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Gambling, Betting & iGaming PR — United Kingdom

Best Gambling PR Agency UK 2026 — Betting, iGaming & Casino PR

Looking for the best Gambling PR Agency in the UK for 2026? We help licensed gambling, betting and iGaming businesses earn credible media coverage — across the industry trade press, business, and national media — to build authority and reputation with partners, regulators and investors. A B2B service, written to respect advertising standards and responsible-gambling expectations.

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    Named gambling & iGaming mediaAgreed up front
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    Operator & founder authorityBuilt through earned media
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    Business, trade & national reachFrom trade to mainstream
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    SEO & AI-search visibilityBuilt to be cited
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Gambling PR agency UK — media coverage for betting, iGaming and casino brands

In a licensed, closely-scrutinised industry, credibility is the campaign. We help gambling and iGaming businesses earn the coverage that trust is built on — clearly, accurately and compliantly, on a B2B basis.UnitedPress · UK Gambling & iGaming PR

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Coverage is secured through a mix of editorial media relations and clearly-labelled press-release syndication. Placements depend on newsworthiness and each publication’s editorial discretion.

The Short Answer

What Is Gambling PR?

Gambling PR (public relations for gambling, betting and iGaming businesses) is the practice of earning credible, third-party media coverage for licensed operators, sportsbooks, online casinos, betting brands, suppliers and the technology providers behind them. Done well, a gambling PR agency builds brand authority, strengthens corporate reputation, supports SEO and AI-search visibility, and helps a brand be trusted by partners, regulators, affiliates and investors. It is a B2B discipline — the goal is business credibility, communicated compliantly, not player-facing promotion.

Gambling sits under strict rules — licensing, advertising standards and responsible-gambling expectations. We keep every campaign accurate, compliant and genuinely newsworthy. For casino-focused work see our casino PR agency, and build authority with iGaming digital PR and link building.

What is Gambling PR — infographic

Why It Matters

What Partners, Regulators & Investors See When They Search Your Brand

When a payment provider, platform partner, affiliate, licensing body or investor researches your company, the search results are your reputation. Earned media shapes what they find.

Credibility for due diligence

Payment providers, platform partners, affiliates and regulators check whether a brand exists beyond its own website. Independent coverage signals that you are established and legitimate.

Authority that supports SEO

Editorially earned mentions and links from high-authority publications are among the strongest trust signals search engines use — and they compound over time.

Answers in AI search

When someone asks ChatGPT, Gemini or Google’s AI about your brand or the gambling category, generative engines repeat what the press has said. Coverage becomes the answer.

Specialist, Not Generalist

Why Gambling & iGaming PR Is Different in 2026

Gambling is one of the most regulated, fast-moving and reputation-sensitive sectors there is. PR for it is nothing like PR for a typical consumer brand.

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Regulation & compliance

Messaging must respect gambling advertising rules, licensing and responsible-gambling expectations. We write for scrutiny, not around it — accurate and defensible.

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A specialist media map

The people who move your market read iGaming trade titles, not generic blogs. We know the outlets, desks and journalists that cover gambling credibly.

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Angles that earn coverage

Data, market commentary, licensing milestones, funding and leadership insight get published. Player promotions do not. We find the compliant, newsworthy story.

Compliance

PR Inside a Regulated Industry

Gambling is one of the most closely supervised sectors in the UK. A founder quote, a data story or a single line in a press release has to survive the same scrutiny your marketing does. We write to that standard from the first draft — which is also why editors take our pitches seriously.

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UK Gambling Commission & the LCCP

Operators licensed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) are bound by the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. Corporate communications are not exempt: claims about player numbers, payout rates or protection measures must be accurate and evidenced. We keep corporate PR firmly on the B2B side of that line.

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Safer gambling & affordability

Since the Gambling Act review white paper, affordability checks, financial risk assessments and safer-gambling investment have become the stories trade editors actively want. An operator that can evidence its approach has a real media angle — and one regulators are content to see published.

