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UK Government Facing Criticism for Dismissing Mandatory Levy

The United Kingdom’s government has been on the spotlight lately for failing to approve the UK Gambling Commission’s proposal that calls for the introduction of a mandatory levy for gambling activities. The mandatory tax levy which is set to be imposed on various gambling venues across the country is supposedly meant to generate funds that […]

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UK Gambling Commission Imposes New Online Gaming Age Checks

Online gambling in the United Kingdom is about to get even better thanks to a new set of rules and regulations proposed by the UK Gambling Commission, the country’s gaming regulator. The country’s online gambling market is one of the largest, if not the largest, regulated market on the planet and safety and fairness have […]

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Don’t Replicate the UK Regulation Pattern in the US

For a long, while now the benefits of a regulated online gambling industry have been touted. Many observers in the United States have pointed to the United Kingdom, arguing that that the country may serve as an example of how things are done. However, Britain’s industry is harried by a problem that is not as […]

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Is UK’s Gambling Commission Doing Enough to Protect Problem Gamblers?

Gambling can be a serious problem for a lot of individuals especially for areas low-income families. However, after attempts to regulate betting terminals, regulators have failed to get the ball rolling considering that it would put profits back for bookmakers. Fixed-odds betting terminals can be highly addictive. In fact, there are a lot of elements […]

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