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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has set out of the details of a provisional fixture schedule for June, July and August as racecourses plan to resume activity from the start of June. The governing body for racing in Britain, has also published its list of technical guidelines for all participants and staff to enable racing […]

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is under fire again, this time from law firm Mishcon de Reya, over changes made to its responsible gambling measures, in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The lawyers said that new provisions set out by the commission presented operational challenges to the companies asked to introduce them, and that the […]

Online gambling operators are behaving greedily during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a leading anti-gambling organisation. Consumer data has shown that Australians have increased the amount of time they are spending using online gambling sites and one campaign group, the Alliance for Gambling Reform, have criticised the trend, calling on the government to bring […]

A prominent German jurisdiction that holds responsibility for the awarding of online sports betting licences is continuing to accept licence applications while awaiting an appeal against a court ruling. The Darmstadt Regional Council (DRC) is still accepting sports betting licence applications even though a court ruling earlier this month prohibited the council from continuing to […]

Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has adopted an average loss cap of €500 for all gamblers in the country amid concerns over the risk of gambling harm. This cap will apply to Veikkaus, which is Finland’s sole gambling operator, offering online casino services.   Online gamblers will now be subject to a monthly loss limit […]

The UK gambling sector charity Gamble Aware has revealed its list of contributors for the last year, with the £1.46 million donated by GVC Group topping the list. In total, there were donations from 956 organisations, most of which operated in the gambling sector. These amounted to a total of £10.1 million, which was just […]

A politician from Northern Ireland has called for the region to fall in line with the rest of the UK and ban the use of credit cards for online betting. Kellie Armstrong, an MLA from the Alliance Party, who speaks on community issues, has said that credit card gambling is particularly dangerous as it enables […]

The UK gambling sector has been urged to improve its standards on age verification, as a result of research into the problem. Gambling organisation GambleAware commissioned the research, which was carried out by polling agency Ipsos MORI and the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing. According to the findings, the regular exposure of children […]

There was further confirmation about the potential impact on the betting sector of the COVID-19 virus at the weekend when a leading European industry organisation published new research. The European Gaming Commission (EGBA) has issued a warning that global revenues in the gambling sector could fall by as much as 11% on previous forecasts. According to […]

Those who run betting shops and other gambling operators were dealt a blow on Thursday when the UK government announced that they would not be able to benefit from one of the measures designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak. The UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that all hospitality and retail businesses would be […]