Comms in the betting & gaming industry. Likely to post about the pain of supporting Blackburn Rovers and why sport is so badly run.
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Today's Guardian investigation should alarm anyone who cares about consumer protection.
Unlicensed gambling operators are now so emboldened they're hijacking the brands of Tesco, Barclays and other major British companies to scam UK consumers.
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Since the Gambling Act came into force in 2007, gambling’s share of UK household spending has fallen 27%. Only tobacco has fallen faster. Sport and culture are up over 20%. Hardly the gambling free-for-all campaigners describe.
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"They want to stop giving us a hiding and realise what we contribute"
@DSkeltonRacing provides his reaction to the news of the Machine Games Duty rise...
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Local football brings communities together. ⚽
Through @PitchingIn_, Entain has provided nearly £800k across 200+ community grants to help non-league clubs bring people together.
Hear from former England star Stuart Pearce, club chairs, and participants on why this funding matters. 👇
So hard thruths delivered by Ruby here
🗣️ "Racing gorged on the gambling boom for 25 years - now the reckoning is here and the sport has nowhere to hide"
Ruby Walsh discusses the relationship between racing and gambling in his latest column
Read with Racing Post+ 👇
🔗 racingpost.com/news/opinion/…
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REVEALED: Gambling Tax’s Chief Campaigners Admit Their Proposals Don't Have Evidence order-order.com/2026/10/20/r…
Tony did a lot of great work for our club.
But never forget he signed off on the sale of David Raya for £3m
🚨 | Tony Mowbray is back in the frame for the Blackburn job after talks with Slaven Bilic hit a snag.
Contact has been made over a potential return.
[@reluctantnicko]
#BRFC | #Rovers
More details emerging about why Raya left the club when Mowbray was in charge. Always keep that is mind when assessing Mowbray
teapawt.net/RoversXtra/status/2112…
👋 David Raya reveals why he left Blackburn:
🗣 "Decision going to Brentford was my relationship with the boss at Blackburn. It kind of broke in a bit. Like it wasn't the same and I think I needed another challenge.
Like I said before, coming from the academy and playing for the first team, it fills you up. Then you have the downsides, where you feel you're not appreciated in a way. So I had to opportunity where Brentford wanted me to go Inyaki, my goalie coach from Arsenal.
Same as John Keeley, he saw something in me when we played Brentford."
#BRFC | #Rovers | #BrentfordFC
A stark reminder that the illegal gambling market poses a very real threat to customers.
Further rax rises on regulated operators will only make it easier for criminal operators to compete and grow.
What connects Tommy Robinson, Bonnie Blue, Leicester City FC, the tiny African island of Anjouan and an apparently respectable family of property investors from Mill Hill?
It's a strange tale...
theguardian.com/society/2026…
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The momentum continues into Q3! 📣
Our latest numbers across our markets:
👉 Group revenue: +2%
👉 Online revenue: +3%
👉 UK online growth: +14%
👉 Australia online growth: +1%
👉 Double-digit online growth across NZ, Spain, and Canada
👉 FY26 guidance reiterated
Our 10th consecutive quarter of Online growth demonstrates the strength of our diverse global portfolio.
Read the Full update linked in the comments 👇
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We’re still seeing the slow burn effects of the last budget play through on Racing and Betting and it really hasn’t been pretty. If they double MGD in this one, I genuinely think it will mark the point of no return for Horse Racing in the UK
Exclusive: The bosses of Britain's leading bookmakers have issued a last-ditch plea to John Healey not to hit them with a further tax raid in the Budget, and warned that constituencies such as Andy Burnham's could see half their betting shops close. news.sky.com/story/bookies-i…
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Big wins across the board for @BetMGM in Q3. 🔥
Growth highlights:
👉 Net Revenue: $710M (+7% YoY)
👉Adjusted EBITDA: $86M (+112% YoY)
👉 iGaming: $483M (+6% YoY)
👉 Online Sports: $216M (+7% YoY)
👉 On track to meet our FY26 guidance
Headline achievements include the record-breaking release of Game of Thrones, expanding into Alberta, and the rollout of upgraded sportsbook features ahead of the football season! 🏈
Read the full release 👉 entaingroup.com/news-insight…
After 50 years running Coral Gorton, Jean offers a powerful reminder that betting shops support jobs, connections and communities across the UK.
An important perspective in today's debate.
Jean has run the Gorton Coral shop in Manchester for 50 years.
What kept her there? The people, connection and community.
Hear her story on what the shop means to her customers.
Learn what could be lost ➡️ entaingroup.com/whatsatstake…
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Jean has run the Gorton Coral shop in Manchester for 50 years.
What kept her there? The people, connection and community.
Hear her story on what the shop means to her customers.
Learn what could be lost ➡️ entaingroup.com/whatsatstake…
How is this acceptable? @GamRegGB
Behind every betting shop are colleagues, customers and local communities.
As the debate continues, the thousands of people who rely on and value these venues deserve to be heard.
Higher taxes on betting shops will threaten UK jobs, communities and high streets.
For marketplace manager Jake, shop closures would be a disaster for customers who see them as a safe space to chat, socialise, and feel part of the local community.
Find out what’s at stake ➡️ entaingroup.com/whatsatstake…
For some any reduction in legal gambling is treated as a victory. But what happens next?
Fewer jobs
Less funding for racing
More opportunity for illegal operators and harm
Stella David argues for evidence-led policy, not unintended consequences.
thesun.co.uk/sport/40476020/…
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In 2004, Derek Webb was described by Playboy as the ‘Bill Gates of card game inventors’. Now the multimillionaire has the gambling industry in his crosshairs. Why? My piece for the @spectator on Webb, Gordon Brown, unreliable data and the war on gambling spectator.com/article/from-p…
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The House Of Lords Liaison Committee report made for grim reading last week. On yesterday's @AKBets podcast, @HarryStewartMo1 gave a thorough assessment of it and it is very worrying for racing and betting;