Original THUNDRSS coverage of UK gambling and the global iGaming industry — regulation, new markets and player safety. Dated, sourced and written in-house.
With no betting platform now authorised to operate in Brazil, a federal task force says it sent 13,241 websites for blocking in 12 days and removed thousands of social media channels.
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The Gambling Commission has announced a £5 million settlement with Rank Group after a licence review found anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings at Grosvenor Casinos.
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Law 86-26 sets out a single framework for in-person and online gambling and replaces the old casinos directorate with an autonomous regulator, now led on an interim basis by Quico Tabar.
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Parliament has unanimously approved the Remote Gambling Order 2026. The Attorney General says licensing should be in place on or before 1 January 2027.
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The Gambling Commission has confirmed new standards for category B gaming machines, including on-screen session information and a ban on celebrating wins smaller than the stake.
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Vicky Foxcroft, in her first major appearance as gambling minister, confirmed a consultation on revoking the “aim to permit” licensing rule will begin soon.
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Greater Manchester Police, supported by the Gambling Commission and Manchester City Council, raided four city-centre properties suspected of running unlicensed gambling.
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Swansea University researchers audited all 624 UK-licensed casino and betting sites and found 86% break GDPR rules on tracking consent.
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