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UKGC Issues Gambling Black Market Countermeasures Report

Casinoplusbonus takes a look at the latest UKGC report covering measures currently being carried out to fight unlicensed gambling in the UK. (Image courtesy of icetrayimages794410 ) Today, on the official UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) website, Andrew Rhodes published a report on how the authority is tackling [...]

By |2026-05-16T12:36:56+00:0010/21/2024|Categories: Casino News, Gambling legislation news|Tags: , |

UK Government Lost the Plot Doubling Gambling Taxes

The UK government is about to ruin your online gambling experience. There are discussions in place to double UK gambling taxes. (Image Courtesy of maybeiii on Vecteezy) I am dumbfounded that I am in a position to have to write this new piece! First, I would like [...]

By |2026-05-16T12:36:33+00:0010/16/2024|Categories: Casino News, Casino news economy|Tags: , |

BGC Highlights Gambling Regulatory Best Practices

We break down some of the points made by the UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) in its recent Gambling Regulatory Best Practices guide. (Image by w_lenu_nu541255 on Vecteezy) The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has created a regulatory best gambling regulatory practices guide. It is [...]

By |2026-05-16T12:36:47+00:0010/12/2024|Categories: Gambling legislation news, Casino News|Tags: , |

Regulus Partners Plan to Fight Black Market Gambling

Casinoplusbonus Luke Webber dissects a report by Regulus Partners backed by Entain giving stats and a plan to fight black market gambling. (Image courtesy of Entain) An interesting new report on the Entain website outlines black market online gambling stats. The report additionally outlines plans to tackle [...]

By |2026-05-16T12:36:34+00:0009/27/2024|Categories: Casino News, Casino news miscellaneous|Tags: , |

Over Regulation the Reason For the UK’s Growing Black Market Online Casinos

Better bonuses, anonymity, flexible payments, better odds/RTP and more provided as reasons for UK punters joining non-UKGC gambling sites.. (Image by PIRO from Pixabay) After publishing a news report dissecting a survey published by the UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), it seems regulations are pushing players [...]

The UK Unveils Billion Sterling Black-Market Gambling Problem

BGC publishes report revealing 1.5m Brits spend £4.3bn on non-UKGC gambling activities. Casinoplusbonus investigates the stats. (Image courtesy of okanakdeniz on Vecteezy) A report carried out by Frontier Economics and published by the British Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has apparently shocked the country. One of the [...]

UK Affordability Check Pilot Project Begins

If you deposit over £500 per month at a UK online casino, you will be subject to a mandatory affordability check. Casinoplusbonus investigates. (Images by karma-genie on Vecteezy) Update (29 May 2025): For the latest and most accurate study on this topic, please see our corrected version [...]

By |2026-05-17T06:00:06+00:0008/31/2024|Categories: Casino News, Casino news economy|Tags: |

Online Slots Shine in UK Gambling Market Q1 FY 2023 Vs Q1 FY 2024

The UK Gambling Commission released the latest FY 24/25 Q1 results for the UK gambling market. We dissect the data into an easy-to-follow table! (Images courtesy of Claudiodiv on Vecteezy) It's that time of the year when FY 2024-2025 Q1  financial reports come out of the floodgates, [...]

By |2026-05-16T12:35:05+00:0008/17/2024|Categories: Casino News, Casino news economy, Gambling legislation news|Tags: |

Mass Ban On Non-UKGC Casinos and Affiliate Sites

Casinoplusbonus EN investigates the latest bans in the UK targeting affiliate online gambling sites and non-UKGC online gambling platforms. (Image courtesy of icetrayimages794410 on Vecteezy) The UGKC has been working with Google and other search engines to take down online gambling sites that do not hold a [...]

Casinoplusbonus Dissects Largest UK Problem Gambling Survey

A new post-white paper problem gambling survey stirs up controversy in the UK - we break it down into bite-size pieces! (Image courtesy bigcxlotus on Vecteezy.com) A news report in the Guardian newspaper suggests that 2.5% of Britons have at some point had problem gambling issues. We [...]

By |2026-05-16T12:34:17+00:0007/27/2024|Categories: Casino News, Casino news miscellaneous|Tags: |
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