A Good-News, Bad-News Week for Ladbrokes in the UK Go back to Blog It’s been an up-and-down run in recent days for the mighty Ladbrokes in the United Kingdom. On one side, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has…
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Gambling Commission Recommends Multi-Level FOBT Stakes Cut, Other Industry Changes Go back to Blog The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) today announced a recommended slashing in the maximum stakes allowed to be wagered on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) found in…
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UK Anti-Gambling Forces Push Credit-Card Blocking Fiction Go back to Blog From the newsy side of the sports-betting world comes a renewed push by anti-gambling forces to restrict gambling opportunities by any means possible, even if it means telling a…
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Better Understanding the GVC / Ladbrokes Coral Tie-Up Go back to Blog Now that the mainstream-media dust has settled, it’s time to take a look inside the merger announced last week between GVC Holdings and Ladbrokes Coral, which when complete…
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GVC Announces Formal Offer for Ladbrokes Coral Go back to Blog The on-again, off-again dalliance between GVC Holdings and one of Europe’s most venerable bookmaking brands, Ladbrokes Coral, is on again, and this time it might be for keeps. Earlier…
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UK’s DCMS Releases Proposal for FOBT Crackdown Amid Market Controversy Go back to Blog The United Kingdom’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) today released its long-awaited proposals regarding fixed-odds betting terminals, or FOBTs, which have come under…
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UKGC Slams Paddy Power over Money Laundering, FOBT Violations Go back to Blog The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has publicly announced that it has fined Irish bookmaker Paddy Power over three different incidents regarding money laundering or problem-gambling behavior….
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Interview With A Professional Gambler Go back to Blog Professional gambler – two words that typically conjure up images of a sexy lifestyle, wads of cash and few working hours. The reality however, is much different. We tracked down UK…
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UK Gambling Commission Announces New Social Responsibility Agenda Go back to Blog The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has announced a new series of initiatives designed to increase social responsibility within the gambling world. The goals of the new initiative are…
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