Organisers of the 2012 Olympics in London will meet with representatives from the UK gambling industry, the International Olympic Commission and others on March 20 to discuss measures for preventing illegal betting at the global games, with the IOC warning that match-fixing could pose a bigger threat than doping. Spot betting on all sports is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘United Kingdom’
Match-fixing has Olympic organisers worried
Monday, March 19th, 2012Calls made for gambling ‘education’ in the UK
Thursday, December 1st, 2011UK - Gambling education ought to be included in the national curriculum in the UK, GamCare has said. The organisation is calling for the introduction of better education to tackle problem gambling. “One of GamCare’s core aims is to ensure that gambling remains safe for all – and this is particularly relevant for young people,” said [...]
UK Online Gambling Law Updates
Thursday, December 1st, 2011UK - The UK Treasury is expected to complete its review of the £1.7 billion British online gambling market early in December. Experts are of the view that the recommendation of a secondary licensing fee on offshore remote gaming companies operating in the British market is on the cards. Last week the discussions arranged by [...]
Why anything can be addictive
Monday, November 28th, 2011UK - For many people the concept of addiction involves taking drugs such as alcohol, nicotine, cocaine and heroin. But in this week’s Scrubbing Up, gambling studies expert Mark Griffiths warns that if the rewards are there people can become addicted to almost anything. “For the past 25 years I have been studying gambling and I [...]
Camelot slammed over gambling ‘lure’ of scratchcards based on children’s games
Monday, November 28th, 2011UK - Camelot faces accusations of luring children into gambling by selling scratchcards based on games such as Monopoly and Connect 4. The cards, offering instant jackpots of up to £1million, are often placed in shops at the point where impulse buys such as chewing gum, chocolate bars and children’s sweets are on sale. Daily Mail.
Fruit machines fill the gap as high street shops shut their doors
Monday, November 21st, 2011UK - Slot machines and gaming arcades are proliferating across Britain, as the economic downturn forces the closure of shops and leisure outlets. The first major study of where fruit machines are located has revealed that areas with high unemployment, dominated by the lowest socio-economic groups, tend to have the most. The Guardian & Gambling Kingz
Lottery scratchcards fuel Camelot sales boom
Monday, November 21st, 2011UK – Sales of national lottery instant-play games — mostly controversial scratchcards — now account for a quarter of all Camelot’s revenue. The lottery operator published half-year figures showing total sales of £3.26bn for the six months to 24 September, up 19.9% despite the intense pressure on consumer spending elsewhere on the high street. The [...]
Minimum proportion of lottery proceeds that must go to charity ‘should be raised’
Monday, November 21st, 2011UK - The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has suggested that the minimum proportion of lottery proceeds that go to good causes should be increased from 20 per cent to 28 per cent. Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of the NCVO, wrote to Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, about [...]
Online bookie Bodog readies major UK push
Monday, November 21st, 2011UK - Online gambling firm Bodog is preparing to launch a raft of new services backed by a multi-million pound marketing push as it looks to grab a larger share of the fast growing UK online casino and sports betting markets. The company is to set up a new UK entity early next year after being [...]
Stop selling the Health Lottery, plead charities
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011UK - Charity leaders are urging supermarkets to stop selling tickets for the controversial Health Lottery amid claims that stores are deliberately promoting the new game at the expense of the National Lottery. Acevo, the association of chief executives of voluntary organisations, has written to supermarkets asking them to ‘do the right thing’ and drop the [...]
