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Minner has been banned for 29 months for failing to disclose a serious injury while Molina faces three years away from the octagon for betting against Minner and failing to report the injury. 

Stoke-on-Trent-based betting giant bet365 have announced it will exit the Chinese betting market this week; despite China being believed to have been one of the company’s biggest markets. 

Gambling operators will now be banned from offering potentially harmful offers that would see consumers have to carry out two types of gambling, such as betting and slots.

Former Premier League footballer, Dean Sturridge, has joined forces with gambling harm charity, Gordon Moody in an ambassadorial position.

Following the withdrawal of this month’s Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin in an earlier round of scratches, Intense Raffles has been installed as the favourite for the flagship race.

The report, comprised of data through to April 2024, details positive trends within GamCare – as the charity beats industry averages in terms of mean and median gender and ethnic pay gaps.

Games studio Million Games have revealed that it is embarking on a journey to gain “some of the toughest and most prestigious licences in the gaming industry”.

The advertisement, uploaded on 23 December 2024, featured two prominent social media influencers; Rory Jennings and Adam McKola. 

OpenBet are still running things until the deal is eventually finalised, which looks like it will occur towards the end of 2025.

The day is aiming to reduce stigma, encourage conversations, and provide access to support networks, for those who are struggling with gambling-related issues.

This partnership means the betting operator will become the first-ever official mobile sports betting partner of the Cardinals.

As part of the new landscape, the entity headed up by CEO Anne Marie Caulfield will form a consultative panel of industry insiders to ensure two-way communication to set up and adhere to standards.

However, whilst announcing their 2024 results, Evoke revealed that they’re behind their 2025 budget expectations, as well as their revenue growth target of 5-9%. 

The UFC and betting partner Parimatch have announced an expansion to their existing deal, which will see the bookmaker become the UFC’s official betting firm for the Asian market. 

Doyle achieved the milestone while riding Handle with Care to victory at Lingfield this Monday and the seasoned jockey looks to surpass Hayley Turner’s current record of 1,041 British career wins.

Flutter, which owns popular betting entities Paddy Power and Betfair, among others, is undertaking this manoeuvre in a bid to “reflect the way the company now manages operations and allocates resources.”

Metric Gaming have confirmed a partnership with Racing and Sports (R&S) to improve its horse and greyhound offerings in the UK and Ireland market. 

York’s public health chief has called for an effective blackout on gambling advertising, similar to how tobacco ads have been phased out. 

Analysis of the continent’s figures comes as a direct result of a partnership between the EGBA and H2 Gaming Capital – the latter a renowned data intelligence firm.

 The campaign sees participating MPs and peers given a free £50 bet on the result of the Grand National. 

Rhino Bet — a UK-based online sports betting platform — has announced that it will shut its services, this week, on Wednesday 26 March 2025. 

The Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA) has said that Premier League clubs Everton and Leicester are breaching the Gambling Commission’s gambling advertising regulations. 

A casino bill proposed by the Thai Government has received a major boost ahead of crucial debates this week, as the country’s Finance Ministry revealed that a public consultation - regarding the proposal - attained positive feedback from 80% of those asked. 

Australian slot machine manufacturer, Aristocrat Leisure, is taking four gaming companies to court in the UK, claiming they have caused Aristocrat to lose reputation, goodwill sales and revenue by copying the group’s Buffalo online slot machines. 

New research has shown that two-thirds of teams across 31 leagues in Europe have at least one sponsorship deal with a betting firm. 

The findings, conducted by IFF Research and the University of Bristol, indicated a strong correlation between people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and significant gambling harm. 

The odds have been updated for this year’s Ballon d’Or and they see Liverpool’s Mohamad Salah pushed out of the favourite position, following The Reds’ dismissal from the Champions League. 

The acquisition is set to be worth around $125m (£97m) and will extend Sportradar’s portfolio with sports betting rights and content that is currently in high-demand. 

In what was a year to remember for the bookmakers at Cheltenham, key industry figures reflect on the 2025 festival, with favourites falling and visitor numbers continuing to decline.

QuinnBet has successfully transferred its services to a modern platform operated by Pragmatic Solutions, as the company endeavours to improve its standing in the UK and Ireland. 

The operator, which oversees 36 land-based venues across Britain, has been found guilty of failing to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) measures. 

This year’s event sees some minor changes to the fences as well as reductions in both field size and course distance. Additionally, the prize pot has also increased to a staggering £1m with the winner taking £500,000.

As experts in analytical, betting and forecasting facilities, Sporting Risk utilises the expertise of an in-house data science team to provide leading price feeds for industry clients. 

VAR’s decision to overturn the offside decision against Federico Chiesa in the Carabao Cup final helped net one lucky punter £39,000 from a £20 four-way accumulator.

The House of Lords have vetoed the amendment to ban gambling and sponsorships in football, in the latest Lords debate on the UK’s pending Football Governance Bill. 

Four players from the Table Tennis England squad have been suspended after an investigation into match-fixing and betting irregularities during matches in Ukraine in 2020.

Lewis German has been hit with a significant 10-year ban by the Victorian Racing Tribunal. German has been found guilty of participating in a betting programme that generated profits of more than £125,000. 

International Game Technology (IGT) and Sisal have been confirmed as the two bidders battling it out to secure the highly sought-after nine-year contract for the Italian lottery concession.

Jez White served for more than eight years as Entain's director of player protection systems and analytics, shall assume the position of ‘safer gambling and sustainability specialist’.

In one of the most hotly anticipated matchups of the year so far, UFC London will see Leon Edwards takes on Sean Brady in the welterweight division.

One lucky punter turned £10 into £30,000 with a four-way correct-score accumulator with games in the Dutch, French, Italian and Portuguese leagues.

Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) chief executive Anne Marie Caulfield has said that the newly initiated body will use the “full toolkit” within its remit to prioritise compliance and conduct to combat gambling harms.

Darts player Prakash Jiwa has been hit with an eight-year ban from competing after he was found guilty of match-fixing and betting irregularities in the United Kingdom.

Steve, a Durham resident, scooped his 50% (£250,000) share of the mammoth prize following a £2 bet on ‘the greatest show on turf’ last week.

BetMakers Technology Group have announced an extension to its strategic partnership with UK Tote Group, operator of the UK and Ireland’s leading tote pool. 

The founder of Paddy Power has criticised that new legislation brought in by the Government, designed to protect players, doesn’t go far enough to prevent problem gambling when it comes to online slots. 

The UK betting platform went live with the customer offer on Friday 14 March, enticing plenty of interest in the showpiece Aintree event which will take place on Saturday 5 April. 

Thailand has unveiled a proposal to manufacture casino complexes in four locations within the country: Bangkok, Chonburi, Chiang Mai and Phuket. 

 A 59-year-old care home chef wins a huge prize jackpot after playing Pixies of the Forest slot game in a UK casino.