The UK is putting more resources behind the fight against illegal gambling, and a fresh operation in Manchester shows how enforcement is becoming more coordinated. Greater Manchester Police arrested four people and seized more than £20,000 in cash during overnight raids on suspected illegal gambling activity in the city centre. Officers executed four warrants in […]
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The relationship between British sport and gambling could look very different within the next few years. This is because the government has proposed banning gambling operators that do not hold a Gambling Commission licence from sponsorship and physical advertising across sport and other sectors. Its preferred timetable would bring the ban in from August 2027, […]
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Prediction markets have moved quickly from an American curiosity to a serious regulatory problem for governments on both sides of the Atlantic. Polymarket is one of the operators now trying to turn that momentum into a European foothold, lobbying regulators in the UK and EU to recognise its event contracts as financial products rather than […]
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Could higher gambling taxes provide a solution to Britain’s rising household costs? Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown believes they could, putting Machine Gaming Duty back under the spotlight with a proposal that could raise to £500 million. His proposal would focus on adult gaming centres (AGCs), which operate large numbers of gaming machines, while excluding […]
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Britain’s regulated gambling sector has strengthened its case on player protection after new independent testing found 97% compliance with age-verification requirements among Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) members. The figure, recorded between May 2025 and April 2026, gives the industry its strongest age-check result across the four annual reporting periods covered by Serve Legal’s benchmarking. […]
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A change at the top of the National Lottery has opened up a wider conversation about who should lead one of Britain’s most prominent gambling brands. Moreover, what kind of industry record should come under the microscope? Allwyn UK recently named former William Hill UK and Ireland boss Phil Walker as its interim chief executive, […]
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The return of Premier League football is set to bring another surge of betting activity. Still, the excitement surrounding the new season comes alongside a growing concern for UK gambling regulators: the expansion of the illegal betting market. The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) estimates that unlicensed operators could take up to £800m in bets […]
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Germany has eased one of the strictest restrictions in its regulated online gambling market, raising maximum online slot stake limits for the first time since nationwide regulation was introduced in 2021. The changes, which took effect on 1 July, replace the blanket €1-per-spin cap with a tiered system based on a player’s age and gambling […]
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Europe’s illegal online gambling market continues to expand at a rapid pace, with a new study estimating that unlicensed operators targeting EU consumers generated €91.6 billion in 2025. The figure, presented during a European Parliament roundtable hosted by the European Casino Association (ECA), represents an increase of around 14% from the previous year’s estimate and […]
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The UK’s gambling reform programme may be far from complete. While regulators continue implementing measures stemming from the Gambling Act Review, attention in Westminster is increasingly turning to a much bigger question: whether Britain’s gambling laws need to be rewritten altogether. That conversation gained further momentum after Labour MP Alex Ballinger argued that the Gambling […]
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