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  The UK Gambling Commission is preparing to ban bookmakers from taking credit card deposits for betting online, in the latest move to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable customers. It comes two years after charity groups such as GambleAware and Citizens Advice urged the government to implement the policy to protect people from sliding into…

  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad by the gambling firm Betway for featuring footballer Declan Rice because he is under 25 years old. The video on the company’s YouTube account, seen in October, showed a car clamp prank being played on the England and West Ham star. A viewer complained that…

  The UK Gambling Commission is considering whether to ban VIP schemes after collecting data from betting firms, including one that took 83% of all deposits from 2% of its customers. The much-criticised membership programmes reward gamblers who habitually lose large sums of money with perks such as free bets, cashback on losing wagers or…

  STS has become the first Polish bookmaker to secure a license in the regulated UK gambling market. “We are not only the largest Polish bookmaking company but the first domestic company in this industry that operates outside the domestic market. Obtaining a licence in the United Kingdom is the result of a consistently implemented…

  Online slot developer Stakelogic has received a supplier licence from the UK Gambling Commission. Stakelogic’s full suite of classic and modern video slots are now available to licenced operators in the market. The news comes just weeks after Stakelogic received its Class 2 Gaming licence from the Romanian National Gambling Office. To mark its…