A selection of our best articles from 2021.
A report into the collapse of the self-billed ‘football stock market’ Football Index has strongly criticised the behaviour of the Gambling Commission in the run-up to the platform’s collapse in March this year.
The charity GambleAware is to launch two new initiatives aimed at raising awareness of problem gambling in the UK, both among professionals who deal with the issue the most and on a wider scale.
In the years since its launch in 2005, Cozy Games developed into a favourite provider among online bingo players, offering tons of bingo-related sites with some very attractive welcome bonuses.
Online gambling operator 888 will be seeking to expand its market share further following its acquisition of British sportsbook brand William Hill last week.
September 2021 saw the introduction of £500 spending limit for under 25s.
A ban on gambling-related transactions made by credit card will come into force in Ireland by the end of this year, as well as a pre-watershed ‘whistle-to-whistle’ ban on advertising shown during sports matches.
Games like Pokémon and Super Mario would have to be rated 18+ if they were re-released in Europe today as a result of changes to regulatory standards.
A report by researchers at the University of Bristol has revealed that licensed gambling premises are 10 times more likely to be found in deprived areas than in affluent ones.