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Bookies Face Powerball UK Betting Ban as DCMS Opens Consultation
The UK government has opened a consultation to ban betting firms from taking bets on Powerball UK.
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Tories’ 350,000-claimant gambling card branded ‘unworkable’ by Labour
Labour has dismissed a Conservative plan to stop Universal Credit claimants spending welfare on gambling as unworkable.
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Ex-UKGC policy chief Miller launches GamReg to fight black market
Former UK Gambling Commission policy chief Tim Miller has launched GamReg Consulting to help regulators tackle illegal gambling markets.
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Betano behind 91.1% of World Cup gambling logos, study says
A Bristol & Oxford study found World Cup 2026 broadcasts showed gambling & prediction market logos 1.5 times a minute.
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Green motion would ban sports betting ads & track punters by ID
A Green Party conference motion proposes banning sports betting ads & tracking bettors via personal ID.
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Badenoch: gambling tax rises will shut ‘good companies’
Kemi Badenoch says Labour's gambling tax rises are a doom loop that will shut good companies.
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Manchester raids: 4 held & £20,000 seized in gambling swoop
Greater Manchester Police arrested four people in an operation against suspected illegal gambling.
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99.585% back Bally’s Intralot’s £243.1m evoke takeover
Bally's Intralot shareholders overwhelmingly approved the takeover of evoke, sending the deal to a court sanction hearing.
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3 UK operators suspended over AML failures in weeks
AML enforcement, not tax hikes, is pushing small UK gambling operators out of the market fastest.
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Entain’s £3.6bn debt & 40% tax hike spook investors
Flutter's Q2 US revenue fell 6% to $1.683bn, adding to the pressure on gambling stocks.
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