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ASA and the CAP codes

The Advertising Standards Authority and the CAP codes govern gambling advertising in the UK, including tone, appeal to under-18s and strong persuasion. Editorial coverage is not advertising — but a story that reads like an inducement is refused by editors long before the ASA sees it.

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Multi-jurisdiction licensing

Most operators and suppliers hold more than one licence — the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, Curaçao, Ontario’s iGO or a US state regulator. Licence awards, certifications and market-entry announcements are among the most reliably covered stories in the sector.

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Player-protection partners

GamCare, GAMSTOP and BeGambleAware are recognised reference points in UK gambling coverage. Where a client funds, integrates with or partners one of them, that is substantiated corporate news rather than a marketing claim — and it travels well in trade and business media.

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Where we draw the line

We do not run player acquisition, bonus promotion, or any communication aimed at consumers to encourage gambling. Our work is corporate and B2B: reputation with partners, regulators, banks, investors and the trade.

Nothing on this page is legal or compliance advice. Your compliance function signs off every release before it leaves our hands — we build that step into the process, not around it.

Gambling Media Coverage

Where Gambling & iGaming Brands Can Earn Coverage

We match your story to the media tier that builds the outcome you need — industry credibility, corporate authority or national reach. We also work within the iGaming trade press — titles such as iGaming Business (iGB), SBC News, Gambling Insider, EGR Global and Gaming Intelligence — where coverage is pursued on merit. Below are examples of the wider outlets we work with. You can also get featured in gaming media.

UK & international gambling trade pressSector-native authority

The titles operators, suppliers, regulators and affiliate managers actually read. Coverage here is earned editorially on the strength of the story — a licence award, a market entry, a supplier deal, a piece of proprietary data — and it is the coverage that carries the most weight in partner and regulatory due diligence.

iGaming Business logoiGaming Business

UK · Operator & supplier trade

EGR Global logoEGR Global

UK · eGaming intelligence

SBC News logoSBC News

UK · Sports betting & casino

Gambling Insider logoGambling Insider

UK · B2B gaming

CasinoBeats logoCasinoBeats

UK · Casino & slots trade

Next.io logoNext.io

International · iGaming events & news

iGB Affiliate logoiGB Affiliate

UK · Affiliate & acquisition

Yogonet logoYogonet

International · Global gaming news

G3 Newswire logoG3 Newswire

UK · Land-based & online

Gaming Intelligence logoGaming Intelligence

UK · Analysis & data

Focus Gaming News logoFocus Gaming News

International · LatAm & global

Gaming America logoGaming America

US · Regulated state markets

Gambling, iGaming & culture media

Sector & culture credibility

Industry review platforms and culture titles that reach an engaged audience.

Casino Mentor logoCasino Mentor

DA 36 · DR 79

US · iGaming

Editorial opportunity

Dedicated casino and iGaming reviews platform.

Bet Mentor logoBet Mentor

DA 23 · DR 59

US · Betting

Editorial opportunity

Betting-focused reviews and guides.

Business, finance & national media

Authority & scale

For corporate, funding and market-entry stories that need business credibility and scale. Placed via clearly-labelled, Google-indexed syndication.

Business Insider logoBusiness Insider

DA 94 · DR 92

Global · Business

Sponsored feature

Global business and finance authority.

International Business Times logoInternational Business Times

DA 92 · DR 85

US · Business

Sponsored feature

Business and world news at scale.

Chicago Tribune logoChicago Tribune

DA 92 · DR 90

US · News

Sponsored feature

Major US metropolitan daily.

Baltimore Sun logoBaltimore Sun

DA 90 · DR 86

US · News

Sponsored feature

Major US regional daily.

Inquirer logoInquirer

DA 89 · DR 84

Global · Business

Sponsored feature

Established international news outlet.

National & regional press

Reach & authority

High-authority national and regional titles for scale, where a gambling business story fits the news agenda.

The Jerusalem Post logoThe Jerusalem Post

DA 91 · DR 86

Israel · News

Sponsored feature

International English-language daily.

IB Times (UK) logoIB Times (UK)

DA 90 · DR 82

UK · Business

Sponsored feature

UK business and world news.

