Category: Gambling

Gambling and alcohol consumption are prevalent behaviours among Australian youths and young adults, often leading to various social and health-related harms. The “Bets ’n’ Booze” study, conducted in September 2024 by the Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) at the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), delved into the contexts, harms, and predictors associated with the...

The National Lottery is a state-backed lottery in the United Kingdom. It has been running for 30 years and has helped many good causes in that time. We discuss its impact below.  Most countries have a national lottery scheme in place. Yet few have one that has had the impact of the UK National Lottery....

How best to stay informed about players’ preferences if not to engage with them? CasinoAlpha has a team of professionals and experts who are well-versed in online gambling. They refer players to the best casinos through affiliate links. They also try to give their readers the information they need about gambling. However, since the industry...

Sonja Lindenberg, Next.io Email, LinkedIn, and more Marcus Boyle will step down as chair of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) on 31 January 2025. The UKGC credited Boyle with leading the organisation through a period of change in the industry and regulatory landscape over the past three years. During his tenure, the Commission reached several...

Betting sites believe Sir Keir Starmer will still be UK prime minister at the next general election but aren’t so sure he would lead Labour to victory. A petition signed by more than two million people calling for another general election has done the rounds this month as voters voice their frustration with the government....

The Betting and Gaming Council, the industry lobby group, said it had given £170m to fund gambling harm services over the past four years on a voluntary basis. However, the government said that, under the current system, not all gambling companies contributed equally, “with some operators paying as little as £1 a year towards research,...

We have been busy collating all the information ready to guide you through the landscape of the online betting industry to bring you a carefully selected list of the best betting sites in the UK. We’ll examine some of the best promotions and tools that the best online bookmakers provide, while also looking at a...

The UK’s ban on using credit cards for gambling has primarily impacted individuals with low or no gambling harm, according to a report by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). While the ban has successfully created hurdles for borrowing money to gamble, one of its core aims, its effect on high-risk gamblers has been...

The UK’s gambling industry has reacted following reports that the government is currently considering increasing the gambling tax up to a whopping 138%, following a report issued on the British news portal, The Guardian. Relevant parties have hit back, calling out the proposals for not taking into consideration the complexities of the sector, while completely...

Vlad Tenev, the co-founder and CEO of online trading platform Robinhood, has openly criticized the United Kingdom’s stringent regulatory approach to cryptocurrency, describing it as “backward” compared to the country’s more lenient stance on gambling. In a recent interview with The Times, Tenev expressed his desire to expand Robinhood’s crypto trading services into the UK...