Every iGaming Times article mentioning United Kingdom, plus regulatory summary, licensing framework, and market context. News, analysis, and reporting across sports betting, online casino, and associated verticals.
A business bought for £2.2 billion less than four years ago may be about to change hands for a tenth of that price. The Bally's Intralot bid for Evoke is the most significant corporate development in British gambling for years.
Corporate · 20 Apr 2026
With a full estate sale off the table and cost pressures mounting, Entain is cutting deep in Ireland. The retail betting shop is becoming an endangered species on both sides of the Irish Sea.
Corporate · 3 Apr 2026
The UK's Remote Gaming Duty has doubled overnight. Industry insiders are warning of a spiral effect that could permanently reshape Britain's licensed gambling market, and nobody, including the Treasury, knows where it ends.
Regulatory · 1 Apr 2026
Evoke warned this would happen if the government pressed ahead with its tax plans. It pressed ahead. Now 200 William Hill shops are closing and thousands of jobs are at risk.
Corporate · 31 Mar 2026
New figures from GamCare and debt advice provider PayPlan show that 1,954 people sought financial guidance through GamCare's Money Guidance Service in 2025, more than double the previous year, with total reported debt rising 153% to £7.2 million, and January 2026 recording the highest monthly referral total in the service's history.
Regulatory · 18 Mar 2026
Freedom of Information documents suggest DCMS warned the UK Treasury that large gambling duty increases could miss revenue targets and boost illegal play through behavioural change, but Treasury pressed ahead as the Finance Bill enters a key parliamentary stage.
Regulatory · 6 Mar 2026
Nationwide says gambling spend rose in January, with the top 10 per cent of gamblers averaging about £745 a month, as a busy 2026 sports calendar raises concern about higher betting activity and growing demand for support services.
Corporate · 2 Mar 2026
The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission has rated the gambling sector as a medium to high money laundering risk in its 2026 assessment, citing the scale of online gambling, complex B2B supply chains, and technology driven threats, while highlighting stronger AML CFT supervision and enforcement capability since 2020.
Corporate · 27 Feb 2026
NHS Wales will launch a specialist gambling treatment service and the Wales Gambling Helpline on 1 April 2026, bringing gambling harm support into mainstream healthcare with NHS led referral, treatment and aftercare funded through the statutory gambling levy.
Corporate · 26 Feb 2026
The UK Gambling Commission has officially categorised prediction markets as gambling, requiring operators to secure a Betting Intermediary licence and warning that unlicensed firms targeting British punters face criminal prosecution.
Prediction Markets · 9 Feb 2026
As the DCMS considers a 30% hike in gambling licence fees, the UK regulator warns that without a significant cash injection, it may be forced to cut staff and scale back essential enforcement against illegal operators.
Regulatory · 28 Jan 2026
The UK Gambling Commission has accused Meta of profit seeking at the expense of player safety, claiming the social media giant allows illegal casinos to bypass British self exclusion schemes. Tim Miller warned that the regulator will use new powers and millions in funding to make the black market commercially toxic for all involved.
Regulatory · 20 Jan 2026
ITV, Britain's largest free-to-view commercial broadcaster, is priming itself to enter the real-money online gambling market for the first time in the new year.
Corporate · 18 Dec 2025
Steve Evans has spent 30 years in the gambling industry, and he didn't start behind a Macbook in a Shoreditch coffee shop. He started on the shop floor at Betfred, dealing directly with punters, slips, and cash.
Interviews · 17 Dec 2025
A serious error by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has prematurely revealed the UK government's plan to impose a punitive tax hike on the online
Regulatory · 26 Nov 2025
Seven of Europe’s major gambling regulators have agreed to strengthen joint efforts against illegal online gambling networks, warning that fast-growing
Regulatory · 25 Nov 2025
Sky Bet, a major brand under the Flutter Entertainment umbrella, has shifted its sports betting operations headquarters to Malta. This structural change,
Corporate · 19 Nov 2025
The latest operator data from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) shows Britain's retail betting shops are in a state of terminal decline, irrespective of any
Regulatory · 13 Nov 2025
A prominent UK bookmaker with strong ties to sports and politics is facing a serious UKGC investigation after a bizarre discovery in its regulatory filings.
Regulatory · 11 Nov 2025
For decades, a deep-seated connection has existed between licensed sports betting operators and English football, with gambling branding becoming a ubiquitous
Regulatory · 1 May 2025