Sunday, on the way to an NFL game, fans can step into one of the numerous betting parlors that dot each city block here. They can wager on that afternoon’s game (or any NFL) game, such as whether Baltimore will defeat Jacksonville by 3.5 or more points. Or they can play the over/under of 39.5. Or even wager whether or not it will snow in Glasgow on Christmas Day (3/1 yes). They can even wait until they take their seats inside Wembley Stadium, pull out their smart phones and gamble during live action. All legally. The world will not end….

Plans for “super-casinos” should be revived as controls are introduced to promote more responsible gambling, a senior figure in London’s gaming industry said today. Roy Ramm, governance and public affairs director at Caesars Entertainment, claimed casinos had improved their standards since the dispute over proposed super-casinos a decade ago. Plans for the giant gaming centres were scrapped by Gordon Brown. Mr Ramm called the current 2005 Gambling Act a “complete failure” that had not delivered casinos to communities that bid for them. The Act allowed new casinos to operate up to 150 slot machines when older ones were limited to…

iGaming Business – Online gaming software supplier Connective Games has moved to strengthen its position in the UK market by opening a new representative office in London. The office, which will be based in the technology hub of London’s Silicon Roundabout, will be led by marketing director Julia Salagaeva. Speaking of the new office, Salagaeva said: “We have really ramped up our business in the last few months and we’re in preliminary discussions with a number of European-based operators. “Therefore we felt it was important to have a more central presence where our clients could more easily meet with us…