Norwich City Under Fire for Sending Gambling Advert Out to Fans

Yet more controversy surrounding gambling and the football world has come up.  This time it is Norwich City Football Club has come under fire after it sent fans an email promoting gambling. The club, which currently plays in The Championship league, received criticism from campaigners. One of those headlining the backlash was James Grimes of…

Punters BANNED From Betting Shops: Source of Funds Requested

We have all been getting used to the source of funds checks and increased identification procedures implemented by betting websites in recent history. Some of us don’t really mind, some of us are all for it, and others see it as a complete invasion of privacy, but if we want to bet with the site…

Phantom Punter Wins £650 for Owner of Lost Phone

This is an incredible story. It’s got a bit of everything; some tragedy, some mystery, and a happy ending. Have you ever lost your phone? Be it in the pub, at work, on the bus, or anywhere in public where you might quite rightly hold very little hope of every seeing it again. Well if,…

Tonybet Fined £443,000 for UNFAIR Terms

If you have read many of the other blog posts regarding fines and social responsibility failings on this website, you will have hopefully seen that I try to be quite understanding to operators who fall foul of the UKGC. They are often trying to keep up with ever changing, and sometimes vague rule changes, and…

STS Bet to Leave the UK Market

Alexa, play Queen, Another One Bites the Dust. STS Bet, the Polish sportsbook and casino operator, have decided that they are going to pull out of the UK market and focus their efforts back home. They are the latest brand to have flirted with the UK for a brief while, before deciding it wasn’t a…

Coral Refuse to Pay Out Winning Shop Bet

There have been many stories about gamblers feeling cheated after a bookie has refused to pay out what they thought was a winning bet. Most of the time the gambler has simply not understood the rules properly, and to be honest, while gutting, I don’t think they have a leg to stand on. For instance…