‘A Facebook advert for a gambling app featuring young football players including Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho and Kylian Mbappé has been banned by the advertising regulator.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The owner of Ladbrokes Coral has been fined £5.9m for not protecting vulnerable customers and for failings in its anti-money laundering measures.’
BBC News, 31st July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The parents of a gambling addict who took his own life have launched a legal bid to hold the government liable for his death, potentially opening the floodgates to multiple compensation claims citing lax regulation by the state.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Gambling firms will be expected to carry alcohol-style health warnings on the risks of products from Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) to online bets on sports matches to combat addiction.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK advertising watchdog has caught five gambling firms, including Aston Villa’s sponsor Unibet, breaking strict rules that ban them from targeting children with online betting ads.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two leading UK bookmakers have pulled new high stakes betting games after a warning from the Gambling Commission.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Gambling Commission has defended its handling of the controversial closure of the online bookmaker BetBright, which decided to void bets with a potential payout of around £1m when it ceased operations last week, saying that customers of the firm would have received nothing back had the firm gone into liquidation.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stricter standards will apply to gambling adverts in the UK from April this year as regulators address the risk of “irresponsible” marketing and seek to protect children from harm.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Online gambling providers will be required to verify the identity of customers before allowing them to deposit funds into accounts or to gamble under new rules set to take effect in Britain in May.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Gambling games promoted within the official I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! app have earned the firm behind them a rebuke from the UK’s advertising watchdog.’
BBC News, 6th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s Gambling Commission has warned the industry over the use of gagging orders, after incidents of consumers being paid substantial sums of money in return for agreeing not to talk to the regulator.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Gambling chiefs say they are “responding to public concerns” after confirming plans to effectively ban television betting adverts during pre-watershed live sport.’
BBC News, 13th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Commercial Court has found in favour of Mr Greenhouse (represented by Andrew George QC and Daniel Cashman) on every issue before it, in relation to a contractual commission dispute in the gambling/electronic payment sector.’
Blackstone Chambers, 30th November 2018
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘Two of the UK’s largest bookmakers are facing compensation claims worth £1.5m over allegations that they allowed a gambling addict to bet hundreds of thousands of pounds in stolen cash.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Britain’s biggest gambling companies have voluntarily agreed to a “whistle-to-whistle” television advertising ban.’
BBC News, 6th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three online casino companies have been fined and one has been prevented from operating in the UK following a crackdown by the industry regulator. The Gambling Commission has fined three firms almost £14m for not having “effective safeguards” to prevent money laundering and harm to customers from gambling.’
BBC News, 29th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tests on a sample of pubs in England indicate that almost 90% failed to prevent children accessing 18+ gaming machines, the Gambling Commission has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Theresa May has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown as ministers announced they would bring forward curbs to tackle highly addictive fixed-odd betting terminals in the face of considerable opposition from MPs and campaigners.’
The Independent, 14th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Pre-teens are being targeted with adverts for inappropriate alcohol and gambling, the chief executive of the advertising regulator has warned, as he called on social media firms to do more to protect children.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Paddy Power Betfair has been fined £2.2m for failing to stop stolen money being gambled through its website and for failing to protect customers showing signs of problem gambling.’
BBC News, 16th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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