All Articles by Brad Allen

Paddy Power has signed a deal with ITV and Twitter to sponsor near-live World Cup video highlights. The Irish bookmaker and the broadcaster will tweet up to 10 video highlights…

Six out of seven amusement arcades tested in Brighton allowed an underage child to use fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs), according to local newspaper The Argus. A 16-year-old boy was…

First degree relatives of pathological gamblers are eight times more likely to develop similar problems, according to research by Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa. The study involved 95…

Video bingo developer Zitro has rolled out a new Facebook game to coincide with the Brazil World Cup. Bingo Cup is a bingo-based draw slot of 60 balls, with a…

Japan’s lower house has today agreed to debate a bill which would legalise casino gambling in the world's third largest economy. The bill's supporters, including Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who…

The state-run China Sports Lottery reported ¥150m (£14m) sales on the opening day of the Brazil World Cup. The ¥150m windfall is an approximate 700% increase from the opening day…

Operator MGM Resorts International has been awarded the first casino licence in the state of Massachusetts. The Las Vegas-based gambling giant has successfully submitted plans to build an $800m casino,…

A new study by the American Gaming Association (AGA) has found that 87% of Americans think gambling is an acceptable activity, while public support is at a record high of…

A new Bitcoin-only sportsbook has gone live ahead of the Brazil World Cup. BetVIP labels itself the first fully licensed sportsbook to only accept the internet currency. The platform is…

The Co-Operative bank may add gambling companies to its lending blacklist to help repair its reputation after a spate of recent scandals. The bank will consult it's 4.7 million customers…