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What UK players should check before signing up to a gaming site

Learn how to verify licensing, read terms, check payments, and understand identity checks, complaints and controls before joining UKGC licensed casinos.

inkl · Sep 28

Monday briefing: Who ​profits​ from the illegal global gambling empire?

In today’s newsletter: A major data leak from Curaçao’s gambling regulator has exposed the people​ and companies behind thousands of offshore casinos used by British punters

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28

Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads

Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via ads

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13

National lottery faces questions over new boss’s record in gambling industry

MPs tell regulator they are ‘deeply concerned’ over interim CEO Phil Walker’s roles at William Hill and Game Nation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26

Gambling Commission urged to investigate allegations against Reform UK donors

The Labour Party has called on the Gambling Commission to investigate alleged unlicensed activity linked to Reform UK donors ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 18

Two arrested over alleged illegal casino in Bristol

The arrests come as part of a joint operation between a Neighbourhood Policing Team, the Gambling Commission and the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit

The Independent UK · Aug 3

New twist in affordability checks row demands answers from Gambling Commission

Culture, media and sport committee questions bear a striking similarity to those racing industry has been asking

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13

UK to crack down on unlicensed casinos sponsoring football teams

Government to launch consultation after Everton’s deal with Stake.com went ahead amid warnings from Gambling Commission

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12

Strict new financial risk checks to be introduced for high-spending online gamblers

The commission said a pilot found that 97 per cent of those spending above the threshold levels could be easily and frictionlessly assessed for financial difficulties

The Independent UK · Jul 7

High-spending online gamblers to face financial risk assessments

The checks will involve a ‘frictionless, document-free assessment’, with no impact on a customer’s credit score, the Gambling Commission said.

Evening Standard · Jul 7