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    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      National Lottery: how to gamble £600mn of public money

      What looked like lose-lose bet for Gambling Commission on a new operator might turn out OK

    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      The National Lottery
      UK lottery regulator rebuked over ‘poorly managed’ licence process

      MPs urge Gambling Commission to fix flaws after Czech operator Allwyn takes over contract

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
      The National Lottery
      Fourth National Lottery licence awarded to Allwyn

      Czech company set to take over operation after Camelot drops legal challenge

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      The National Lottery
      Camelot drops appeal over loss of UK National Lottery to rival

      Decision removes key obstacle to transfer of 10-year contract estimated to be worth as much as £100bn

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      The National Lottery
      Camelot granted right to appeal against handing UK lottery to Czech rival

      Ruling extends hotly contested battle for lucrative contract, worth potentially £100bn, to mid-September

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      The National Lottery
      Camelot loses legal bid to stop UK lottery licence handover to Allwyn

      High Court judge lifts suspension on Gambling Commission’s decision to award new contract to Czech group

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      The National Lottery
      UK lottery operator Camelot’s sales drop as cost of living crisis bites

      Group attributes decrease in online instant game sales to easing of Covid restrictions and ‘greater economic uncertainty’

    • Friday, 15 April, 2022
      The National Lottery
      Northern & Shell joins Camelot in taking legal action over National Lottery

      Group owned by businessman Richard Desmond files procurement challenge against Gambling Commission

    • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
      Gambling regulator accused of interfering in lottery inquiry

      Head of UK parliamentary committee warns watchdog it overstepped the mark in asking to delay its evidence

    • Wednesday, 4 August, 2021
      The National Lottery
      UK lottery licence contest delayed for a second time

      Camelot’s current contract to be extended as bidders are given extra time to prepare submissions

    • Friday, 12 March, 2021
      Gambling industry
      Football Index appoints administrators and has gambling licences suspended

      Online betting company freezes customer accounts as it looks at restructuring options

    • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
      UK gambling regulator targets online slot games

      Features that encourage players to bet more often and place higher stakes are to be banned

    • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
      Gambling industry
      UK gambling laws set for wide-ranging review

      Advertising bans and stake limits under consideration in response to rise of online betting

    • Monday, 15 June, 2020
      Gambling industry
      Ban gambling adverts and limit online stakes, say UK MPs

      Law needs revising as betting-related addiction grows, argues all-party group’s report

    • Thursday, 2 April, 2020
      Gambling industry
      Caesars Entertainment fined £13m in crackdown on gambling addiction

      UK industry regulator imposes its largest ever penalty on casino group 

    • Thursday, 12 March, 2020
      Travel & leisure industry
      Betway handed record £11.6m gambling fine

      Regulator says group failed to carry out checks and protect customers

    • Thursday, 5 March, 2020
      Q&AChart that Tells a Story
      Online gambling spikes in Britain

      Gambling Commission to ban people from using credit cards to bet

    • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
      Gambling industry
      Betting regulator to look at stake limits for online games

      Decision within 6 months on bringing internet into line, Gambling Commission tells MPs

    • Monday, 10 February, 2020
      The National Lottery
      National Lottery bidders attack delay in race to land prize

      Two-month hold-up could favour incumbent operator Camelot, say rivals

    • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
      Q&AChart that Tells a Story
      Britons gambled £14.4bn in a year 

      Gambling Commission moves to ban betting using a credit card

    • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
      Gambling industry
      Betting with credit cards to be banned from April

      Offline and online crackdown in move to protect vulnerable gamblers

    • Monday, 4 November, 2019
      Gambling industry
      Betting shares fall after MPs call for online gambling limits

      All-party group calls for a £2-per-bet limit on some online games

    • Wednesday, 28 August, 2019
      Charles Ritchie
      My son ended his life because he felt controlled by gambling

      The UK’s deregulated industry has normalised a complex and life-threatening addiction

    • Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
      Entain PLC
      GVC fined £5.9m for compliance failings at Ladbrokes Coral

      Bookmaker’s owner penalised for its lack of checks on money-laundering and problem-gambling

    • Wednesday, 26 June, 2019
      Betting companies pay record UK fines of £19.7m

      Regulator acts after failure to monitor problem gamblers and stop money launderers

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