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House Of Lords Demands Major Betting Advertising Crackdown – But Racing Could Be Exempt

In another regulatory blow for the betting industry, a new report commissioned by the House of Lords has identified a number of areas in which the current gambling laws in …

Tom July 2, 2020

FOBT Maximum Stake Cut A Year On – Police Report 40% Decrease in Call Outs

It’s now more than a year since the UK government – assisted by the UK Gambling Commission – introduced the maximum stake cut for FOBT machines on the British high …

Tom June 25, 2020

Computer Says No: How Do VAR and Hawk-Eye Decision in Football Affect Betting?

Ah football….it’s like you’ve never been away! Less than 45 minutes into the Premier League’s resumption following the coronavirus hiatus, video technology controversy was on the agenda once again. This …

Tom June 18, 2020

Taking a Knee: What It Means and Why It Matters

Politicians will always jump on the bandwagon of populism when it suits them – that’s a given. Take the ‘Clap for Carers’ every Thursday in the UK during the coronavirus …

Tom June 11, 2020

US Presidential Election Betting: Biden Goes Odds-On to Trump Donald

The last 12 weeks or so have been devastating and traumatic, and Donald Trump’s handling of things has been roundly derided – not ideal in an election year. The horrendous …

Tom June 4, 2020

Could the Dominic Cummings Affair Make This a Perfect Time to Bet On the Tories?

If you’re not somebody that follows UK politics all that closely, you may never have heard the name Dominic Cummings before. And with good reason: he’s a slippery, stealth-like PR …

Tom May 28, 2020

The Great £350 Million Refund! Betting Firms Take on HMRC and Win

At the end of the financial year, there is that window of opportunity where we hope that the HMRC is going to contact us to deliver the wonderful news that …

Tom May 22, 2020

Why Do Footballers Continue to Break Lockdown Rules?

A football manager is, by definition, a leader of men or women, an individual who can be trusted to do the right thing and make big decisions rationally and clinically. …

Tom May 15, 2020

Donald Trump’s 10 Most Extraordinary Gaffes as US President

His incredible rise from businessman and TV star to US President was a Hollywood style story in itself. But since taking up residence in the White House, Donald Trump has …

Tom May 7, 2020

Donald Trump Still on Course to Win Presidential Election Despite ‘Bleachgate’

You do wonder what it will take for Republican supporters to no longer stand behind Donald Trump. All of the US President’s misdemeanours up until this point pale into insignificance …

Tom May 1, 2020

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