Articles About British government

Is It Wise to Bet on the English National Team to Boycott World Cup 2018?

Staff April 11, 2018 06:26:25

With less than three months to go before World Cup kicks off, we look at the European diplomatic tensions with Russia, and how will they affect the Three Loins team. Check out our analysis on whether to bet on the English national team to boycott World Cup 2018. According to online sportsbook news in the […]

Bookies Defend High Stakes FOBT In UK By Taking Hostages

Nich Moore March 6, 2018 05:14:20

FOBT are the bane of the gaming industry in the UK and however they’re dressed up where you’re from they’re just as much of a problem there as anywhere else. Placed in betting shops in typically poor areas these sleek traps for the unwary are cynical profiteering by a business that already knows it’s future […]

William Hill to Close 109 Shops Due to New Point of Tax Consumption

Rab April 25, 2014 16:47:31

William Hill have today announced their intention to close 109 of their British betting shops, blaming the financial effects of the new point of consumption tax. The move comes following the March budget announcement, when the British government declared that their new tax on betting shop machines would come into effect at the end of […]

Tightening the Screw: New Regulations for Gambling Advertisements in the UK

Monica E. March 3, 2014 18:40:08

The number of TV commercials promoting online bingo and sportsbooks has increased by 600% over the last six years. Following worrying statistics about underage gambling in the UK, the House of Lords are looking to amend current British gambling laws, to tighten the regulations which allow online bingo operators and virtual sportsbooks to advertise their […]

William Hill Offers to Help Battle Gambling Addiction

Monica E. January 20, 2014 10:03:10

The British bookmaker promises to implement new industry code and warn players how much they gamble away. After recent scandals surrounding fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in the UK caused a drop in company shares, bookmaker William Hill is looking to improve its tainted image by promising to lend a helping hand in the battle against […]

UK Government Postpones Action against Betting Machines

Monica E. January 9, 2014 11:57:22

Lawmakers are waiting for the gambling industry-funded report to come out before taking action against FOBTs. Despite recent evidence that fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) are spreading uncontrollably across the UK and causing gamblers to lose a great deal of money, the Government refuses to change British gambling laws for now. In yesterday’s debate held at […]