Orlando Sentinel logoOrlando Sentinel

DA 87 · DR 83

US · News

Sponsored feature

Florida news and business daily.

San Diego Union Tribune logoSan Diego Union Tribune

DA 86 · DR 86

US · News

Sponsored feature

Southern California news and business.

Hartford Courant logoHartford Courant

DA 83 · DR 82

US · News

Sponsored feature

Long-running US daily.

Los Angeles Daily News logoLos Angeles Daily News

DA 82 · DR 80

US · News

Sponsored feature

Los Angeles news and business.

International dailies

Global reach

Established international news titles for cross-market visibility.

OC Register logoOC Register

DA 89 · DR 84

US · News

Sponsored feature

Orange County news and business.

Sun Sentinel logoSun Sentinel

DA 88 · DR 83

US · News

Sponsored feature

South Florida daily.

The Canberra Times logoThe Canberra Times

DA 87 · DR 80

Australia · News

Sponsored feature

Australian national daily.

Pulse.ng logoPulse.ng

DA 85 · DR 74

Nigeria · News

Sponsored feature

Leading African digital news.

SF Examiner logoSF Examiner

DA 82 · DR 79

US · News

Sponsored feature

San Francisco news title.

Scoop logoScoop

DA 82 · DR 79

New Zealand · News

Sponsored feature

New Zealand news wire.

DA (Domain Authority, Moz) and DR (Domain Rating, Ahrefs) are independent third-party metrics, not Google scores, and change over time. Cards marked “Sponsored feature” are paid, clearly-labelled syndication placements; “Editorial opportunity” coverage is pursued on merit and never guaranteed. Outlets illustrate the media landscape we work within; each title has its own policy on gambling content.

What We Do

Gambling & iGaming PR Services

A full-service, B2B gambling PR practice — corporate PR, trade media relations, digital PR and link building. Choose the mix that fits your brand, your market and your goals.

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Gambling press releases & announcements

Licences, funding, partnerships, results and product news — written compliantly to a standard editors and trade desks accept.

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Media relations

Targeted outreach to iGaming trade, business and national journalists in the right markets.

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Data-led digital PR

Original data and market commentary that journalists want to cover — the engine of earned links. See our iGaming link building.

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Founder & executive profiling

Position your leadership as credible industry voices through interviews, op-eds and commentary.

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Thought leadership

Authored articles and market insight that build authority in a regulated, specialist sector.

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Corporate & investor PR

Coverage and messaging that supports funding, M&A, licensing and stakeholder confidence.

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Reputation & issues PR

Reputation-building coverage that stands up to regulator, partner and affiliate scrutiny.

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SEO-focused digital PR

Editorially earned coverage and links that strengthen authority signals and brand search visibility.

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AI-search (AEO) optimisation

Structuring your story and coverage so ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI describe your brand accurately.

Gambling and iGaming PR services — infographic

Who We Work With

Built for the Whole iGaming Ecosystem

Gambling PR is B2B. We work with the licensed businesses behind the industry — not player-facing promotions.

Online casinos & operators

Brand authority and corporate reputation for licensed operators.

Sportsbooks & betting brands

Corporate, data and market-entry coverage for betting businesses.

iGaming & gambling startups

Launch credibility, investor visibility and a media footprint.

Software & platform providers

B2B positioning for gaming technology and aggregators.

Affiliates & suppliers

Coverage and credibility for the wider iGaming supply chain.

Founders & executives

Personal authority and thought-leadership profile for leaders.

Two Audiences

Operators and Affiliates Need Different Proof

A licensed operator is judged by regulators, banks, payment providers and platform partners. An affiliate is judged by the commercial teams deciding whether to sign a deal. Both need media credibility — but not the same kind, and not in the same titles.

