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Paddy Power Slapped by Regulator over Poor Anti-Money Laundering Measures
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is used to having its wrists slapped by Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority by now. The controversial company actually revels in the notoriety its risqué advertising brings, and it...
Biggest European and UK Crimes of 2015
From French playboys to teenage bedroom cyber-attackers, and from online poker cheats to the Ndrangheta Mafia, here’s a whirlwind tour of the gambling world’s seedy underbelly. "Dooshy" Behavior One-time poster boy for...
Embrace Responsible Gambling or Face Consequences, Warns UKGC
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has urged the gaming industry to fully embrace responsible gaming or risk a regulatory clampdown. The UK’s liberal gaming laws are facing a public backlash as a...
UK Gambling Commission Warns Operators to Take Money Laundering Seriously
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is telling gaming operators to take a close look at their anti-money laundering policies after finding that at least one major operator had holes in their own...
Paddy Power Betfair Marriage to Unite Two Wealthy Corporate Kingdoms
Paddy Power Betfair, the new corporate amalgam of two major online gaming operators, will create a gambling empire that will be the envy of the online casino universe. Paddy Power and Betfair...
Bookmakers Offer Blanket Self-exclusion Program to Glasgow Problem Gamblers ?
Gamblers in Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest city, now have the option to bar themselves from up to 36 bookmaking shops in the city center with just one phone call. Previously, gamblers were only...
Mafia Gambling Empire Raided by Italian Police, $2.2 Billion in Assets Seized?
The mafia crime organization 'Ndrangheta hasn't traditionally come with the notoriety its Sicilian and Naples counterparts possess, but after Italian authorities raided its businesses in Reggio Calabria this week, that could soon...
Unibet Acquires StanJames.com For ￡19 Million
Unibet has made a play for the UK market with the acquisition of the online betting arm of Stan James bookmakers. The company, which is of Swedish origin but headquartered in Malta...
Ladbrokes and Gala Coral Proposed Merger Could Form Bookmaking Superpower
Ladbrokes and Gala Coral, two of Britain’s largest betting businesses, have begun negotiations over a possible merger, which, if realized, would create a bookmaking superpower. An alliance of the two companies would...
Ladbrokes Stock Takes Dive On Announcement of More Closures
Ladbrokes shares fell quickly on Monday morning after it was reported that the British bookmaker planned to close more shops later this week. According to a report by The Sunday Times, Ladbrokes...