Jim Munro's posts

27 November 2025 Business

William Hill parent company evoke has declared it will have to cut thousands of jobs after Chancellor Rachel Reeves increased Remote Gaming Duty from 21% to 40% in her 2025...

26 November 2025 Business

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has hit the UK gambling industry with a sweeping revision of its tax obligations which will see online gambling rates increase to as much as 40%.The industry...

25 November 2025 Business

The British gambling industry has flourished over the last fiscal year, generating £16.8 billion after winnings had been settled, producing a healthy 7.3% increase in gross gaming yield year-on-year.Those figures,...

24 November 2025 Business

All the speculation around a rise in UK gambling tax duties will end on Wednesday (November 26) with the announcement of Labour’s Budget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.It certainly seems to...

21 November 2025 Business

With the threat of a tax hike hanging over the UK’s gambling industry, some of its biggest operators are tightening their belts and taking evasive actions.Sky Bet’s parent company Flutter...

20 November 2025 Business

Unless you harbour a vicious streak, the idea of scratching somebody’s car for a win is unlikely to be top of your to-do list.Allwyn and McLaren have attempted to steer...

19 November 2025 Business

Lou Jacobs will take up his newly-elected position as Chairman of the American Gaming Association (AGA) in January 2026 but will inherit a national trade group that has just lost...

18 November 2025 Gambling

While ‘social harm’ is being touted as the reason why the UK gambling industry should be hit by more punitive tax levies in the up-coming budget, evoke has demonstrated that...

18 November 2025 Gambling

Dimitar Berbatov is the face of Safer Gambling Week for LiveScore Bet with the sportsbook launching a promotional video that emphasises the need to stay in control while betting. The...

17 November 2025 Business

Flutter has emerged from Italy’s crackdown on online gambling in a position of strength, as it looks to limit the damage caused by India’s mid-year ban on all online games...