iGaming Business – Operators unsure about how changes to the UK Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill will affect their ability to advertise across the country will be able to get the latest information and analysis at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge ground on 8 May as part of the Betting on Football Conference. As the UK government re-assesses existing gambling advertising controls via a series of measures involving the Advertising Standards Authority, the Committee of Advertising Practice, the Broadcast Committee of Advertising and the Gambling Commission, consultant David Clifton will open the Betting on Football Conference with an update on the latest regulatory…

BBC – While having a flutter at the bookies has long been associated with horse racing, the growth of online betting could see football challenge that position in Britain. However, betting on football is now a worldwide phenomenon with much of the trading carried out on illegal markets in Asia, where the huge sums wagered bring with it the threat of match-fixing. Here we look at the rise in betting, the risks of corruption and the history of cheating in the sport. “The current estimations, which include both the illegal markets and the legal markets, suggest the sports match-betting industry…