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Shares in major UK gambling operators Entain, Rank Group and Evoke climbed sharply on Wednesday after Chancellor John Healey confirmed that Machine Games Duty (MGD) would rise from 20% to 25%, a smaller increase than the 40% rate that had been feared by parts of the industry. The announcement, delivered as part of the government’s Autumn Budget, triggered a positive reaction across the London Stock Exchange, despite the additional tax burden facing companies already grappli

The growing conflict over unlicensed gambling sponsorship in English football has intensified, with Entain calling on 10 Premier League clubs to reconsider commercial relationships with betting operators that do not hold a licence to offer gambling services in Great Britain. The intervention comes as the UK Government considers whether sponsorship agreements between Premier League clubs and unlicensed gambling businesses should be prohibited. The consultation is examining whe

Gaming giant Entain has called on the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) to take immediate action against English football clubs accepting sponsorship agreements from gambling operators that are not licensed in the United Kingdom. The owner of the Ladbrokes and Coral betting brands issued a formal statement on Thursday in response to the IFR’s Second Licensing Consultation, which concluded on Tuesday after gathering feedback on the introduction of a new club licensing fra