The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, has today (8 December 2021) announced a move to ‘Plan B’ in England, as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is shown to be spreading rapidly across the UK. His opening speech at today’s Covid-19 press conference can be read here. The Government’s press release arising from this announcement lists […]
On 2 December 2021, the Gambling Commission announced the outcome of regulatory action that it has taken against Greentube Alderney Limited. Its announcement reads as follows: An online gambling business must pay £685,000 after a Commission investigation revealed social responsibility and money laundering failures. Greentube Alderney – which operates admiralcasino.co.uk and bellfruitcasino.com – will also […]
We have reported previously (in our December 2018 website posting entitled ‘EU Framework for Online Gambling Manifesto follows critical consumer protection study’) on a study by City University, London, commissioned by EGBA that: reviewed the implementation across EU Member States (which then of course included the UK) of selected key provisions of the principles of the […]
The Gambling Commission has published: 1. Gambling Industry Statistics that: report on the size and shape of the gambling industry (non-remote and remote) in Great Britain, provide an overview of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) by sector (including the National Lottery), along with the numbers of licensed operators and premises (based on data reported to the […]
On 30 November 2021, GambleAware published the National Gambling Treatment Service (NGTS) Annual Statistics for 2020/21 (that you can download below). Jointly commissioned by NHS England and GambleAware, the NGTS is a network of organisations including GamCare and its partner network, Gordon Moody, and NHS treatment centres, working together to provide confidential treatment and support for […]
