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…
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Essex Man Jailed for Bet365 Gambling Fraud
All betting companies use promotions to attract new customers and retain existing ones, but they always come with terms and conditions. For example, the new customer bonuses promoted on this site are only claimable by customers who have never used the sites in question before. This is to stop people signing up, using the bonus,…
Why are Just Stop Oil Targeting Sports like Snooker?
The right to protest peacefully is enshrined in law, a vitally important piece of legislation that makes us a free democratic country. It is a right that is sometimes overused by people who are simply not getting their own way, but it needs to exist or it changes the fabric of who we are as…
Gambling Brands BANNED on Football Shirts from 2026
New football shirt sponsorship deals are announced before every new season, with some clubs having long standing partnerships with big brands and others changing sponsors every few years – one thing that never changes though, is the dominance of gambling brands. Over the last decade or so, there has been a consistent 40%-50% of clubs…
MP Scott Benton Offers to Break Rules for FAKE Bookie
It was a bad week for Scott Benton, Tory MP for Blackpool South and now ex whip, who was caught by undercover journalists seemingly offering to lobby parliament on behalf of gambling investors for cash. He has now been suspended while an investigation takes place, but given that he has been caught on camera it’s…
Millionaire Sues StarSports for £100k Gambling Losses
I’m going to need to tread carefully with this one, but an interesting case has hit the news concerning a millionaire entrepreneur suing a high end bookmaker after losing money. Boohoo, right? The thing is, the man in question is claiming to have been a gambling addict for many years, one who has even attempted…