iGaming Business – The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill is set to come into force in the UK after being given final approval by the House of Lords. Subject to Royal Assent, the new bill will see the Gambling Commission licensing system cover all UK remote gambling operators. Under the current Gambling Act 2005, remote gambling operators that locate their remote gambling equipment overseas do not need a remote operating licence from the Gambling Commission, whereas UK-based operators are required to have one. The new bill would require all remote gambling operators in the UK market to obtain a licence…

iGaming Business – The House of Lords has rejected an amendment to the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill that would have allowed the Gambling Commission to block financial transactions between UK citizens and unlicensed online gambling websites. Members of the House voted 171 for and 185 against the amendment, meaning that the bill will remain unchanged. Peers also considered rules around the advertising of remote gambling, particularly where it is likely to be seen by children and whether the horse betting levy should be extended to bookmakers overseas. A third reading, which will be the final chance to amend the…

iGaming Business – Concerns that UK children are being too exposed to online gambling may lead to a tightening of the regulations allowing daytime TV adverts for online bingo sites and pre-watershed advertising for betting sites, the Independent on Sunday newspaper reported this weekend. Maria Miller, the Culture Secretary, “will face calls for an urgent review of the effects on children of a surge in daytime advertising for online bingo, saturation sports betting in football matches, and “free” betting on platforms including Facebook”, the newspaper said. Bingo is widely seen as a communal and leisurely form of gambling and its…