Category: News

Australia’s communications watchdog is getting ready to blcok access to illegal gambling websites that are hosted offshore. It’s estimated that Australians spend around $400m dollars on these kinds of sites each year, but often face difficulty when it comes to…

Gambling firm Betway have admitted to offering free £5 wagers to customers in exchange for leaving a review on Trustpilot, one of the UK’s largest online review sites. The £5 offer has resulted in a surge of 5 star reviews.…

Loot boxes in video games should be controlled and regulated as gambling – that’s the official advice from a new report by a House of Commons committee. The proposal would ban anyone under 18 from being able to purchase them.…

This story was originally published by ProPublica. You can view the original version here. An 816-page bill introduced and passed by the General Assembly over the weekend will, if fully realized, transform Illinois into the gambling capital of the Midwest.…

Two of the UK’s most famous bookmakers have pulled controversial games from their fixed-odds betting terminals, after received warnings from the Gambling Commission. The maximum stake on fixed-odds betting machines was recently cut from £100 to £2 in order to…

People under the age of 18 could be banned from purchasing lottery tickets or scratchcards if a new set of proposals is approved. Although most gambling activities are illegal for under 18s in the UK, the law currently allows 16…

The number of bingo players in the United Kingdom has grown exponentially, according to a new report. The game is so popular that it has outpaced the number of people that play tennis in Britain. The Mirror reports that the…