Gambling in the United Kingdom

The UKGC and GamStop – Protecting You from Non-GamStop Casinos

The UK gambling scene saw huge growth over the last decade as new technologies and faster internet speeds brought gambling into the comfort of homes and mobile devices across the land. For most users, gambling is a harmless distraction and one of many outlets for discretionary income spending, but for others it can be damaging.

Does GamStop Cover Land-Based Casinos?

Gambling is popular in the UK and across the world. Land-based casinos have existed for several decades and are the predicate for modern online websites. In the UK, gambling activity is under the regulation of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), which sets various requirements and standards all licensed platforms must comply with to retain their license.

Bulgaria: Vasil Bozhkov May Start off His Gambling Business Again

 

 Vasil Bozhkov's gambling business could rise from the ashes after his companies won a series of lawsuits against the now-closed State Gambling Commission and began to get their licenses revoked. This shows a Mediapool investigation into the cases brought by the authorities against his gambling business.

Moldova Gives Europeans Stake in Gambling Industry

Moldova's Public Property Agency, APP, will no longer hold a monopoly on gambling and lotteries in the country, as the state announced plans to implement a public-private partnership project with two EU companies.

The first contract, relating to slot machines, has been won by Novo Gaming M Technologies GmbH, part of the Austria's Novomatic consortium operating.

Bosnia Struggles to Tighten Gambling Regulations

Bosnia has no an effective gambling law, despite having the highest registered number of betting shops per resident in Europe.

"We aren't satisfied by the current regulation," Nermana Mehic-Basara, a neuropsychiatrist and director the Public Institute for Addiction Diseases in Sarajevo, told BIRN on Thursday.

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