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United Kingdom Jurisdiction News
World Cup likely to prove a boon for online gambling companies
13 Jun 2014
World Cup should provide bounty for UK betting and gambling companies as punters wage their bets.
Perspectives Weekly: U.K. taxes rates and U.S. online rumors
21 Aug 2013
J Todd reports on an increase in taxes for online gaming companies that accept U.K. players but do not operate in the U.K. and more rumors of online poker legislation in the U.S.
UK middle class women are big online gambling spenders
28 Jan 2013
British middle class women are actively gambling online in much higher numbers.
Perspectives Weekly: 888 hits Facebook
19 Dec 2012
Online gambling news this week: 888 Holdings has announced a deal to bring real money gaming to Facebook in the United Kingdom. Also, industry news from the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Social and mobile gaming drives growth in UK and Germany
23 Nov 2012
The UK and Germany are now the best markets for online gambling, driven by social and mobile gaming new research shows.
Perspectives Weekly: Gambling on Facebook and N.J. lawsuits
15 Aug 2012
This week, J Todd discusses Facebook's real-money bingo app and what it could mean for affiliates. Also, New Jersey gets sued over sports betting, and Maryland abandons thoughts of online gambling.
Casino City Gang: Dolphin kicking edition
9 Aug 2012
Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss real-money online gambling launching on Facebook in the U.K., the NFL and other sports leagues suing New Jersey over sports betting and what it takes to live in Las Vegas. The also report on their Olympic wagers and make some more best bets on the Games.
Playtech Games give away over £1.2M to jackpot winners
23 Jul 2012
Two progressive jackpots hit at Winner.com.
England: Bumper choice of odd betting odds
4 Jun 2012
Brits tend to love bonkers bets and have plenty on offer this season with both the Jubilee and the Olympics inspiring them.
U.K. bingo players get 70 percent redeposit bonus on Sparkling Bingo
29 May 2012
Sparkling Bingo is offering players a chance to win up to 70 percent redeposit bonus instead of the normal 50 percent in the last week of May.
UK: Football Association bans all staff from betting on soccer
27 Feb 2012
FA introduce stiff new rules forbidding footballers from gambling on any league match.
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.
The Gang discusses new games at G2E and royal wedding props
18 Nov 2010
Aaron Todd is joined by Vin Narayanan live from Las Vegas and the Global Gaming Expo. The two will discuss the world's largest gaming trade show,…
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.
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