The Gambling Commission’s Acting CEO, Sarah Gardner, visited MERKUR Slots in Southport to receive an update on the operator’s latest player protection initiatives. The fact-finding visit showcased new safer gambling technologies, including adv...
IAAPA has forecast that the UK attractions sector is on course for 60 percent growth over the next year, with the market set to become Europe’s second largest in terms of visitor spend.
Playland Fun Park in Stourport-on-Severn has been named the UK’s most affordable theme park for the third year running in the annual ranking by Outdoor Toys.
LOL Bingo has announced it will close its high street bingo lounge in Sunderland just three months after it opened, with the site demanding “a disproportionate amount of time” from the rapidly growing business.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to revoke the Aim to Permit rule as of next year, with 24-hour AGCs requiring full planning permission from local authorities and communities given “a stronger say over whether new betting shops ...
Bacta President Joseph Cullis has challenged flawed government proposals and warns that Prime Minister Andy Burnham risks misrepresenting the sector. Citing data showing a 12 per cent decline in venues since 2015, Bacta has vowed to robustly d...
Silvertime Amusements has been granted a licence to operate a 24-hour AGC in Earl’s Court, despite Kensington and Chelsea Council refusing planning permission for the venue in April.
Clacton Pier is the iconic feature of the Essex seaside coastal resort and every political figure wants a piece of it during the current by-election canvassing. But one party went too far and the Pier, constructed midway through Queen Victoria...
The Waterside Women’s Centre has secured vital funding from the MERKUR Community Fund to host free milestone events for 90 new mothers and their babies. The initiative aims to ease financial pressures for local families, combat isolation, and ...
The Bingo Association has called on the government to widen the business rates support programme to bingo clubs. A sector that makes a huge contribution to local communities, how will Burnham respond to clubs that offer a major entertainment o...
Derek Webb, the founder and key figure at the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, wrote an opinion piece this week on Labour List, the authoritative forum for news, information and debate for party followers. Independent of Labour, but “a trusted fr...
January’s rebranded EAG360 has announced major digital upgrades across its website, event app, and registration systems. Completing in mid-September, these enhancements will give exhibitors maximum brand visibility and streamlined tools to eng...
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...
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.
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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 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...
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...