 Licensed operators & suppliersAffiliates & media partners
Who has to be convincedRegulators, banks, payment and platform partners, investors, prospective staffOperator commercial and acquisition teams deciding which partners to onboard
The question behind the search“Is this business stable, licensed and safe to be associated with?”“Is this traffic real, and will this partner embarrass us?”
Coverage that moves the needleLicence awards, market entry, funding, senior hires, safer-gambling investment, supplier dealsAudience and market data, tech or product launches, conference presence, leadership commentary
Titles that matter mostiGaming Business, EGR, Gambling Insider, SBC News, plus UK business and national pressiGB Affiliate, SBC News, CasinoBeats, Next.io and affiliate-facing trade media
What we build firstA corporate newsroom, spokesperson positioning and an evidenced compliance narrativeA data story only you can tell, plus a founder credible enough to quote
Common failureOnly appearing in consumer titles — which reads as marketing, not corporate substanceNo verifiable footprint at all, so onboarding stalls at due diligence

Most of our work sits on the operator and supplier side. Affiliate programmes run as a distinct track with their own titles, their own angles and their own measurement — never as a copy of the operator plan with the names swapped.

The Process

From Brief to Coverage in Six Steps

A clear, senior-led process built for a market where accuracy and compliance are non-negotiable.

Understand the brand

We learn your market, licences, positioning, sensitivities and commercial goals.

Find the newsworthy angle

We identify the compliant stories, data and milestones journalists will actually cover.

Build the PR strategy

We agree targets, media tiers, messaging and a realistic, compliant plan up front.

Develop the story & assets

We write releases, features and data content to an editorial — and compliant — standard.

Target & secure coverage

We outreach to the right journalists and pursue editorial and syndicated opportunities.

Report & build on results

We track coverage, links and visibility, then refine the next wave of stories.

Why UnitedPress

Why Gambling Brands Choose UnitedPress

An established UK PR firm that treats gambling and iGaming as the specialist, regulated sector it is.

Industry fluency

We understand licences, gambling advertising rules and the iGaming media map — so your campaign lands compliantly with people who know the sector.

Honest, on-the-record work

We label editorial and sponsored placements clearly and never promise guaranteed rankings, traffic or coverage. Credibility only works if it’s real.

Senior strategists

Your work is led by experienced PR people, not junior execution — from angle to outreach to reporting.

Business outcomes, not vanity

We focus on authority, reputation, SEO support and the trust that helps you win partners and investors.

Multi-tier media reach

Trade, business, national and international media — matched to the outcome you need.

Built for AI search

We structure coverage so ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI describe your brand accurately.

PR & SEO

How Gambling PR Supports SEO — Honestly

Earned media and SEO reinforce each other. Here is what gambling PR can genuinely do — and what no honest agency should promise.

 A conventional link vendorUnitedPress gambling PR
What you buyAn opaque bundle of linksNamed, relevant media coverage & earned mentions
Editorial vs paidBlurred or hiddenClearly labelled editorial vs sponsored syndication
Industry fitGeneric sites, any nicheiGaming trade, business & national media
ComplianceRarely consideredWritten for advertising standards & scrutiny
SEO effect“Guaranteed” rankingsAuthority signals & relevant links that support visibility — never a guaranteed rank
AI searchIgnoredCoverage structured to be cited by AI answer engines

UnitedPress is a PR agency, not a legal or gambling adviser. We work with licensed gambling and iGaming businesses on a B2B basis, and all campaigns respect advertising standards (ASA/CAP) and gambling advertising rules, UK Gambling Commission licensing requirements and responsible-gambling expectations, and are intended for adults (18+). Search rankings, traffic, players and revenue are influenced by many factors outside any agency’s control — we never guarantee rankings, traffic, players, revenue or coverage.

AI Search

How Gambling Brands Get Cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews

Partners no longer start with a Google search and ten blue links. They ask an assistant — “who are the credible iGaming suppliers in the UK?”, “is this operator legitimate?” — and read the answer it composes. That answer is assembled from published sources. If you are not in them, you are not in the answer.

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Large language models quote sources, not sites

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Claude synthesise from indexed editorial and cite what they draw on. A brand described consistently across iGaming Business, SBC News and the business press is far more likely to be named than one whose only presence is its own homepage.

