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Online Gambling Tax Hikes: What They Mean for Punters

You may have heard or read about Jeremy Hunt’s autumn Budget this week, which was generally considered to contain a number of ‘wins’ for the average Joe or Jane – …

Tom November 27, 2023

Las Vegas Grand Prix In Pole Position to Smash Betting Records

Forget bone-shaking temperatures. Forget dodgy manhole covers. Forget casino bosses tossing out idle threats: the Las Vegas Grand Prix is going to be big time. Formula One has headed to …

Tom November 17, 2023

Stock Broker Looking at Share Price Crash

Flutter Entertainment’s Share Price Tumbles Amid Disappointing Financial Year

Forget global conflicts, forget pandemics: there’s nothing that quite shakes up the stock market like earnings reports and quarterly accounting. And after a year that has been challenging, to some …

Tom November 14, 2023

PGA Tour Accused of Hypocrisy After Banning Two Players for Gambling Breaches

Golf legend Phil Mickelson has very openly admitted to having a gambling problem, having wagered more than $1 billion on various sports over the years. Those included taking cash bets …

Tom November 3, 2023

New Gambling Levy Will See Operators Pay £100m a Year to the NHS

The UK government has confirmed that they will push through their plans to create a new gambling levy, which could see around £100m a year paid to the NHS. The …

Tom October 27, 2023

Newcastle United Ace Sandro Tonali Could Be Banned for Three Years Over Gambling Offences

A little over a week ago, a news story broke that Juventus footballer Nicolo Fagioli had been charged with betting offences that would see him serve a seven-month ban from …

Tom October 20, 2023

Italian International Footballer Could Be Banned Over Alleged Illegal Betting

After the tidal wave of footballers that have been banned or punished for breaking the FA’s rules on betting, it seems as if the action has moved overseas too. Nicolo …

Tom October 18, 2023

Marina Bay Sands Casino Hit by Baccarat Syndicate Led By ‘The Sorcerer’

It sounds like the set-up to a Hollywood movie. But it’s true: the picturesque Marina Bay Sands Casino in Singapore was taken for more than £250,000 by a baccarat syndicate …

Tom October 9, 2023

Will a Betting Firm Ever Bid for Premier League TV Rights?

Every time the Premier League TV rights come up for renewal, as is the case in autumn 2023, the breadth and depth of companies throwing their hat into the ring …

Tom September 22, 2023

Unnamed EFL Manager Escapes Ban Despite Placing Bets on Football

There’s nothing quite like double-standards to get the minds of conspiracy theorists running into overdrive. While the likes of Ivan Toney have had the book thrown at them after admitting …

Tom September 15, 2023

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