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Britain’s search demand is shrinking and splitting at once, and projected revenue is starting to follow it out of the licensed market. UK search demand fell for a third straight month in September 2026 and ended 14% below a year earlier, according to Blask Index. Over the same 12 months, the number of brands drawing […]
The Commission is charging licensed operators more for the licence itself. The Gambling Commission confirmed a headline 25% increase on 30 June 2026, after a DCMS consultation that ran from 27 January to 30 March 2026. New rules took effect on 1 October 2026. DCMS is the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the UK […]
The gambling logos still on Premier League kits are aimed at viewers who watch from abroad. On 18 September 2026 Entain said 11 of the 20 clubs have Premier League betting sponsors with no Gambling Commission licence, up from the government’s estimate of 8 in 2025/26. Clubs withdrew gambling from the front of matchday shirts […]
Fred Done’s warning comes as licensed online brand records are already moving off-market every year. Betfred founder Fred Done warned on 19 September that Britain could have no betting shops left by 2030 if gambling taxes keep rising. He said doubling Machine Games Duty from 20% to 40% would force Betfred to close 495 shops, […]
The annual print is the licensed book, the same twelve months still have an offshore remainder. On 17 September the UK Gambling Commission published Industry Statistics for April 2025 to March 2026. Licensed operators generated £17.5B in GGY, up 4.4% on the previous financial year. Excluding lotteries, the figure was £13.2B. Remote casino, betting and […]
Entain’s sale of a 20% stake in Entain CEE to EMMA Capital shows how major European operators are starting to rethink regional portfolios: not only as expansion assets, but as tools for debt reduction and capital discipline.
The UK Gambling Commission received around $34.3M in government funding over three years to fight illegal gambling. The regulator is shifting from site-by-site blocking to pressure on hosting providers, ad networks and payment gateways.