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Entity consistency is the mechanism

Assistants resolve a brand to an entity — a company with a legal name, a founder, a jurisdiction, a licence. Where your company name, leadership, licensing and description match across every published mention, that entity is confident and quotable. Where they conflict, the model hedges or omits you.

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Answer the questions buyers actually ask

Content structured as direct questions and complete answers — what a gambling PR agency does, how UKGC licensing affects communications, which titles cover iGaming — is what gets lifted into an AI answer. That is why this page is written the way it is.

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Regulated sectors get extra scrutiny

Gambling sits in a category where search and AI systems apply heightened quality standards. Coverage in recognised trade and business media, a clear licensing position and verifiable safer-gambling commitments are what separate a brand that gets described accurately from one that gets flagged or skipped.

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What we track

We check how named assistants describe your business before a campaign and after it — what they say, what they cite, and whether your licensing and leadership are stated correctly. It is a slower measure than a rankings report, and a far more honest one.

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What nobody can promise

No agency controls what an AI model says, and anyone claiming to guarantee an AI citation is selling something else. What is controllable is the published record the models read. We work on that.

FAQ

Gambling & iGaming PR: Everything You Need to Know

What does a gambling PR agency do?

A gambling PR agency earns credible, third-party media coverage for licensed gambling, betting and iGaming businesses — through press releases, media relations, data-led digital PR, founder profiling and thought leadership. The aim is to build brand authority and corporate reputation, and to support SEO and AI-search visibility, so partners, regulators, affiliates and investors trust your brand. It is a B2B service, not player-facing promotion.

Is gambling PR compliant and responsible?

Yes. We treat gambling as the regulated industry it is: messaging is written with gambling advertising rules, licensing and responsible-gambling expectations in mind, sponsored placements are labelled clearly, and we make no misleading claims. We are a PR agency, not a legal or gambling adviser, and all work is intended for adults (18+).

Which publications cover gambling and iGaming companies?

The industry trade press — such as iGaming Business (iGB), SBC News, Gambling Insider, EGR Global and Gaming Intelligence — is essential for credibility. Beyond that, business and finance media, national outlets and international titles cover gambling-business stories where the angle is compliant and newsworthy. Coverage always depends on newsworthiness and each publication’s editorial policy.

Can gambling PR help our SEO?

It can support it. Editorially earned mentions and links from high-authority publications are strong trust signals for search engines and build brand search demand over time. Rankings depend on many factors, so we support visibility rather than guarantee positions, and we never buy or promise a fixed number of backlinks. See our iGaming link building for more.

Do you work with player-facing gambling promotions?

No. Our work is B2B — corporate reputation, authority and credibility for licensed gambling businesses. We do not run player-facing promotions or bonus advertising, and we keep all messaging compliant with gambling advertising rules.

How do you get a gambling brand featured in the media?

We learn your brand and market, find a compliant, genuinely newsworthy angle — funding, licensing, data, market entry or leadership — agree a strategy, develop the story and assets, then outreach to the right trade, business and national journalists, pursuing editorial coverage and clearly-labelled syndication.

How much does gambling PR cost?

It depends on scope: the media tiers you target, whether you want ongoing media relations or one-off announcements, the content and data work involved, and campaign duration. Rather than a fixed package, we scope a plan to your goals and budget after an initial conversation.

Can PR support a licensing application, launch or fundraise?

Yes. Credible, well-timed coverage builds the profile and authority that partners, regulators and investors look for, and creates a media footprint that supports market entry, launches and fundraising.

What makes a gambling story newsworthy?

Original data and market insight, licensing and market-entry milestones, funding and partnerships, genuine product or technology innovation, and credible expert commentary. Player promotions are not newsworthy, and in a regulated sector we keep every angle compliant and defensible.

Do you guarantee coverage or results?

No. No honest agency can. We guarantee professional, compliant, senior-led work and clearly-labelled placement where arranged — we never promise specific coverage, rankings, traffic, players, revenue or results.

Do you work with UKGC-licensed operators specifically?

Yes — UK Gambling Commission licensees are the core of our operator work, alongside businesses licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man and Curaçao, and suppliers serving regulated markets. We ask about your licensing position at the first conversation, because it shapes what can be said, where, and with what evidence behind it.

