UK Treasury Eyes Doubling Machine Games Duty on Slots
With the October Budget drawing closer, the Treasury is reportedly turning its attention to the slot machines sitting on casino floors, in adult gaming centres and behind betting…
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Bet St George and BresBet Close as UK Licences Surrendered
Two UK betting brands that shared the same founder have gone from suspension to shutdown in the space of ten days. Bet St George and BresBet, both linked…
Avanti’s Digital-Clone Dealers Head to Brazil via Superbet
You might not have heard of Avanti Studios yet, but the live casino start-up behind “digital clone” dealers has just landed its biggest deal so far, striking an…
Amusnet’s Live Roulette Hits a Record 4444x Multiplier
Amusnet has spent the summer building up its live roulette portfolio, and the studio’s boldest number yet is heading to Las Vegas for G2E 2026: a multiplier ladder…
Lightning Link Goes Digital: Tiki Fire Lands as UK Awaits Its Turn
One of the biggest names in land-based slots has taken another step into the online world this week, as Aristocrat Interactive released Tiki Fire, its latest addition to…
St8 widens Pragmatic Play tie-up into Canada’s newest markets
Two names familiar to anyone who has spent time in a UK casino lobby have teamed up on the other side of the Atlantic. Aggregation specialist St8 has…
Pragmatic Play dives underwater with new slot Bubble Up!
Pragmatic Play has sent players back beneath the waves with Bubble Up!, a new slot that swaps the studio’s usual wild-multiplier formula for a grid full of drifting…
Slots hall fined £150k for blocking self-exclusion scheme
Three Leicester gaming centres kept running for months without offering a self-exclusion scheme, despite repeated warnings from the UKGC.
Financial risk assessments are rolling out: who gets checked and when
The heavier tier of affordability checking starts arriving in July 2026 — at the largest operators first, at a threshold most players will never reach.
UK gambling tax rises to 40%: what it could mean for RTP and bonuses
Remote Gaming Duty doubled to 40% in April 2026. Players pay nothing directly — but the levers operators have to absorb it are the ones players feel.