Anyone like me, who once signed up for a Paddy Power Cash Card+, will have gotten an email the other day alerting them that the cards are being discontinued. This means that there is only a short time left in which funds can be loaded onto them, before they will become redundant and people who…
If you don’t already know, ‘flapping’ is the name given to unlicensed greyhound racing, and flapping tracks were once fairly common in the UK, with around 160 of them running in 1948. There are now just a few left now though, and recently, the last flapping track in England closed down after 84 years in…
When we talk about having a bet, the majority of people – even those who are regular bettors – would imagine taking some fixed odds at a traditional bookie, whether that be online or at a shop. There are other ways to bet though, although you wouldn’t think so by looking at the recent figures…
For the longest of times BetVictor was a staunchly independent high class bookmaker that only focussed on quality odds and customer service, when it was still operational on the high street and when it went online. While BetVictor the brand is still going strong and looks no different to the punter, behind the scenes, the…
Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes, Coral and many other big brands in the gambling industry, has been accused of dishonesty after an organisation they helped set up encouraged members to lobby MPs. The Player’s Panel – a group which brings together people who actually bet so their voices can be heard in the ongoing debate…
After around 4 years of waiting, the government’s white paper on gambling was finally released last week. It was welcomed by the industry, if only because it might finally provide some stability that would allow companies to make more concrete plans on how to do business going further. However, while many changes have indeed been…
