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View image in fullscreen Letters Bet365: gambling with people’s lives for profit Readers including a Bet365 employee respond to an article on how its founder, Denise Coates, became Britain’s richest woman, and express concerns over the impact of its success As an employee of Bet365 and native resident of Stoke-on-Trent, I was naturally attracted to
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View image in fullscreen ‘A target on their back’: college athletes face wave of abuse amid gambling boom Some states are moving to ban ‘proposition bets’, a type of side wager, but big firms are lobbying against it College athletes are facing “significant abuse” amid a surge in harassment unleashed by America’s gambling boom, according
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View image in fullscreen British gambling regulator prosecutes Sorare football game Gambling Commission accuses $4.3bn business promoted by Premier League of providing unlicensed gambling Britain’s Gambling Commission is to prosecute Sorare, a multibillion-pound company that makes a fantasy football game promoted by the Premier League, for providing unlicensed gambling. Sorare, which is valued at $4.3bn
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View image in fullscreen Calls for regulation of gambling ads in football as number of promotions soars Premier League fans exposed to almost 30,000 messages in one weekend despite restrictions, research finds Ministers have been urged to intervene to stop football clubs from setting their own rules on curbing gambling advertising, after research showed Premier
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View image in fullscreen Half of Premier League clubs breaking code on gambling ads for children Review of gambling regulation finds clubs advertising gambling on pages aimed at, or featuring, minors Half of Premier League football clubs have advertised gambling on webpages aimed at, or featuring, under-18s, prompting concern about a voluntary code of conduct
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View image in fullscreen Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites Betting and Gaming Council estimates real figure could be £4.3bn – but enforcement is only ‘part of solution’ Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims stricter regulation of the licensed
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View image in fullscreen Sky Betting & Gaming reprimanded for unlawfully sharing users’ personal data ICO says online gambling company passed customers’ information to advertising technology companies The online gambling company Sky Betting & Gaming has been reprimanded by the data regulator for unlawfully sharing customers’ information with advertising companies that could then target those
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What Are Low Stakes Casino Destinations? First up, it makes sense to explain exactly what is meant by low stakes casino destinations. These are casinos where it is possible to play with a small amount of money, rather than ones where the minimum bet is set at a level where players need to be high
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What is Skrill? Think of Skrill as the seasoned poker player in the e-wallet world. It’s been around the block, knows the game inside out, and has a reputation for being fast, reliable, and, most importantly, secure. Skrill is an e-wallet designed for the digital age. It allows you to store money online and make
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View image in fullscreen Labour urged to impose stricter controls on gambling ads Campaigners say MPs should overturn previous government’s decision not to strengthen restrictions Labour ministers are under pressure to overturn the previous government’s “bizarre” decision not to impose stricter regulation on gambling advertising, particularly around sport, from politicians, campaigners and figures from the
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View image in fullscreen Online gambling industry has negative impact on UK economy, says thinktank Campaign for Fairer Gambling report claims betting ‘had the effect of reducing economic activity by £1.3bn per year’ Ministers face calls to impose higher taxes on the multibillion-pound online gambling industry as a report claims it has had a “negative
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