Lights, Camera… Advertising Standards Agency! The popular online bingo site, Lights Camera Bingo, has had a slap on the wrist from the ASA after a complaint against them was made. The nature of the complaint focussed on irresponsible advertising in relation to potential problem gambling and gambling harm, although to be fair to Lights Camera…
Category: Licensing and Regulation
Intouch Receive Third Fine Since 2019: £6.1 Million
Intouch Games were, until fairly recently, an independent online slot developer that was founded and run from Birmingham. However, they were acquired by Skywind in 2022, and this is important to remember as you will see shortly. The company also operate their own casino and bingo sites such as mFortune and PocketWin, becoming popular with…
Jumpman And ProgressPlay Fined For Responsibility Failures
Yesterday, fines were issued to Jumpman and ProgressPlay following an investigation into their approach to managing potential money laundering use of their white labels and their social and customer responsibility failures. Do bear in mind, Jumpman sites also run ProgressPlay games, therefore the two investigations are closely linked and the same failings apply to both…
Northern Ireland Laws Change To Allow Bingo Halls To Open On Sundays
Up until last week, if you fancied a trip to the bingo hall on a Sunday, you would have had to stand outside looking at its closed sign and wait for Monday morning to come round. Based on previous Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) laws that date back to 1985, all forms or…
What Happened To BGO Bingo? UK License Surrendered October 2021
If you have tried to play at BGO Bingo, Power Spins, Chilli Casino or Vegas Luck Casino since the 15th October you may have noticed you can’t play any games. New players can also no longer join. This is because the UK Gambling Commission suspended the license for BGO Entertainment Limited, the company that operates…
BGC New Campaign Gets You To Think
“Take Time To Think” is the new slogan released by the UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) taking a fresh approach to reducing gambling addiction and harms. It replaces the now very well known “When The Fun Stops Stop” that we have seen on bingo websites and all gambling website. We have seen it so…