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Rachel Reeves’ Gambling Tax Hike Will Cost Up To 40,000 Jobs, Industry Warns

Rachel Reeves’ Gambling Tax Hike Will Cost Up To 40,000 Jobs, Industry Warns

Rachel Reeves’ proposed gambling tax hike will cost up to 40,000 jobs according to recent analysis. The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) commissioned EY – a firm specialising in economic modelling that advises companies and governments on tax – to explore the proposals published earlier this year by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). […]

Missouri Issues Temporary Sports Betting Licenses Ahead Of December Rollout

The Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) has issued 39 temporary retail licenses for mobile sports betting. The temporary licenses will allow operators to test their systems and equipment before sports betting officially launches in Missouri at the start of December. The regulator’s Public Relations Coordinator, Elizabeth Hoffman, said: “They can make any of the necessary preparations […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Demands Stricter Gambling Regulation

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has demanded stricter gambling regulation in the United States. Silver was the first acting professional league commissioner to come out in support of legalising sports betting in the US but admitted that more regulation is required to reduce game manipulation and combat disruptive fan behaviour in arenas which can stem from […]

Unibet Operator Platinum Gaming Fined £10 Million By Gambling Commission

The operator behind major UK gambling firm Unibet, Platinum Gaming, has been fined £10 million by the Gambling Commission. The fine was issued due to failures to enforce safer gambling and anti-money laundering measures. Platinum Gaming, which also owns Bingo.com, was issued with a warning by the UK watchdog and must now undergo a third-party […]

UK Gambling Firms Find ASA Trouble With Lewis Hamilton, Chelsea Badge Violations

UK Gambling Firms Find ASA Trouble With Lewis Hamilton, Chelsea Badge Violations

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 complaints lodged to the UK’s regulator of advertising. Last month, the ASA ruled that a voucher promotion in William Hill betting shops encouraged irresponsible gambling. In Kwiff’s […]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Proposes New Sports Betting Tax On Illinois Operators

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Proposes New Sports Betting Tax On Illinois Operators

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 of the state’s levy, which his office released last week. The budget, worth over $16 billion, would take effect on New Year’s Day 2026 and the sports […]

Gambling Commission Accused Of Foul Play In Czech Billionaire’s National Lottery Bid

Gambling Commission Accused Of Foul Play In Czech Billionaire’s National Lottery Bid

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 Desmond is suing the Gambling Commission for as much as £1.3 billion over alleged mistakes in the competition to award the licence. Desmond claims the watchdog told […]

Dutch Gambling Regulator Offers Partial Tax Refunds For Affected Operators During COVID

Dutch Gambling Regulator Offers Partial Tax Refunds For Affected Operators During COVID

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 shut their doors during 2020 and 2021 in line with national pandemic lockdowns to help stop the spread of the virus. One operator who took a hit […]

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Betfred Threatens To Shut ALL Betting Shops If Gambling Taxes Increase

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 set up Betfred back in 1967 with his brother, admitted 7,500 jobs are at risk. Done told the BBC that 300 of his shops were “currently losing […]

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Won More Than $1.4 Million Gambling In Las Vegas

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 the Prairie State won the money playing blackjack at a casino while on vacation with his wife and friends. Pritzker plans to donate the winnings to charity, […]

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English Footballer Fined £50,000 Winnings Over 10-Year Gambling Career

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 after admitting to placing a total of 992 bets on football matches from the start of 2015 to the end of 2024. Byrne amassed winnings of almost […]

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Guardians’ Ortiz, Clase Banned From Dominican Winter League As MLB Gambling Probe Continues

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 earlier this week that the DR Baseball League has prohibited the Estrellas Orientales from adding the pair to their active roster for the season. In July the […]

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Paddy Power To Close 57 Betting Shops Across UK And Ireland

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 firm’s 608 licensed betting offices and a decision was made following a review of their estate. Paddy Power’s parent company, Flutter Entertainment which also owns the likes […]

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Investigation Begins Into Suspicious Betting Patterns On Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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 before she was awarded the prize. Norwegian officials who oversee the Nobel peace prize are looking into the possibility of a rare leak from the secretive committee […]

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William Hill Could Close 200 Betting Shops In Event Of Gambling Tax Hike

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, Evoke – formerly known as 888, which acquired the bookmaker in a £2 billion takeover in 2022 – is planning for disaster ahead of Rachel Reeves’ autumn […]

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