My main market is UK, but because of the lack of decent information from the operators I haven't changed much yet on the website. Afaik currently Casino UK has become UK only and GoWild stopped accepting UK players. Hopefully it all becomes clear very soon, so I can decide which to promote or not. Rumors are that Fortune Affiliates and Starpartner will exit the UK market. Will keep a close eye on it.
Rumour is correct again.
Star Partners sent an email to affiliates yesterday, and as I was seeking clarification from their rep (as a player), I got phoned by VIP. Casino UK is, after all, going to exit the UK, TOMORROW!! The earlier migration was something of a "red herring", catching players and affiliates off guard. Players from Casino UK are being migrated to Roxy Palace. This will happen tomorrow when they log in. Affiliates have been told to remove their Casino UK banners on the same date, so presumably they will no longer track the traffic through a redirect to Roxy Palace. May as well just stick a Roxy Palace banner in place of Casino UK.
It's possible that the new gambling act could affect the way affiliates based in the UK market to UK players.
The real problem is the lack of information being given out. If affiliates don't act, it can leave them with too little time to make the necessary changes, but if they try to act early on rumour and incomplete information, they may waste their efforts.
Maybe the best course of action is to monitor the situation on a daily basis, and do some background preparation based on what seems the most probable changes, and then there is less work to do if the change is formally announced with the usual 2 to -1 days notice.
The UKGC has a public register which can be downloaded in full and manipulated in Excel. It is beginning to fill up with information, and I had a look yesterday and saw some licence applications from sites that have yet to announce their intentions. It's the first time I have seen this UKGC register "ahead of the game". The downside is that it's still playing catch-up with the flood of applications coming in, and there is also an option for applicants to not appear on this register during the process, which could give the false impression that they are leaving the UK.
It is only from Oct 1st that the new rules come into force, and when it should be relatively easy to check the status of any site being promoted. Any site that didn't apply before today has left it too late for a continuation licence, so they will have no choice but to close to UK players on Sept 30th, and remain closed to the UK until such time as they are granted a UK licence. I expect that sites that intended to stay applied by midnight yesterday, as the process from now is much harder without an interim continuation scheme being available. New UK licence applications will probably come from new operations from now on.
The large migration from Digimedia to Betway still has the status of "rumour" as there has been no formal announcement, and it relies on Betway getting a UK licence. Given the sudden change of heart at casino UK, it's possible that other operators will pull out at the last minute. As a player, I am still getting promotional mailers from ex Jackpot Factory and Fortune Lounge as though nothing has changed.