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Michael Owen joins Casino.org as their exclusive UK & Ireland affiliate ambassador for 2026.

Ad Feature Michael Owen becomes brand ambassador for casino platform

Former Premier League footballer Clarke Carlisle at the launch of The Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation at the Oval in London.

Clarke Carlisle: Footballer reveals alcoholism battle and suicide bid

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with her ministerial red box and the Treasury team before delivering her Budget in the Houses of Parliament. Picture: PA

The challenges Rachel Reeves faces in the 2025 autumn Budget

A branch of William Hill in London. The chain's parent company, Evoke, is considering closing up to 200 UK betting shops (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

British betting firm warns 200 branches could close over tax fears

Bexhill chimney sweep Adam Reid, 40, of Dorset Road in Bexhill, is the owner of SCS Installations (Safe Chimney Sweep), through which he carried out work on homes across Sussex. He defrauded 25 people out of almost £30,000 and has been jailed.

Chimney sweep stole customers' money to feed drugs and gambling habit

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TikTok challenge shows the true amount you could win on scratchcards

The former MP and aide to ex-prime minister Rishi Sunak is among 15 people charged with gambling offences following an investigation into bets placed on the timing of the 2024 election, the Gambling Commission said.

Former Tory MP among 15 charged over gambling on general election date

Are bookies thinking positive about the total points Remember Monday might receive at Eurovision 2025?

How many points could the UK get at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland?

Every scratchcard has a 180-day claim period from the time the game is officially closed.

National Lottery scratchcards unclaimed prizes: Check your cards - these Nation...

Pete Rose, the all-time MLB hits leader, has died at the age of 83.

Pete Rose, who was banned from MLB for gambling, dies aged 83

The money was accidentally put in the bank account and quickly spent

Couple spent £35,000 accidentally paid into daughter's bank account

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UK to intensify online gambling checks and new regulations

Britain's richest woman Denise Coates earns £270m at Bet365 despite losses

Britain's richest woman earns £270m at Bet365

National Lottery winners, James and Sally Briggs, ignored Camelot emails thinking they were spam. Picture: Camelot/SWNS

National Lottery winners ignore Camelot emails thinking they were spam

Freddie Nicholson, 29, started putting money on football matches and horse racing as soon as he hit 18.

Man calls for sports online gambling ban after racking up huge debts

Magician reveals the secret to a perfectly shuffled deck of cards
Magician Henri White has shown exactly how to shuffle a deck of cards - just like they do in the movies.
Charlotte Minett

Another big streamer has said they will be moving to Twitch’s rival streaming platform Kick

Streamer Nadeshot to move to Kick following Twitch ban

Nearly half of gamblers have never actually played in a casino

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UK games industry unveils plans to restrict access to 'loot boxes'

File photo dated 28/12/15 of the William Hill gambling website on a phone and a laptop. Picture: PA

NHS expands gambling addiction centres as referrals hit record high

Exclusive ‘No records’ from meeting between minister and gambling lobbyist

Children will need to be treated for gambling addiction, charity says

Campaigners welcome gambling white paper but say ‘still so much to do’

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Gambling White Paper proposes addiction tackling gambling laws shakeup

Scott Benton has had the whip suspended for appearing to offer to lobby for the gambling industry. Credit: Mark Hall/Parliament

Breaking Tory MP has whip suspended over gambling lobby investigation

William Hill has been issued a record £19.2 million fine by the UK gambling regulator (Photo: Adobe)

Breaking William Hill to pay record £19.2m fine for ‘widespread’ failures

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Football Index: what happened to sporting stock market site
Football Index was a platform that allowed customers to bet on how well football players would perform in the future
Alex Nelson

The gambling industry’s influence on Westminster is the focus of the latest episode of Uncovered (Graphic: Kim Mogg)

Uncovered podcast: how influential is the gambling lobby?

Raj (Ben Tavassoli), Connie (Hayley Mills), Jenny (Leanne Best), Sasha (Anna Chancellor), Ali (Kriss Bohn) and Chris (Danny Ashok). (Picture by Jay Brooks / Channel 5 Television)

Compulsion: release date of paramedic drama, cast - and trailer

Craig Whittaker MP spoke out against reform of the gambling industry during a debate, but failed to mention that a gambling firm provided him with tickets worth over £3,000 to an England match during the Euros (Graphic: Mark Hall)

MP defended industry and didn’t declare hospitality in gambling debate

MPs given hospitality at Cheltenham while Parliament was sitting

Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at The National Lottery (Credit: Camelot)

Camelot loses National Lottery licence - what to expect from Allwyn

A group of 20 MPs received more than £74,000 in gifts and hospitality from gambling and betting firms (Graphic: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Exclusive: gambling industry’s ‘charm offensive’ on MPs laid bare

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