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Ex Police Sergeant Admits Running £44 Million Gambling Syndicate Ponzi Scheme

There may have been times in the past when you have considered paying into a betting syndicate – and you’d assume one run by a former sergeant in Kent Police …

Tom March 11, 2024

Gambling Commission Admits ‘Concern’ Over Illegal WhatsApp Bookmakers in the UK

Matt Hancock is an MP that’s no stranger to shamelessly jumping on a bandwagon or self-promotion – hence his stint on ITV show I’m A Celebrity. But he’s been doing …

Tom March 1, 2024

UK Government Confirms £2 Slots Maximum Stake for Under-25s

In one of the worst-kept secrets in the UK gambling industry, the government has confirmed that they will putting legislation in place that restricts the amount that under-25s can stake …

Tom February 23, 2024

Eto’o No! Former Chelsea Striker and 1XBET Ambassador Accused of Match Fixing and Corruption

It’s not been a good year for Samuel Eto’o. The former Chelsea striker, a four-time African Player of the Year winner, was appointed as the president of the Cameroon Football …

Tom February 16, 2024

American Football Player Running With Ball

Super Bowl LVIII Set to Smash Gambling Records as NFL Chief Accused of Hypocrisy

If you’re going to allow Las Vegas to host a mammoth sporting occasion, you have to accept that some of the gaze is going to be averted towards The Strip …

Tom February 9, 2024

Wall Street Sign outside the New York Stock Exchange

Flutter Entertainment Officially Leaves UK with New York Stock Exchange Listing

Flutter Entertainment, the gambling operators whose brands include Paddy Power, Betfair and the American firm FanDuel, has confirmed that they have left the domestic stock exchange. Their vagabond shoes have …

Tom February 2, 2024

Ooh La La! Kindred Group Receives £2.2 Billion Takeover Bid from French National Lottery Firm

The Kindred Group, whose list of brands includes Unibet and 32Red, has this week been the subject of a £2.2 billion takeover bid from La Francaise Des Jeux (FDJ), the …

Tom January 29, 2024

West Indies Hedge Their Bets as ICC Lifts Cricket’s Gambling Sponsor Ban

It’s not taken long for the first major cricketing nation to cash in on the decision of the game’s governing body to lift a near 20-year ban on gambling sponsorships. …

Tom January 20, 2024

Best Odds Not Guaranteed! Leading Bookmakers Pull Popular Promotion

When it was first launched many moons ago, the Best Odds Guaranteed promotion was seen as the bookmakers finally giving something back to their customers. Thanks to the promo, punters …

Tom January 13, 2024

Could the Gambling Sector Turn to F1 in the Wake of Football Crackdown?

Well, this could be awkward. For a sport that traverses the world and stops off in many countries where gambling is illegal and its advertisement outlawed, one F1 team has …

Tom January 8, 2024

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