Gambling in UK Law
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UK Begins Review of National Gambling Legislation
The UK government has started its review of national gambling legislation, likely to result in the introduction of a new Gambling Act. New measures could include tighter restrictions on gambling sp...
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Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill - What next?
With the Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill (‘Bill’) awaiting Royal Assent, what’s next for remote gambling operators targeting the UK market? The final amendments were made to the Bill...
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Gambling on Top Flight Footballers: ASA Ruling
The Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) has issued its first ruling under the new rules that prohibit gambling ads with “strong appeal” to under-18s, providing a useful example as to how the ne...
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Gambling on Top Flight Footballers: ASA Ruling
The Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) has issued its first ruling under the new rules that prohibit gambling ads with “strong appeal” to under-18s, providing a useful example as to how the ne...
- Gambling Comparative Guide
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Gambling Companies Hit a Triple Bogey
Gambling companies Hillside (UK Sports) LP t/a Bet365 (“Bet365“), Coral Interactive (Gibraltar) Ltd (“Coral“) and Petfre (Gibraltar) Ltd (“Totesport”) were recently challenged by the UK advertising...
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World Online Gambling Law Report - September 2012
Originally published in "World Online Gambling Law Report" in September 2012. 185 British Olympic and Paralympic medals (63 of them gold), the most British Olympic medals since 1908, the first...
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The Gambling Commission's ban on credit cards
In March 2018, the Gambling Commission (the GC) published its "Review of online gambling" (the Review). The Review noted that gambling with borrowed money, including with a credit card, was a well-...
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Online Gambling in the UK – CMA Investigates Consumer Protection Concerns
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently launched an investigation into the treatment of customers by online gambling companies. This is in response to concerns raised by the G...
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Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Act 2014: Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament
The Statutory Instrument which sets out the transitional provisions for the new Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (“Act”) has been published. The Gambling (Licensing and Advertis...
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