Regulations
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UK to tighten rules on online gambling after long-awaited review
Much anticipated shakeup to include 1% levy on industry revenue, affordability checks and slot machine stake limits Proposals to tighten...
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Online casinos face curbs after review of gambling in UK
Much-delayed white paper expected to put most controversial measures out to further consultation Online casinos will face tougher restrictions...
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Ban all gambling adverts, say more than half of Britons
Poll backs blanket ban on ads but white paper is expected to opt for levy on betting firms’ profits More than half the public would like to see...
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NFL suspends five players for violating league’s gambling policy
Former first-round pick among five suspended for betting Lions’ Cephus and safety Moore suspended indefinitely The NFL suspended five players...
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All bets aren’t off when it comes to football and its obsession with gambling | Barney Ronay
Football has led the charge on the total intrusion of gambling into every aspect of our daily cultural lives Children don’t like Peter Crouch....
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I was addicted to betting on football – this new ban is nowhere near enough
You can see about 700 gambling ads in every Premier League game. Each one is a potential hook into a lifetime of addiction In the depths of my...
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Japan approves building of first casino
First casino complex to be built in Osaka after ban was lifted despite fears about gambling addiction Japan has approved a controversial plan to...
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Premier League clubs ban gambling sponsors on front of shirts from 2026-27
Gambling brands still allowed on sleeves and hoardings League working on ‘new code’ for gambling sponsorship Premier League clubs have agreed...
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The Derby sponsored by gambling firm after blue chip name search fails
Betfred signs three-year deal that also covers Oaks Jockey Club had been keen to avoid gambling sponsor The Derby at Epsom, Britain’s most...
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‘Incoherent’ Premier League gambling sponsor proposals ignore hoardings
Clubs understood to be close to agreeing plan to ditch betting sponsors from shirts voluntarily Proposals by Premier League football clubs to...
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UK cost of living crisis leading people to gambling, says charity
Survey by GamCare found gamblers trying to win money for bills, or using betting shops to stay warm People are turning to gambling to help them...
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Gambling industry increased spending on MPs tenfold in five years, data shows
Exclusive: with gambling white paper imminent, Guardian analysis shows sector pays out tens of thousands of pounds a year Gambling companies and...
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I lost my son to a gambling addiction. Firms must change, not pay fines that are dwarfed by profits | Liz Ritchie
The greed of gambling companies can be linked to hundreds of suicides in the UK every year My wonderful son Jack took his life in 2017 after...
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Why won’t the Gambling Commission suspend licences of firms that break rules? | Rob Davies
William Hill has received a record £19.2m penalty, but government must toughen outdated laws Firm to pay record £19.2m for ‘widespread and...
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William Hill to pay record £19.2m for ‘widespread and alarming’ failures
Gambling group fined over errors in social responsibility and anti-money-laundering measures William Hill has been fined a record £19m for...
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Patients given aripiprazole ‘should be told of gambling addiction risks’
Expert urges greater monitoring of side-effect of drug used to treat depression, psychosis and schizophrenia Patients who are prescribed a...
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Tabcorp threatens legal action against Ladbrokes and Neds over gambling deal with NSW pubs
Deal with Australian Hotels Association raises prospect of more sport betting promotions in pubs amid rising criticism of gambling operations...
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Salman Rushdie is determined to have the last word | Tim Adams
The novelist is still recovering from a knife attack last summer, but the loss of an eye won’t stop him writing about it “The world,” Salman...
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The truth about Andrew Tate: ‘His home is less Hollywood hideaway, more rundown meat factory’
The former kickboxer has achieved global notoriety by peddling violent misogyny to millions, and claims to have made ‘trillions’ – but is his life...
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Birmingham suburb fights to see off eighth betting shop on high street
MP for Erdington, one of UK’s most deprived areas, says ‘heart and soul has been taken out of our community’ Residents in a Birmingham suburb are...