Nicole Garrett, chief executive of the Bingo Association, was unequivocal in her expectations of the fall-out if the government follows through on calls from anti-gambling quarters to raise MGD. Investment on the high street will drop, bingo c...
MERKUR UK has strengthened its commitment to Leeds providing support to two local non-profit groups through its Community scheme. The funding will directly support People Matters’ social enterprise project for learning-disabled adults and Comm...
Amid all the noise and huff ‘n puff about the plight of the UK high street, the current discourse delivers little in the way of any solution. But then, how can you revive an ailing high street when the only thing you can offer up is a list of ...
A Euromat study has found that the illegal black market is growing at an alarming rate and now stands at three times more than it did in 2020. And worse still, the illegals are establishing themselves as the go-to online sites for players. And...
The Brenner family of Teignmouth Grand Pier has launched a £250,000 fundraising appeal to support urgent structural repairs following further storm damage.
The Gambling Commission’s youth gambling data has come under fire after analysis highlighted apparently implausible and contradictory responses among children classified as problem gamblers.
The 2027 edition of EAG360, takes place from 12–14 January at Excel London and registration for the three days of business, networking, education and innovation is live. Comprising the co-located Amuse Expo, CompSocUK, and the London Gaming Sh...
Ballymena BID backs the 24-hour operation of amusement arcade to help support the night-time economy
Ballymena Business Improvement District has backed plans submitted by Broad Enterprises to extend the opening hours of its new town centre amusement arcade, stating 24-hour operation will support a “diverse evening and night-time economy.”
The gambling industry has four weeks remaining to submit proposals to the Gambling Commission on how regulatory requirements could be simplified and streamlined.
The most detailed analysis ever conducted of illegal online gambling in Europe has demonstrated the size of the unregulated ‘black- market’ which it calculates was worth €12bn in net revenue in 2025 – a figure which has tripled in size since 2...
Investment in its club estate and technology is attracting younger players to Buzz Bingo, helping drive an 11 percent increase in revenue despite mounting employment costs.
It has been a tale of mismanagement and mistakes throughout, but no-one is taking the blame or responsibility. The Government, the Commission, the former GambleAware – none have come forward to say they mismanaged the transfer of Gambling Levy...
Industry figure Reece Holland is one the pioneers of nextgen aspirations of the old Showmen and arcadian traditions moving those heritage principles deeper into seaside communities. Already a local hero for his tireless work promoting local bu...
There is a dangerous idea taking hold in British politics: that governments should decide which lawful businesses make a sufficiently “positive contribution” to society, and then use taxation and regulation to punish those that fall out of pol...
The financial secretary to the Treasury has dampened hopes of a cut to hospitality VAT, after warning the reduction of the tax from 20 percent to 10 percent would “cost a lot of money.”
Clacton Pier is offering half-price attraction wristbands to Blue Light Card holders as part of its first dedicated weekend for eligible workers.
Former PM Gordon Brown has reiterated calls to increase Machine Games Duty to 50 percent, claiming the move could raise £500m to counter rising energy costs, despite warnings from industry analysts that any increase would “accelerate betting s...
‘Vital Stability’: children’s charity Momentum reveals the crucial social impact of MERKUR’s support
Unrestricted funding from MERKUR Casino UK is providing ‘vital stability’ for the children’s charity Momentum. The three-year, £100,000 partnership is helping the organisation to manage a double-digit surge in demand, in the process assisting ...
Writing for PoliticsHome, J Holland and Sons’ Charles Holland has urged Britain to build on a strong summer for coastal tourism, highlighting the role of FECs in sustaining jobs, investment and footfall in seaside communities.
Residents of Bowthorpe have nominated Namco Funscape as an asset of community value in a bid to stop the indoor attraction being demolished to make way for a Lidl supermarket.
Merkur Group founder Paul Gauselmann has died shortly before his 92nd birthday, with tributes being paid across the industry to the “truly remarkable entrepreneur” who grew his firm from a one-man business to a multi-billion Euro gaming giant....
The new owners of Blackpool’s North Pier have urged customers to respond to the council’s new Heritage Investment Strategy with suggestions for the pier, in order to demonstrate how important the attraction is to the local community.
It’s becoming a familiar story around the UK’s seaside resorts – the existential threat to heritage landmark attractions. Teignmouth Pier is the latest to raise concerns as protection measures are out of reach until at least 2028 as funds rema...
Derek Webb has taken the journey from poker player to table game innovator to gambling reform advocate. Along the way, he has fought many a battle in court and in the public arena on the issue of gambling, fighting for his cause against the in...
Game Nation has partnered with NexGen Protection to deliver a specialist Women’s Safety Programme, focusing on situational awareness, building confidence, and practical de-escalation skills. Led by tactical defence expert Lee Follen, the progr...