UK

The Casino Guru Awards 2026 will take place in Malta next week, celebrating companies and individuals promoting safer gambling and ethical standards.

UKGC data found 9% of adults experienced harm linked to another person’s gambling during 2024.

GCI’s latest report estimated that unregulated online gambling activity rose 4% year-on-year during 2025.

The new GHR-UK Evidence Centre will oversee gambling harms research funded through the statutory levy.

The Isle of Man has approved sweeping gambling law reforms introducing civil penalties and tougher operator checks.

UK prize draws are attracting major operators as lower regulation and social-led growth reshape the market.

GamScore plans to launch a UK gambling wellbeing app focused on behavioural insights, compliance tracking and reducing player friction.

Entain has called on the Independent Football Regulator to block English football clubs from partnering with unlicensed gambling operators.

Casino Guru’s Complaint Resolution Center handled almost 4,000 complaints in Q1, with delayed payments remaining the biggest issue.

CourseTrack has restructured its board with Simon Bazalgette appointed chair alongside two new non-executive directors.