The obstacles that punters sometimes need to overcome before they can withdraw their winnings – or even their initial stake for a winning bet – from an online bookmaker have featured in this column with some regularity. The story of Doug Shelley, a businessman from the north east who had been trying to withdraw £108,000
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I am Charlie Brown to The Rat’s Lucy van Pelt. When The Rat guest-blogged that the re-opening of casinos could bring a uniquely juicy opportunity for APs, I was skeptical. I told Anthony Curtis, “So surveillance has a little more work, but that doesn’t turn a sweatshop into a candy store.” I made a verbose
The Biggest Mega Moolah Winner – World Record Holder Ever since its release in November 2006, Mega Moolah has turned into the most anticipated progressive jackpot game. Punters from every corner of the world are smashing the reels in search of the next million quid win. The Mega Moolah’s features and gameplay are quite simple
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No guest this week as Bob and I once again dip into the mail bag. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:39] Bob’s recent experiences in Las Vegas
The NHS England director of mental health has warned betting companies not to exploit the return of televised football with “reckless” advertising campaigns that could cause more problem gambling while health service resources are stretched responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. Claire Murdoch, who has overseen the establishment of 14 clinics across the country to treat
Government-imposed cuts to the amount of money gamblers can stake on betting machines has led to a near-40% reduction in police callouts to bookies to deal with customers becoming violent after losing money. Police callouts fell by 38% following legislation last year that slashed the highest possible bet on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) from £100
One of the good news/bad news parts of my job as a podcast co-host is that I’m regularly offered manuscripts to read by authors hoping to land an invitation to the show. In the case of Maria Konnikova, it’s all good news. She’s an excellent writer and the first time we had her on the
Gambling adverts should be banned, an influential group of more than 50 MPs and peers has concluded in a report that calls for the biggest shake-up of Britain’s gambling laws in more than a decade. MPs who have spent a year gathering evidence on gambling-related harm will on Tuesday publish proposals that could shape a
No guest this week as Bob and I once again dip into the mail bag. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected]m, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes[00:00] Introduction [00:57] Women’s physical appearance in AP [02:57]
Gambling welfare campaigners have warned of a potential “frenzy” in betting on football when the Premier League and Championship restart, with all 92 remaining top-flight games televised live to supporters still largely in lockdown. Betting companies are expected to resume sustained advertising and marketing, particularly via the apps on which people have accounts to gamble
Masterclass.com is a marvelous collection of world authorities talking about what they know best. I am very impressed with their teachers. I had heard about a 2-for-1 sale they were offering in early April, so I signed up. Usually it’s $180 per year for full access to thousands of hours of instruction, but the recent
More than 100 MPs have written to the prime minister to warn of thousands of redundancies in the amusement arcade industry, after the government decided at the last minute to prevent them from reopening on Monday. The UK’s 3,000 adult gaming centres (AGCs), which feature betting machines with a maximum £2 stake, were expecting to
Our guest this week is Ryan Growney, General Manager of the South Point Hotel and Casino, about what to expect when Nevada casinos reopen on June 4. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcastClick to listen – Alt click to
William Hill has said its revenues more than halved during the coronavirus lockdown, as the betting company prepares for a staged reopening of its shops. The bookmaker reported a 57% fall in revenues in the seven weeks to 28 April. It said online betting revenues were also down by a fifth during the same period,
Our guest this week is two time backgammon world champion and author, Bill Robertie. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcastClick to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Bill Robertie, 2x winner of the World
Gambling addiction rates may be much higher than previously thought, according to research that also warns nearly half of those with a problem are not getting any help. In a survey commissioned by the GambleAware charity, YouGov estimated that up to 2.7% of adults in Great Britain, or nearly 1.4 million people, were problem gamblers.
I’ve been publishing and giving gambling advice for decades. Sometimes thinking like a gambler helps in areas far removed from gambling itself. Today I want to share such a case. (If you only want discussion of video poker, perhaps you should skip this week.) Among other interests, I participate in Toastmasters, a group dedicated to
William Hill and GVC are expected to reclaim up to £350m from HMRC after bookmakers and casinos won a £1bn legal battle over tax paid on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). A ruling by the upper tax tribunal last month found that gambling companies had been overcharged VAT on the machines for at least eight years.