The Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has written to new PM Andy Burnham outlining the hopes and concerns of the travelling funfair industry, proposing a meeting with ministers to discuss how the government can support a se...
The public inquiry has now closed and deliberations are underway, as is the summer season which leaves Blackpool’s South Pier without a new rides offering for this summer. So what was outlined to the inspectorate last month and can the council...
The latest joint forces raid on an illegal gambling den took place in Bristol last month when local police, an organised crime unit and the Gambling Commission stormed an alleged casino arresting two individuals on suspicion of gambling offenc...
Progressive high street brand Game Nation has appointed industry veteran Narinder ‘Nindi’ Dhanjal as its new Compliance Manager signalling the importance it places on safer gambling across its 43-venue estate. Dhanjal brings four decades of ex...
The latest local authority statistics have revealed a gaping hole between national perception and local reality. And it seems the prohibitionists are living in a world of make believe. Charlotte Meller of the Gambling Business Group has been s...
The newly rebranded EAG360 has appointed Steve James as sales lead ahead of the 2027 expo taking place at Excel London. Bringing four decades of experience and a track record of generating millions in revenue, James will drive growth across th...
Llandudno Pier celebrated its 149th anniversary on 1 August, with its owners thanking the staff and customers who continue to flock to the pier for their support.
Staff from Admiral venues in Nottingham volunteered to pick litter across the neighbourhoods of Clifton, Bulwell and Arnold on 24 July, as part of a partnership with Nottingham BID.
MERKUR UK used its annual company golf day to raise important funds to assist the vital work undertaken by the Children’s Bereavement Centre. Based in Newark, the home town of MERKUR UK’s Blueprint brand, the Centre provides a safe, secure, pr...
Bacta is preparing its 2026 Autumn Budget submission, with a warning to government that an uptick in MGD will devastate seaside towns and high streets, triggering business closures, put a handbrake on investment and drive players into the unre...
Darren ‘Daz’ Lawrence, Manager of Priory Hill and Nutts Farm Holiday Park has shot to fame as part of the working cast in Sky’s hit docu-series ‘The Dyers’ Caravan Park’. With over 30-years-experience working at the holiday Park there’s not mu...
Clacton Pier owners Billy and Elliot Ball have announced they will open a new luxury holiday park in nearby St Osyth this month, with the Tideaway development providing “a boutique destination that has a distinctly family feel and complements ...
As more upheaval grips the Gambling Commission amid senior leadership exits, unfilled chief executive and chairman roles and a stuttering recruitment drive to fill posts to fight the rise of the illegal black market, the DCMS has despatched on...
Luxury Leisure are on the expansion trail with a plan to deliver its top quality, multi-regulated, affordable brand of high street entertainment across the UK. And part of that process is to keep re-affirming its commitment to the local social...
Several UK gambling harm charities are yet to receive funding from the statutory levy almost three months after the new system came into force, despite the government indicating payments would begin in April.
Bacta’s latest Pulse Survey warns that a significant rise in Machine Games Duty would have far-reaching consequences, with members predicting business closures, job losses and a sharp decline in investment. The findings underline growing conce...
MERKUR Slots has been celebrated in the 2026 Manchester City Centre BID Mystery Shopping Awards, earning maximum marks for customer service and joining leading high-street brands in recognition of its commitment to delivering an outstanding vi...
Club 3000 Bingo has been granted approval to build its new £13m club in Bristol, just weeks after council planning officers had recommended councillors refuse plans for the Hartcliffe Way development.
Boomerang Digital aligned its product, sales, marketing and delivery teams at a strategic Town Hall meeting at which it mapped out the brand’s H2 innovation agenda. Ahead of the major industry showcases comprising October’s ACOS and January’s ...
A sharp rise in business crime combined with accelerating bank branch closures is creating new cash security challenges for Adult Gaming Centres, Bingo Clubs and Family Entertainment Centres. Loomis cautions operators to rethink traditional ba...
Speaking during the GBG High Street Hub in April, CEO of Six til Six Sylvia Oates observed that regional business organisations and initiatives need to be made aware of the contribution AGCs and other gambling premises make to their area. She ...
New EU safety rules for VR and arcade equipment have come into force, with companies supplying the market encouraged to review their existing compliance measures as part of the updates to the CE certification.
It was an ‘Oh Happy Day’ at Treasure Cove Amusements on Tuesday when news broke of a council U-turn on a decision to halt the Blackpool Illuminations before Bispham after 1 November.
JD Wetherspoon has issued a response to claims published by the Financial Times that the pub group is making “more from gambling than food,” stating that machines across its 800-strong estate accounted for just 3.4 percent of sales in 2025, wi...
Bacta President Joseph Cullis has responded to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s media attack on Adult Gaming Centres describing it as being unfair, unjustified and lacking evidence.