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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told the betting sector in no uncertain terms that improvements need to be made due to concerns over promotions that could “trap” players into spending more time, and therefore more money, than intended at sites.

Last week, it was reported that William Hill had expressed interest in purchasing the CrownBet operation from Crown Resorts, and now it is believed that Paddy power Betfair have followed their lead and thrown their hat into the ring too.

Mergers and takeovers have been all the rage recently within the iGaming industry, increased taxes and regulations have led to the likes of Ladbrokes and Gala Coral to combine their efforts.

Last year’s Premier League season sent shock waves around the entire sporting world, as Leicester City came from relative obscurity to win the title in the biggest upset in recent memory. One of the biggest impacts of this win was on bookmakers, as Leicester City had been a 5,000/1 outside shot, which resulted in some costly pay-outs.

James Henderson, CEO of William Hill, has resigned from his position with immediate effect, it was announced by the London based bookmaker today

Since the Brexit result, there has been confusion and concern about many parts of many industries, but it has been seen by many as likely that the British Overseas Territory to suffer the most as a result of Britain’s exit from the EU will be Gibraltar.

The sports betting industry in Germany has exploded in recent years, and is set to go up to 5 billion Euros for 2016. Despite the fact that online and land-based sports wagering can often be fraught with legal complications, the German market has grown to dizzying proportions.

Despite an excellent online performance, Gala Coral still finds itself struggling due to rising costs and debt payments. Online sports betting revenue more than doubled year-on-year, but Gala Coral still lost not far shy of £50 million in fiscal H1.

The four biggest betting organisations in the UK have had their levy offer refused by the UK Horseracing Industry. The Racing Post reported that William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Betfred were hoping to make an agreement that would cover their retail and online operations until spring 2019.