Jim Mullen, chief executive of the bookmaking giant warns that thousands of betting shops will close and thousands of jobs will be lost if the UK government follows through...
Seven gamblers in the UK lost more than £10,000 (US$12,360) in a single day over a 10-month period using fixed-odds betting terminals, says a report by GambleAware. The report...
Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp is on track to open its new Primorye integrated resort in 2018, according to reports. The Mayak (l.) will be the second integrated resort in the...
The latest annual survey conducted by the UK Gambling Commission suggests that nearly half the country’s adult population gambles on a regular basis. Despite that, the prevalence of problem...
The Grosvenor Victoria Casino (l.) in London’s West End is up for sale. The asking price is about £70 million (US$85.4 million). The Rank Group is expected to remain...
A study published by the University of Stirling found that UK gamblers can be misled by complicated gambling rules in TV advertisements. The study focused on ads for live...
Malta-based online gaming company Kindred Group Plc, formerly Unibet, will acquire U.K.-based 32Red Plc for $219 million. 32Red owns the Roxy Palace brand. Stockholders for 32Red are already close...
The Association of British Bookmakers Scottish Division has launched a new six-month education project to curb underage gambling. The outreach project is the latest in a series of responsible...
Poker pro Phil Ivey has been granted the right to appeal a case on his use of edge sorting at Crockfords casino in London to the UK’s highest court....
Melco International of Hong Kong and U.S.-based Hard Rock International continue to look for satellite casino sites on the Greek-controlled Republic of Cyprus. The partners won a gaming license...
Slovakia’s capital of Bratislava is home to a flourishing gambling industry, including Novomatic’s Grand Admiral, which city officials are under pressure to shut down. Legislation to do just that,...
Gaming and sports stakeholders are asking government authorities in Malta to review national sports integrity laws for their adequacy in the digital age.
GambleAware, a unit of the UK Responsible Gambling Trust, has launched its first advertising campaign to educated teens and young adults about problem gambling. The online pilot is targeted...
Britain’s Aspers Group has beaten back a competitor’s High Court challenge to its plans to develop a US$563 million gaming resort in the city of Southampton. The project is...
William Hill’s largest shareholder is pushing for nothing less than an outright sale of the bookmaking giant and reportedly won’t accept an industry merger. Hill, in the meantime, is...
Figures released by the UK Gambling Commission show that online betting generates about 29 percent of gambling revenue in the country. The Commission said that online gambling generated £4.5...
The Netherlands lower House of Representatives has reportedly passed legislation that would privatize state-owned gaming operator Holland Casino. In the process the company would lose four of 14 casino...
The Dagestan Republic on the Caspian Sea may be the site of Russia’s newest gaming zone. According to Russian media, the special development zone will host two casinos and...
A “super-casino” in Leeds, Yorkshire County, England has opened its doors. The Victoria Gate, a ₤30 million property operated by London-based Global Gaming Ventures, is the UK’s third-largest gaming...
The Association of British Bookmakers has attacked a government report recommending that the maximum stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals be cut to just ₤2. ABB members called the study...