Online Casino Archives – The UK’s Gambling Commission’s approach to implementing the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill would mean an end to the sponsorship of Premier League clubs by Asian gambling firms. The Bill requires a gambling operator based outside of Great Britain to obtain a license from the Gambling Commission if the operators “knows that the facilities [for remote gambling] are being used, or are likely to be used in Great Britain.” The main reason that Asian companies sponsor British clubs is in order to advertise to Asian customers where the Premier League is hugely popular, both to watch…

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…