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High Hopes as UKGC Releases Interim Report on Credit Card Ban

In 2020, the United Kingdom introduced a ban on the use of credit cards on gambling platforms. This initiative was meant to serve as one of the measures designed to protect consumers. The UK was already dealing with a lot of cases of gambling-related harm. One of the things that facilitated this disturbing trend was […]

By Matt Sinclaire

UK Ramps Up Safer Gambling Initiatives

June 7, 2020

As the United Kingdom’s gambling industry continues to thrive especially in the online sector which has been spared – to some extent – from the wrath of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, efforts to ensure player protection are still being pursued. Already, we have seen the introduction of regulations meant to promote responsible advertising among the […]

By Matt Sinclaire

Commission Goes Ahead with Credit Card Ban for Gambling

January 15, 2020

Commission Goes Ahead with Credit Card Ban for Gambling The Gambling Commission has come up with a decision to enforce a credit card gambling-related ban, preventing players who have been using credit cards to play at casinos to do so after April 14, 2020. The measure is one of the latest decisions by the regulator […]

By Matt Sinclaire

UK’s Government Considering Ban of Credit Card Gambling

April 17, 2019

Recent reports indicate that the government of the United Kingdom is pondering over an outright ban on the use of credit cards as a means of payment at gambling sites. This follows recent studies that have shown that the ability to use credit cards for such activities is a risk factor for developing problem gambling […]

High Hopes as UKGC Releases Interim Report on Credit Card Ban

UK Ramps Up Safer Gambling Initiatives

Commission Goes Ahead with Credit Card Ban for Gambling

UK’s Government Considering Ban of Credit Card Gambling