Up until now, the act of betting has cost and been worth whatever you were willing to stake on a particular outcome. Got a fiver to spend? That’s £5 worth of bets, however you want to divvy it up, be that a single bet of £5, five different £1 bets, or whatever. Last November though,…
Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes, Coral and many other big brands in the gambling industry, has been accused of dishonesty after an organisation they helped set up encouraged members to lobby MPs. The Player’s Panel – a group which brings together people who actually bet so their voices can be heard in the ongoing debate…
After around 4 years of waiting, the government’s white paper on gambling was finally released last week. It was welcomed by the industry, if only because it might finally provide some stability that would allow companies to make more concrete plans on how to do business going further. However, while many changes have indeed been…
All betting companies use promotions to attract new customers and retain existing ones, but they always come with terms and conditions. For example, the new customer bonuses promoted on this site are only claimable by customers who have never used the sites in question before. This is to stop people signing up, using the bonus,…
The right to protest peacefully is enshrined in law, a vitally important piece of legislation that makes us a free democratic country. It is a right that is sometimes overused by people who are simply not getting their own way, but it needs to exist or it changes the fabric of who we are as…
New football shirt sponsorship deals are announced before every new season, with some clubs having long standing partnerships with big brands and others changing sponsors every few years – one thing that never changes though, is the dominance of gambling brands. Over the last decade or so, there has been a consistent 40%-50% of clubs…
