UK CMA Targets Three Gambling Operators Over Online Marketing Promotions Go back to Blog As part of a long-running investigation into misleading and deceptive marketing and promotional practices, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority [CMA] today announced an agreement…
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UK Anti-Gambling Forces Push Credit-Card Blocking Fiction Go back to Blog From the newsy side of the sports-betting world comes a renewed push by anti-gambling forces to restrict gambling opportunities by any means possible, even if it means telling a…
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Greece Targets GVC with €187M Back-Tax Demand Go back to Blog GVC Holdings’ ongoing move toward becoming a complete “white label” operation have hit a moderately expensive bump: Greece has targeted the firm with a €187 million back-tax demand for services…
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UKGC Seeks Consumer Input on Gambling Industry Guidelines Go back to Blog The United Kingdom Gambling Commission [UKGC] has issued an open call to all interested parties, prominently including consumers, regarding proposed changes to the UK’s ‘License Conditions and Codes…
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The Football Club Kit Quiz Go back to Blog Attention all football fanatics – it’s time to put your kit knowledge to the test. Did Juventus always sport their signature stripes? Have Chelsea players always resembled Smurfs on the pitch?…
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Court of Arbitration for Sport Confirms Lifetime Ban for Football Referee Go back to Blog The Lausanne, Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the FIFA-instituted lifetime ban of a Ghanian football referee who helped fix a prominent World…
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Better Understanding the GVC / Ladbrokes Coral Tie-Up Go back to Blog Now that the mainstream-media dust has settled, it’s time to take a look inside the merger announced last week between GVC Holdings and Ladbrokes Coral, which when complete…
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European Commission Pulls Plug on Online Gambling Infringement Cases Go back to Blog In what is expected to be a significant blow to many dozens of Europe-based online gambling operators and books, the European Commission announced on Thursday that it…
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GVC Announces Formal Offer for Ladbrokes Coral Go back to Blog The on-again, off-again dalliance between GVC Holdings and one of Europe’s most venerable bookmaking brands, Ladbrokes Coral, is on again, and this time it might be for keeps. Earlier…
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RGA-Commissioned Study Declares Portugal Regulatory Regime an Abject Failure Go back to Blog As the truism goes, no matter how bad you think you have it, somewhere else, somewhere has it worse. That’s the story being told today as the…
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