Plans to build a £40m leisure resort at Loch Lomond have been rejected by the Scottish Government following concerns over environmental impact and flood risk.
The Showmen’s Guild has advanced its bid to have funfairs and circuses recognised as part of the UK’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, following the official launch of the Government’s Living Heritage Inventory last month.
Sascha Blodau, General Manager of MERKUR UK, which operates 227 venues in 111 towns and cities, is urging policy makers at national, regional and local levels to recognise the contributions made by the sector and to include gambling entertainm...
As the dust settles on the largest ever edition of EAG Expo organisers have confirmed that 2,043 businesses were represented by 4,282 unique visitors, that 86 percent of visitors were decision-makers and that the show’s international credentia...
Nearly half of EAG Expo 2027 is already booked as industry professionals save 12th/13th/14th January as three business-critical days not to be missed.
The latest crime wave of fake notes is taking its toll on many businesses, at a time when the legalised criminals (!) – the councils, energy companies et al – are also baron robbing small operators on the UK’s high streets. We jest of course, ...
Business administrations jumped 41 percent in January, signalling mounting financial strain across retail and hospitality as rising costs continue to reshape the sector. It was a worrying turnaround as 2025 seemed to indicate a levelling out o...
It could cost the country around £14 billion as tourists divert their travel away from the UK if a tourist tax is approved. Worse still, a tenner per night per person could destroy the already fragile seaside economy.
MPs have warned that UK small businesses are currently under “pandemic-style pressures,” with rising costs and tax bills pushing many to the brink.
The UK Statistics Authority has responded to claims that Rachel Reeves misled the public over tax increases on hospitality, stating there were “opportunities for improvements” in the Chancellor’s comments regarding business rates.
Bacta has opposed the introduction of an Overnight Visitor Levy in England, arguing that it risks unintended economic harm, particularly in coastal communities where tourism remains the primary economic driver and where businesses are already ...
The Rudd Group is pioneering the adoption of competitive socialising with its Target Darts Zone, which was officially launched at EAG, the most compelling example of this genre of immersive entertainment. However, there’s far more to the story...
Llandudno Pier manager Paul Williams has completed a 44 mile walk along the north Wales coast in aid of St David’s Hospice, part of a series of activities intended to raise £4,000 for the palliative care charity.
Concerns are growing over the “often cosy relationship” that appears to exist between OHID and anti-gambling campaigners at the cost to many established gambling harm charities. Next.io is among a number of industry journals currently scrutini...
A study by the New Economics Foundation has found a national decline in domestic tourism is affecting the UK seaside economies the hardest, with spending at coastal resorts during summer 2025 down by more than a quarter on the same period in 2...
Exhibitions provide an ideal opportunity to identify trends, understand the power of new technologies and plan accordingly. January’s EAG fulfilled that function with Kashing’s James Luck shining a spotlight on how operators are embracing the ...
Game Nation recently launched a Rewards app and the impact has been felt immediately. According to CEO Mark Jepp customers are able to see the benefits and are enjoying the new app enabled smooth customer journey. The ultimate outcome is to en...
The Bacta Charitable Trust Ball is returning to its London roots in some style. The world famous, multi award winning Claridge’s Hotel will host the great and the good of the industry on June 12th – and tables, as they say, are have gone like ...
Luxury Leisure has been granted permission to open a new 24-hour Admiral AGC in Whitby after Government planning inspectors approved the proposal on appeal.
Are the wheels falling off the Gambling Commission tricycle? No chairman, no chief executive, just a lot of mid-level bureaucrats running the most powerful regulator with impunity. So, is the government really going to allow this farce to cont...
New analysis highlights the UK gambling industry’s £15.1bn annual yield, £3.7bn tax contribution and significant employment creation, but tighter regulations and increased taxation could put the Treasury’s golden goose at risk.
Accountancy firm Price Bailey has revealed that one-in-eight UK pubs are in “severe financial distress” and teetering on insolvency, with more than 8,600 venues reporting negative net assets, equivalent to 23 percent of the country’s 38,126 to...
Meeting the complex needs and requirements of a huge customer base is a delicate balancing act as Merlin Entertainments, owners of Alton Towers, can testify. During next week’s busy half-term the operator will be trialling changes to its ride ...
The UK’s piers are under serious threat with storms bashing the structures and economic struggles decimating the operator’s offerings. But Worthing council has shown a bit of budgetary flexibility to fund repairs to the attraction.
Two men from Essex convicted of using counterfeit £2 coins to defraud several service station slot machines of £3,000 have been given a community service order by Colchester Magistrates’ Court.