08/19/21 UK gambling minister John Whittingdale in conflict of interest row It’s emerged that the daughter of British minister John Whittingdale works for a lobbying firm employed by National Lottery operator Camelot.
08/11/21 British gaming yield continues to fall The Gambling Commission has published data for June showing a continued fall in British gaming yield and player stakes.
08/10/21 Gambling Commission names Lord Chadlington on chairman shortlist The campaigning Lord Chadlington is among four names on the shortlist for chairman of the British Gambling Commission.
08/09/21 FansUnite gains Gambling Commission licences Two of the Canadian gaming company FansUnite’s subsidiaries have gained licences to provide B2B technology services and B2C betting and gaming in Britain.
08/06/21 UK: 10% of teen gamblers influenced by ads In a new Gambling Commission survey, 10 per cent of teen gamblers claimed to spend more because of ads.
08/05/21 Gambling Commission delays choice of National Lottery operator The British Gambling Commission has delayed the announcement of the next National Lottery operator until February 2022.
08/04/21 Gambling Commission: Rhodes responds to criticism over Football Index The Gambling Commission’s interim CEO Andrew Rhodes has taken to Twitter to respond to “angry messages”
08/01/21 Survey finds little awareness of safer gambling tools in Britain A survey commissioned by the Gambling Commission has found that players have a lack of knowledge of safer gambling tools.
07/28/21 British gambling participation and problem gambling fall The Gambling Commission has reported that British gambling participation fell to 41.6 per in June.
07/27/21 Gambling Commission launches new personal licence process Britain’s Gambling Commission has launched a new streamlined application process for personal licences.
07/26/21 UK: affordability checks must fit with legislative review The minister for gambling and lotteries has responded to concerns from the racing industry that new legislation could impact on its finances.
07/16/21 British online gambling down 4.8% in May According to data from the Gambling Commission, UK operators saw a decrease in revenue month-on-month.
07/07/21 Gambling Commission reports increase in esports integrity reports Esports accounted for 20 per cent of betting integrity reports in the Gambling Commission’s April summary.
07/05/21 Gambling Commission suspends PlayerFT licence over Gamstop failures The British Gambling Commission has suspended the licence of PlayerFT, which operates the fantasy sports brand Fiveyards.
06/28/21 Cashless land-based gaming makes it easier to overspend – GC survey A new survey commissioned by the British Gambling Commission has found that players think cashless payments make it easier to overspend on land-based gaming.
