Editorial archive
News, research and explainers on gambling, regulation and consumer protection.
An ASA ruling published on 9 September found a casino comparison ad was irresponsibly targeted after it appeared for the search 'help with gambling'.
Financial vulnerability checks already apply to online gambling customers in Great Britain. A separate Financial Risk Assessment regime is coming for higher spending customers.
Rip-and-ship card streams combine random packs, valuable chase cards, live selling and rapid repeat spending. We examine how closely the format resembles gambling.
A practical guide to checking a gambling site's Gambling Commission licence, matching its domain and operator details, and spotting common warning signs.
Learn how gambling complaints work in Great Britain, what the eight-week limit covers, what evidence to keep and when a dispute can move to independent resolution.
A detailed explanation of Return to Player (RTP), how it differs from house edge, and why long-run theoretical return does not predict an individual session.
Understand gambling volatility, statistical variance, outcome dispersion and why short sessions can look very different from a game's long-run RTP.
Learn how gambling random number generators produce outcomes, how games are tested and why an RNG does not make wins due after a losing streak.
Understand how gambling odds relate to probability, payouts and profit, how decimal odds convert into implied probability, and why odds are not the same as RTP.
When can a council refuse a betting shop or gambling arcade? Understand current law, the Sheffield case and forthcoming Gambling Impact Assessments.
Australia has passed federal gambling reforms covering wagering ads, inducements, BetStop, illegal operators and some online lottery products.
A Gambling Commission survey asked 11 to 17-year-olds about VPNs and gambling access. Its 13% estimate is easy to misread.
A study of 60,331 Spanish adolescents found gambling was less common overall in 2021 than in 2019, while several gaming and esports groups moved the other way.
Learn how wagering requirements are calculated, what bonus-only and deposit-plus-bonus multipliers mean, and which terms affect withdrawal.
Learn what house edge measures, how it relates to RTP and expected loss, and why it cannot predict the result of an individual gambling session.