How do you handle safer gambling and affordability in a story?

Carefully, and only where there is something real to point to. Investment in player-protection tooling, a partnership with GamCare or GAMSTOP, published data on interventions, or a change in affordability processes are all legitimate corporate stories that trade editors want. What we will not do is dress a marketing initiative as a safer-gambling commitment — editors in this sector recognise that instantly, and it costs you the relationship.

Do you work with affiliates as well as operators?

Yes, as a separate track. Affiliates are being assessed by operator commercial teams rather than regulators, so the proof needed is different: verifiable audience data, product or technology credibility, conference visibility and a founder worth quoting. We run affiliate programmes with their own target titles and their own angles — not the operator plan with the names changed.

Can you help with a licence application or a market entry?

We support the communications around them. A licence award, a market entry, a certification or a new jurisdiction is one of the most reliably covered stories in this sector, and we prepare the announcement, the spokesperson positioning and the trade outreach so it lands properly. The application itself is a matter for your legal and compliance advisers.

Will you run consumer or player-facing campaigns?

No. Our gambling work is corporate and B2B: reputation with partners, regulators, banks, investors, prospective staff and the trade press. We do not run player acquisition, bonus promotion or any communication designed to encourage people to gamble.

How does gambling PR help us appear in AI search results?

Assistants such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Gemini compose answers from published sources and cite what they use. Consistent, accurate coverage across recognised gambling trade titles and the business press makes your company a resolvable, quotable entity. Nobody controls what a model says — but the published record it reads is exactly what PR builds.

Who will actually be working on our account?

A senior practitioner who knows this sector, working with you directly rather than through an account layer. You will know who is pitching your story before you commit to anything, and you can speak to them at the first conversation.

How long before we see coverage?

The first placements typically come within the opening weeks where there is genuine news — a licence, a deal, a launch, a data set. Reputation with partners and regulators, and the kind of presence that changes how AI assistants describe you, builds over months rather than weeks. Any agency promising faster than that in a regulated sector is describing paid placement, not PR.

Related

Related Practices at UnitedPress

Gambling and iGaming brands rarely sit in one box. These are the neighbouring practices our clients most often draw on.

iGaming PR Agency UK

The supplier side of the industry — platform providers, game studios, aggregators, sportsbook technology and payments.

Casino PR Agency UK

Focused coverage for online and land-based casino brands, slots studios and casino content suppliers.

iGaming & Casino Backlinks

How earned links in gambling media actually work, and where the risk sits.

Crypto PR Agency

For crypto-casino, token and Web3 gaming businesses working across two regulated worlds at once.

Fintech PR Agency

Payments, banking and lending PR — relevant to any operator building its own payment rails.

PR for Investors

Building the credibility investors check before a funding round or an exit.

B2B Public Relations

The wider B2B practice behind our gambling and iGaming work.

Working With Us

What a Gambling PR Agency Has to Handle

United Press has placed coverage since 2001. Gambling is the sector where most agencies quietly decline the work, because a gambling PR agency has to satisfy an editor, a compliance team and an advertising code at the same time — and the codes are not optional.

We name the publication before anything starts. You are told the exact title, your brand is confirmed as a fit for it, and only then does the work begin. A gambling PR agency that will not commit to the outlet in advance is selling effort.

Copy is written to sit inside the Gambling Commission framework and the ASA advertising codes, so a placement that runs today does not become a problem for your licence later. That is the part an operator should be checking when comparing any gambling PR agency.

Non-publication does not happen. The replace-or-credit line in our terms is a formality, not a caveat.

Tell us the market you are licensed in and what you want the coverage to do, and we will tell you which titles are realistic.

Let’s Talk

Get Your Gambling or iGaming Brand the Coverage It Deserves

Tell us about your brand and goals. We’ll map the media that fits — trade, business and national — compliantly, and reply within 24 hours. No obligation.

Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Remembered.While you wait, someone else gets the headline. Tell us your story today — no obligation, just an honest conversation.