Cook

20/10/2025

William Hill Agrees Sponsorship of Cheltenham’s Showcase Meeting

William Hill will be the first headline ...

Charles Perrin

20/10/2025

Betfred Exploring Closing All UK Shops in Gambling Taxes Battle

Betfred is weighing up the drastic measure ...

David Cook

17/10/2025

Flutter Confirms 57 Paddy Power Shop Closures Across UK and Ireland

Flutter Entertainment is to close 57 of ...

Charles Perrin

17/10/2025

BOYLE Sports Align with London Lions After £100m UK Investment Push

BOYLE Sports will be looking to make ...

David Cook

16/10/2025

Jumbo Interactive to Enter UK Prize Draw Market After DCG Acquisition

Lottery supplier Jumbo Interactive is to enter ...

David Cook

16/10/2025

Entain CEO: Bonus and Marketing Spend Could Drop if UK Tax Increases

Entain Group has warned bonusing and marketing ...

Charles Perrin

16/10/2025

ASA Improves Existing Framework for Under-18s Gambling Advertising

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has adopted ...

David Cook

15/10/2025

Entain Grows UK and Ireland NGR 8% for Q3 Amid Betting Shop Fears

Entain Group grew its UK and Ireland ...

Charles Perrin

15/10/2025

Merkur Casino Maintains Community Agenda with £2,000 Donation

Merkur Casino has ramped up its corporate ...

David Cook

14/10/2025

QuinnBet the Latest Operator to Sign With Realistic Games in the UK

Online casino supplier Realistic Games has agreed ...

Charles Perrin

14/10/2025

Slot Machine Shop Staff Handed Bonuses Based on Gambler Losses Accrued

High street slot machine shop staff are ...

David Cook

13/10/2025

Allwyn and OPAP to Make Mega Combined Group With €16bn Merger

UK National Lottery operator Allwyn International is ...

Charles Perrin

13/10/2025

William Hill Could Shut 200 Shops if Gambling Tax Hikes go Through

William Hill could remove up to 200 ...

David Cook

13/10/2025

New GamCare Campaign Encourages Problem Gamblers to Speak Up

Gambling protection charity GamCare has launched a ...

David Cook

10/10/2025

Betfair Player Sues Operator for £1.5m; Case Goes to Court of Appeal

The UK’s Court of Appeal is hearing ...

David Cook

09/10/2025

Gambling Messaging in Premier League Falls, But Numbers Still High

The number of recorded gambling messages in ...

David Cook

08/10/2025

Deposit Limit Rules to be Tightened in the UK in June 2026

Deposit limit rules will be altered in ...

David Cook

07/10/2025

Crown Court to Hear GVC Gambling Bribery Case in London in November

An alleged bribery case involving 11 executives ...

David Cook

06/10/2025

Entain CEO Says UK Shops Could Close If Betting Taxes Are Raised

Entain Group CEO Stella David has confirmed ...

Charles Perrin

04/10/2025

Nottingham Forest Launches Into Real Estate by Penning Commercial Deal

Nottingham Forest has broadened its commercial horizons ...

David Cook

03/10/2025

CMA Approves Sportradar’s Acquisition of IMG Arena

Sportradar’s acquisition of fellow betting data supplier ...

David Cook

03/10/2025

Play’n Go Expands to Land-Based Casinos in Partnership With Genting

Play’n Go has gone fully live with ...

Charles Perrin

03/10/2025

Leading UK and US Gambling Bodies Form Pact to Help Problem Bettors

Gordon Moody and Birches Health have formed ...

David Cook

03/10/2025

Paddy Power Launches First UK Casino Sportsbook at Hippodrome Casino

Paddy Power has opened its first UK ...

David Cook

02/10/2025

Great Britain’s Problem Gambling Rates up to 2.7% for 2024

The percentage of problem gamblers in Great ...

David Cook

01/10/2025

Parent Company of Betfred Fined £240,000 for Slot Game Failures

Petfre, operator of Betfred.com and Oddsking.com, has ...

Charles Perrin

01/10/2025

Midnite Ties Up $100m Credit Package to Fuel UK Growth Plans

The London-based gaming operator Midnite has tied ...

David Cook

30/09/2025

Gambling Commission to Close Advisory Board for Safer Gambling

The Gambling Commission is to replace the ...

Charles Perrin

30/09/2025

BGC CEO Makes Fierce Statement on UK Gambling Tax Proposal

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) CEO, ...

Charles Perrin

29/09/2025

Labour MPs Call on Chancellor to go Deeper With Gambling Tax Rates

A group of 101 Labour MPs have ...

Charles Perrin

26/09/2025

UK Watchdog Backs Customer in William Hill Betting Voucher Complaint

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has reprimanded ...

Charles Perrin

25/09/2025

Plumpton Director Makes Online Casino Case to Solve Gambling Taxes

The proposed increase in gambling taxes has ...

