Scott Longley
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Eyes down: UK bingo’s licensing identity crisis (opens the original)
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When the UK’s gambling statistics recorded another sharp increase in gaming machine revenue from licensed bingo premises, critics were quick to identify a troubling trend with one gambling harm campaigner suggesting bingo was a ‘trojan horse’ for gaming machine operations. Indeed, according to the latest Gambling Commission figures released recently, gaming machines generated £461.7 million in gross gambling yield for bingo operators during the year to March 2026, compared with £242.1 million fr
The tech providers behind the prediction markets boom (opens the original)
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The consumer battle in prediction markets is increasingly visible. Kalshi, Polymarket and newer entrants are expanding their sports products, while DraftKings, Flutter, Robinhood and a host of others are investing in exchanges, distribution and market-making capabilities. In fact, behind those brands, a whole new sector is taking shape. Data and streaming suppliers, specialist market makers and technology companies are quickly invading the space. The investment banking and capital markets firm J
Why does the UK gambling industry keep shooting itself in the foot? (opens the original)
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In the wake of their licence suspensions, announced a fortnight previously by the UK Gambling Commission, it is tempting to see the demise of BresBet and Bet St George as evidence that it is simply too easy to become a British gambling operator. The two related businesses are associated with entrepreneur Nic Brereton and had only recently started operating under their own licences. BresBet was licensed in February 2025, while Bet St George received its licence in December and launched in March t
High-street fight (opens the original)
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It’s no surprise that the gambling industry reacted angrily when Prime Minister Andy Burnham placed betting shops alongside vape shops and rogue operators in his diagnosis of Britain’s failing high streets. Burnham’s government intends to remove the “aim to permit” principle from the Gambling Act 2005, giving local authorities greater freedom to reject applications for gambling premises. New adult gaming centres will also require planning permission. But it was the language surrounding the annou
Italy’s two-horse race heating up as Flutter eyes Lottomatica's top spot (opens the original)
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Lottomatica remains the Italian online market leader, but New York-based investment bank Jefferies believes its position faces a growing challenge from the combined might of Flutter’s Sisal and SNAI brands. The latest deep dive from the analysts puts Lottomatica at 30% of Italian online GGR in Q1, with Flutter already close behind on 27%. That gap makes SNAI’s performance under Flutter ownership potentially decisive. Flutter’s previous Italian acquisition provides the obvious template: since buy
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