Ladbrokes First to Break ASA Marketing Rules

You may or may not know, but since October 1st 2022 it has been against Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) rules for gambling marketing to include high profile individuals who may appeal to minors. There is no set list of who is and isn’t included in this rule, but understandably professional footballers are among them –…

Rapper Drake LOSES $1 Million on World Cup Final

The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons On this site, and many others like it, betting guides talk about the importance of understanding the specifics of the bet you are making. Drake should probably read one or two of our articles. He bet a cool $1 million dollars (try saying that without…

Gary Lineker’s Son, George, Wins 7 Fold World Cup Acca

You know when you hear about someone netting a big acca in the press, there is often a bit of a jealousy, then a bit of admiration, then often a bit of punter to punter support since they beat the bookies. “Well in mate, good on ya, you beat the buggers” – that sort of…

Gambling Commission Breaks its Own Rules

Full disclosure from the start here, this blog post is a bit of fun. It does demonstrate how easy it is to fall foul of the very strict gambling regulations in this country, even unintentionally, but mostly, it’s just a chance to have a bit of a laugh at the regulator’s expense. Bookies are fined…

SportNation to Close on the 30th November

The latest UK brand to shut up shop is SportNation, who announced their decision yesterday. The brand has been quite heavy on their marketing which can’t have been cheap, and offered a lot of quality but expensive features on their site such as streaming. This obviously all costs money and requires a solid chunk of…

American Bettor Wins £65 Million Fortune on World Series

Image Credit: Jim McIngvale/Twitter It may have happened across the pond but I’m sure you will want to hear about this one. High stakes sports bettor Jim McIngvale, perhaps better known as Mattress Mack thanks to his profession as a retailer, made several bets on the World Series Baseball Final, and took £65 million ($75…