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Prime Minister Kier Starmer has been urged to remove an ‘aim to permit’ rule that has left councils "powerless" to refuse gambling premises licences. Key Facts: Kier Starmer is urged to remove 'aim to permit' from the 2005 Gambling Act. The Law currently makes the refusal of new gambling premises...

Gambling charities in the UK have aired concerns over how they will be funded after...

The government’s move to increase gambling taxes to raise over £1 billion for the public...

Wham! are odds-on to top the charts on Christmas Day, and it is even money...

The gambling industry in the UK spent £2 billion on advertising last year, according to...

New insights on how young people engage with gambling have been provided by a major...

England is home to roughly 1.3 million stay-at-home parents, a group quietly keeping the country’s...

A Twitch streamer and a YouTuber top the early I’m a Celebrity …Get Me Out...

Nutrition in the gaming industry is changing. The tired stereotype of gamers surviving on pizza...

If Trump is not happy that Zohran Mamdani is New York City’s new Mayor, wait...

Strictly Come Dancing 2025 has not been kind to pre-event punters, and the new favourite...

Birmingham and London are ground zero for unclaimed lottery tickets with £12.6 million in prizes...