Regulation
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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Business
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.
Business
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.
Regulation
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.
Regulation
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.
Courts
Manchester raids: 4 held & £20,000 seized in gambling swoop
Greater Manchester Police arrested four people in an operation against suspected illegal gambling.
Business
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.
Regulation
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.
Business
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.
Scandal
Rachit Bhatia admits Rs 3 crore IPL leak to London bookies
A former Ranji Trophy cricketer has admitted feeding IPL squad information to London bookmakers via Snapchat.
Business
Betfred axes Super League deal over betting tax squeeze
Betfred is ending its Super League sponsorship after this season.
Business
Betfred boss: high street betting dead by 2030
Betfred's Fred Done says tax rises will wipe betting shops off the British high street by 2030.
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