The leader of an illegal online gambling cartel has been jailed for six years and fined more than HALF-A-MILLION POUNDS. Nineteen other men were handed prison terms ranging from one to five years and fines of between £2,000 and  £100,000. Overseas “This is possibly the country’s biggest online gambling case,” the spokesman for Shanghai Putuo […]

Ministers have revealed they will soon publish new rules on who can run 16 “New Generation Gaming Complexes” around the UK. The proposed Las Vegas-style attractions were announced in the wake of the decision to scrap the Manchester “Super Casino” project. Now the Department for Culture, Media and Sport says local council chiefs can start […]

Dozens of British MPs have backed a call for Google to rethink its decision to allow gambling firms to advertise on the search engine’s website. The early day motion — signed by more than 40 MPs — follows a warning by the Church of England that Google’s actions were “irresponsible”. The Bill — which has […]