Charles Perrin

25/09/2025

Lib Dems Leader Makes Radical Suggestion Over 42% Gambling Tax Proposal Increase

The Lib Dems have waded in on ...

Charles Perrin

24/09/2025

Nottingham Forest Must Remove Bally’s for Real Betis Europa League Clash

Nottingham Forest are set to look markedly ...

David Cook

23/09/2025

ASA Bans Midnite’s AI Football Post for Appealing to Under 18s

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

Charles Perrin

22/09/2025

Rachel Reeves Told to Ignore Gambling Lobbyist Invite Amid Tax Review

Rachel Reeves has been urged to turn ...

Charles Perrin

19/09/2025

UKGC Releases First Illegal Gambling Report Addressing Several Issues

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

Charles Perrin

18/09/2025

Manchester United Post Record Revenues With Bold 2026 Goal Set

Manchester United have enjoyed a bumper year ...

Charles Perrin

18/09/2025

Lottomart Operator Hit With £360,000 Penalty Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures

Maple International Ventures has been instructed to ...

Charles Perrin

18/09/2025

British Business Tycoon Makes Compelling £5 Billion Argument Over Gambling Tax Proposal

A prominent British billionaire business tycoon has ...

Dave Kuzio

06/04/2023

FreeSpinsWizard Sign-up bonus

The best bonuses are those which reward ...

Dave Kuzio

12/11/2021

Crucial changes are coming to UK gambling law in 2022 - what to expect

Earlier this year, the UK government launched ...

Dave Kuzio

30/09/2021

Gamstop Reports 25% Increase in Self-Exclusion Registrations in H1 of 2021

Leading British self-exclusion service Gamstop has published ...

Dave Kuzio

27/09/2021

DCMS Publishes Findings of Independent Inquiry into BetIndex Regulation

The UK Government has published the findings ...

Dave Kuzio

16/09/2021

British Online Bookmakers Report Record Low Revenue in July

The Gambling Commission of Great Britain has ...

Dave Kuzio

10/09/2021

888 Agrees to Acquire William Hill’s Non-US Assets for £2.2 Billion

Gibraltar-based igaming and online sports betting operator ...

Dave Kuzio

27/08/2021

BGC Applauds Betting Shops for Robust Approach to Age Verification

A recent report published by independent analyst ...

Dave Kuzio

19/08/2021

GambleAware Commits £4m to UK’s Premier Gambling Research Hub

Independent, grant-making charity organisation, GambleAware, has this ...

Dave Kuzio

13/08/2021

UK Online Sector Reports a 7% Decline in Gross Gambling Yield in June

The Gambling Commission of Great Britain has ...

Dave Kuzio

05/08/2021

Gambling Commission Issues Update on UK National Lottery Licence Bid

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has issued ...

Dave Kuzio

30/07/2021

Tenstar GM talks about the British dominance of the Valorant scene

The UK is dominating the European Valorant ...

Dave Kuzio

21/07/2021

UK Online Operators Post £533.4 Million in Gross Gambling Yield in May

Online operators in the UK saw a ...

Dave Kuzio

16/07/2021

10% of Gamstop Users Confess to Gambling with Unlicensed Sites

A recent report released by Gamstop has ...

Dave Kuzio

07/07/2021

UK Betting and Gaming Council Calls for Establishment of a Gambling Ombudsman

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has ...

Dave Kuzio

30/06/2021

Gambling Commission Issues Update on Football Index

The UK Gambling Commission has issued a ...

Dave Kuzio

24/06/2021

BOYLE Sports Confirms Interest in Acquiring William Hill’s UK Assets

Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker, BOYLE Sports, has ...

Nathan Joyes

16/06/2021

UK Government Approves Measures to Increase Operator Licence Fees

The Department for Digital, Media, Culture, and ...

Dave Kuzio

11/06/2021

Football Index to Pay £3.5 Million to Customers Following High Court Ruling

The High Court of England and Wales ...

Dave Kuzio

02/06/2021

UKGC Numbers Indicate Surge in Online Activity During Pandemic

The British Gambling Commission has issued an ...

Dave Kuzio

27/05/2021

UKGC to Focus on Curbing Higher Losses in Remote Interaction Review

The Gambling Commission has dropped the affordability ...

Dave Kuzio

04/05/2021

Are You a Stereotypical Gambler?

If you are a male aged between ...

Dave Kuzio

28/04/2021

Is it Really Necessary to Read the Bonus Terms & Conditions?

Terms and conditions, like spouses, you can’t ...

Dave Kuzio

27/04/2021

Why You Need to Submit ID Documents to Online Gambling Companies

More and more players are becoming increasingly ...

Dave Kuzio

13/04/2021

Should I Accept Emails From Online Gambling Companies?

This week we have a question from ...