Author: Joe Lyons
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A recent poll has revealed the public want to hike gambling taxes to strengthen the fight against child poverty. A survey by Survation for the campaign group 38 Degrees was shared with the Mirror, which showed 64% of people support the idea put forward by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown last month. Just 14% of […]
Rap phenomenon Drake lost $300,000 on the US Open tennis final as Carlos Alcaraz overcame Jannik Sinner. The world number one and two met in a Grand Slam final for the third time this year in New York and it was the Spaniard who came out on top. Sinner had previously beaten Alcaraz at Wimbledon […]
Jockey Dylan Kitts admitted to stopping a horse at Worcester after an alleged threat by its connections. Kitts told the British Horseracing Authority when interviewed in October 2023 that he had intentionally prevented Hillsin, then trained by Chris Honour, from winning a handicap hurdle earlier that year in July. Hillsin was backed from a double-figure […]
Gambling advertisements and logos are seen up to every 13 seconds throughout major sports games in the United States. According to research by the University of Bristol that was exclusively published in the Guardian, viewers of June’s NHL Stanley Cup finals saw an average of 3.5 marketing messages from online casinos every minute. Researchers analysed […]
UFC CEO Dana White reportedly owes at least a $25 million debt to a Las Vegas casino. According to Casino.org, White has racked up quite the tab at the Red Rock Casino Resort in Summerlin, Nevada – owned by longtime friend and former UFC owner Frank Fertitta. Fertitta and others sold the majority of their […]
Paddy Power has been announced as the official sportsbook partner of the NFL in the UK and Ireland. The firm, one of the most popular betting sites in the UK, inked a one-year deal with the American football league which will feature promotional activity across all NFL digital channels and Paddy Power branding at the […]
West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta is considering suing the English Football Association after he was cleared of betting charges. Last year the Brazilian was accused of intentionally seeking to receive a card from the referee for the improper use of affecting the betting market in order for one or more persons to profit from betting. […]
Celebrity gambling advertisements are heavily influencing children to bet, a GambleAware study has found. A quarter of the children surveyed said they had been tempted to spend money on sports betting apps after seeing celebrity endorsements and GambleAware has called for urgent action,. Young people in Britain are being exposed to ‘unprecedented levels’ of gambling […]
Belgium has began a six-year gambling reform plan by appointing 12 members to the Kansspelcommissie, serving from the start of September. The King of Belgium, Philippe, confirmed the names of all gambling regulatory members for the next six years in the Royal Decree, published in the Official Gazette. There are six full members and six […]
New data has revealed a slight decrease in Sweden’s gambling channelisation rate to 85% in 2024. The rate of channelisation indicates the amount of Swedish gambling activity occurring with sports betting apps licensed under the country’s regulatory framework. It fell by 1% from the 86% figure reported in 2023 and Sweden’s gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen (SGA), […]
New data from the British Gambling Commission has revealed online slots gambling is on the rise despite the introduction of new stake limits. Stats sourced from online casinos for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 showed a rise in gross gambling yield (GGY) despite the introduction of new restrictions. Online GGY for Q1 of the […]
Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium will host its final fixture this weekend as racing operations prepare to move nearby. The last race at Perry Barr is scheduled for 22:11 BST on Saturday, August 23 as the switch to Dunstall Park at Wolverhampton Racecourse inches closer ahead of its grand opening on September 19. 96 years of […]