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Joe Lyons is a betting industry writer for GamblingIndustryNews with years of experience on reputable gambling websites. Joe specialises in long form content in the world of sports betting and gambling. Joe is recognised as an expert in sports fields such as horse racing, soccer, NFL and NBA.
UK & Casino
A pair of UK gambling firms have landed in hot water with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Adverts for two operators, Kwiff and Betway, have been banned following…
Oct 22, 2025
Sportsbetting
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed a new sports betting tax on Illinois operators. Johnson’s 2026 budget includes a 10.25% local tax on sports betting revenue on top…
Oct 21, 2025
UK & Casino
The British Gambling Commission has been accused of foul play in Czech billionaire Karel Komárek’s successful bid to run the National Lottery. Fellow billionaire and media mogul Richard…
Oct 21, 2025
The Netherlands’ gambling regulator is offering partial tax refunds to operators who were impacted by COVID-19. Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) will consider giving back to land-based firms that had to…
Oct 20, 2025
Sportsbetting
Betfred has threatened to shut all betting shops across the United Kingdom if plans for tax harmonisation are made official. The firm’s co-founder and chairman Fred Done, who…
Oct 20, 2025
Casino
Illinois governor JB Pritzker won more than $1.4 million gambling in Las Vegas last year. According to federal tax filings released by his campaign, the 43rd governor of…
Oct 17, 2025
Sportsbetting
An English footballer was fined £50,000 – all of his winnings over a ten-year gambling career. James Byrne was slapped with the biggest FA fine in non-league history…
Oct 17, 2025
Sportsbetting
Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase of the Cleveland Guardians have been banned from the Dominican Winter League as the MLB continues its gambling probe. ESPN’s Enrique Rojas reported…
Oct 16, 2025
Sportsbetting
Paddy Power has announced it will close 57 shops across the UK and Ireland, putting nearly 250 jobs at risk. The closures make up nearly 10% of the…
Oct 16, 2025
Investigations have began into suspicious betting patterns surrounding the Nobel peace prize. Wagers for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado spiked on the Polymarket betting platform just hours…
Oct 13, 2025
Sportsbetting
William Hill is preparing to close up to 200 shops in the event of a widely expected gambling tax hike later this year. The operator behind William Hill,…
Oct 13, 2025
Casino
Plans to build a ‘world class’ casino and restaurant inside London’s iconic Trocadero building have been given the green light. Westminister City councillors voted unanimously to approve Genting…
Oct 10, 2025