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United Kingdom Jurisdiction News
UK gambling revenue rise expected
5 Dec 2011
Revenue growth estimated to be 4.1 percent annually once 16 new casinos open in Britain.
Unibet signs agreement to acquire the Solfive Group and re-enter the french market
16 Nov 2011
Unibet to acquire 100 per cent of shares of French company Solfive SAS, owner of SPS Betting France SAS.
UK: Racing levy deal looking hopeful
31 Oct 2011
Deadline for parties to agree British horse racing levy deal is midnight tonight.
UK: Treasury to review changes to online gambling taxation
18 Jul 2011
British Treasury will now review proposals for change to taxation rules on offshore online gambling companies.
UK: Govt plans offshore gambling crackdown
15 Jul 2011
Bold proposal by British government to clamp down on offshore gambling companies targeting British gamblers and tax them.
Betfred confirms acquisition of the Tote
3 Jun 2011
Betfred successfully acquires Tote, racing to benefit over 7 years.
No charges over snooker bet probe
18 May 2011
No charges to be laid in 2008 championship match probe.
Gambling.com sale incurs loss
29 Apr 2011
Sale of domain name gambling.com sees $1.8 million "paper loss" for Media Corporation who owned it.
High-street bookies face challenge to survive
29 Apr 2011
Betting shops celebrate 50 years in England, but whether they'll last another fifty remains to be seen.
Players and agent charged in Pakistan cricket scandal
4 Feb 2011
Suspected players and agent in last year's scandal that rocket cricket to face criminal charges over spot-fixing allegations.
Rank revenue rises
10 Dec 2010
The snow has slowed business at bingo halls, but Rank sees its revenue rise.
Lottery boost for London 2012 mass participation legacy
15 Nov 2010
London 2010 Olympics receive legacy fund from National Lottery.
IOC firm to monitor illegal Olympic betting
25 Oct 2010
IOC's established International Sports Monitoring watching Olympics for any illegal betting patterns.
Snooker betting crisis: Players found guilty of cheating to get life bans
21 Sep 2010
World Snooker organization comes down hard on cheats with new zero tolerance policy on corrupt activity.
Fourth Pakistan cricket player questioned by police
15 Sep 2010
Fourth cricket player interviewed voluntarily in relation to match fixing allegations.
Cricket world rocked again by new Pakistan fix claims
6 Sep 2010
Pakistan batsman recorded saying some of his team-mates may have been fixing "almost every match".
UK: Racing and gambling row may require government intervention
3 Sep 2010
Agreement on racing levy due by October 31, 2010, but two sides remain far apart.
Mobile gambling to exceed $48-billion by 2015
3 Sep 2010
Analysts predict increase in mobile betting, report published today says.
London is the place to be this September
6 Jul 2010
The World Poker Tour London, the English Poker Open and the World Series of Poker Europe will he holding tournaments in the city in September.
Top-10 stories from the first half of the WSOP
21 Jun 2010
More than half of the bracelet events at the 2010 World Series of Poker have been completed, and we’re just two weeks away from the start of the Main Event. Sounds like it's time to look back at the top stories of this year’s WSOP.
Britain wagers up to £40m on election
5 May 2010
British voters will go to the polls tomorrow, but they've already gone to the bookies in record numbers.
British government planning to regulate offshore bookmakers
23 Dec 2009
British government may be poised to recommend a new licensing regime for offshore bookies.
Bookies urged to volunteer millions for reinvestment via grassroots fund
25 Nov 2009
The British government has proposed a plan that would see bookmakers paying into a fund that would be reinvested in sport.
Premier League must not be complacent on match-fixing, warns expert
23 Nov 2009
A match-fixing expert has warned UEFA not to be complacent about match fixing.
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