Category Archives: Betting

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has launched a review of Bet-at-home’s UK operations, suspending the firm’s licence whilst doing so. Making the announcement this morning, the UK national regulator revealed that the German operator – which maintains offices in Malta and Gibraltar – may have been operating contrary to the conditions of the 2005 Gambling …

Chris Philp, DCMS Minister for Tech and Digital, has joined the ranks of Conservative MPs that have resigned from their appointed office, protesting the leadership of PM Boris Johnson. Johnson has been hit with a tidal wave of resignations over the past two days, and whilst much of the public’s attention has understandably been on …

FSB has bolstered its technology team with the appointment of Ken Paterson who will become the company’s new Global Delivery Director. Paterson, who previously served as the Chief Enterprise Architect at GVC, will be responsible for ensuring that FSB’s “technical procedures and infrastructures are in place to execute on-time, on-budget, high quality delivery” for its …

Entain Plc’s trading momentum has dragged amid a tougher regulatory backdrop and a weaker macroeconomic environment reducing customer spend. The bellwether for online gambling PLCs this morning published a snapshot interim 2022 trading update, which saw the FTSE100 group maintain NGR growth of 18%. Group growth was attributed to robust retail trading as Ladbrokes Coral …

Trading teams report on a roller-coaster 24-hours repricing UK political markets, as once again Boris Johnson’s future as PM is on the brink of a total collapse. Peak betting activity was triggered yesterday afternoon, as news broke of the double whammy of senior resignations led by Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who was quickly followed by …