I moved here in 1984 and it was crazy. I had been working for Interview Magazine in New York and I came to shoot the scene happening in London. There was this cultural explosion happening with Leigh Bowery, Trojan and Michael Clark and Culture Club. We were in Taboo, and...
The UK’s most popular health and fitness apps collect 14 personal data points about their users on average, with the exercise tracker Fitbit collecting the most information Data harvesters who sell on your personal information can legally gather your location, photos, videos and health and fitness details from these apps...
The £25m from the UK Infrastructure Bank—a government-owned policy bank helping to finance the country’s net zero transition—forms the cornerstone of a £56 million raise, with UKIB’s investment helping to accelerate the deployment of Invinity’s products onto the UK grid. Invinity creates “vanadium flow” batteries, cited as one of the...
The Vortex is SOS’ digest and soak of swimming news, views and links to noteworthy mainstream media coverage of the sport as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach; additions to the file made most days and collated in one monthly file. Sunday Vortex, May 5 Unfair Play, by Sharron Davies...
New checks will focus on players who might be spending more than their annual or monthly salaries on gambling. May 5, 2024 • 06:04 ET • 4 min read The UK Gambling Commission has announced new rules designed to safeguard players. The rules, which are to be introduced from Aug. 30,...
(Image: Pexels) With its new three-year strategy launched this March, the UK Gambling Commission aims to navigate the complex world of gambling by adapting regulations to the fluid and fast-paced digital landscape. The Commission's strategy sets forth ambitious objectives which include safeguarding the fairness and safety of gambling for consumers,...
The Gambling Commission announced Wednesday widespread changes across the UK industry. The measures include reducing the intensity of online games, improving consumer choice over receiving gambling marketing, "light-touch" financial vulnerability checks, and tightening processes to support age verification checks on premises. With the intention of "boosting safety and choice for consumers",...
The UK Gambling Commission has responded to increased pressure from the British government by tightening a host of measures such as safety checks for online gamblers who lose £500 ($628) or more a month. The regulator published its consultation on Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) Remote Gambling and...
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA woman who duped victims out of nearly half a million pounds after meeting them in the pub has been jailed for six years.Susan Goose,...
Online total gross gambling yield in the UK regulated market grew by 5 per cent year-on-year in Q4, according to new statistics from the Gambling Commission. Rising to £1.4bn, the increase in revenue was matched by a new peak of total bets/spins of 24 billion, which rose by 10 per...
NEW YORK, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The global gambling market size in UK is estimated to grow by USD 3.28 billion from 2024 to 2028, according to Technavio. This growth is expected to occur at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.36% during the forecast period.To understand more about this market- Download...
Online gamblers who lose £500 or more a month are to face extra checks from August, the regulator has confirmed, as part of a large package of measures aimed at protecting the most vulnerable customers.The extra checks come in from 30 August, and the threshold for qualifying will fall to...
