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Problem gambling has been ‘overlooked and underfunded for too long’. That was the message delivered by Kate Lampard CBE, Chair of GambleAware, to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs). As gambling-related harm is linked to all forms of gambling, not just FOBTs, Lampard set out GambleAware’s strategy to fund further research, education and treatment …

Paddy Power has signed a deal with slots creator NetEnt that will increase the crossover between its online operations and its UK retail business. The bookmaker has entered an agreement to license gaming content from NetEnt for use in land-based gaming machines in the UK, extending the existing online business partnership that the slots developer already has with Paddy Power. According …

Lee Richardson Chief Executive of Gaming Economics details opinion and context on the recent government announcement of an industry review of FOBTs and advertising standards… _________________________ Just as autumn arrives, the UK government has this week launched its long-awaited review of gambling, which includes an investigation of gambling machines (including Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT)) and advertising. Gaming Economics has …

Industry Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) and advertising standards will be on the Conservative government agenda, following confirmation of an industry review by Culture, Media & Sports Minister Tracey Crouch. The latest review by the government aims to probe FOBTs coverage within UK highstreets, gaming machine stakes/prizes and industry social responsibility measures. As reported this September, the government has further …

Betting industry stakeholders have criticised the UK government with regards to its planned review of gambling advertising standards, which may see the introduction of a blanket ban on operator advertisements’ before the 9 pm watershed. Last Friday, the UK betting industry was rocked by the confirmation that the Conservative government would attach a review of UK gambling advertising practices to …

UK news sources have reported that the Conservative Government are considering a blanket ban on all gambling advertisements before the 9pm watershed. The government is set to add a review of UK gambling advertising practices to its ongoing examination of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).  Early reports indicate that government will seek to clampdown gambling on TV advertising, expressing concerns …

UK cross-party council organisation, the Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the government to reduce the maximum wager on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) from £100 to £2. The LGA has called for MP’s to support an immediate government review on UK FOBTs policy. The organisation states that it wants to reduce potential risks and harms to vulnerable gambling consumers. …

During the Budget Speech yesterday the Chancellor George Osborne announced that UK licensed operators will soon have to pay a new tax on ‘free bet’ offers on online casino and bingo games. This is subject to the motion being approved, and should it be it will come into effect on August 1st 2017. This will mean that operators must pay …

The Responsible Gambling Trust, the industry-funded organisation that commissions research, treatment and education initiatives around problem gambling, has commissioned NatCen Social Research to conduct a follow-up to a survey of bookmaker loyalty card holders first published in 2014. Researchers will measure problem gambling rates and study reasons for behaviour change since the original survey. The 2014 survey of bookmaker loyalty …

Tomorrow sees one of the closest UK General Elections for 40 years and it feels like a pivotal one for the gambling industry. None of the outcomes are good for our sector, just varying degrees of how bad the impact is going to be on us. Given the long run up to the election, the campaigning parties have not touched …