Author: Tom

Just last week I was writing about 2022 being the year of betting scandals and match fixing corruption in professional sport. Brentford striker Ivan Toney was charged with a staggering …

A World Cup year should be a celebration of elite sport. The quadrennial tournament comes round but once every four years, however controversy over the selection of Qatar as hosts …

The UK lottery will get a new operator as of 2024, and that firm – Allwyn – is not doing things by half. They were recommended to the government as …

Another week, another pair of gambling firms exit the UK market as worsening economic conditions – and fears over tightened regulation – force operators’ hands. SportNation and RedZone will cease …

You have to hand it to Matt Hancock – you can’t keep a good man down. Okay, so maybe the ‘good’ bit is open to debate, but you can’t fault …

It’s starting to look as though the UK government’s review of the Gambling Act might never happen. First Boris, then Liz, now Rishi: all have taken the keys to 10 …

If there’s one thing that the UK doesn’t need as it heads into its worst economic crisis in more than a decade is political instability and chaos. But that’s exactly …