Industry
July 27, 2021
Playtech Receives GamCare’s B2B Safer Gambling Standard Award
Gambling technology company Playtech announced today it became the first to be awarded the new B2B safer gambling standard award of GamCare. First Recipient of the Recognition Playtech received recognition from the UK’s leading provider of information, advice, and support for problem gamblers for its casino product and platform operations in its home market, the […]
Industry
February 6, 2021
Women Self-Excluding from Gambling in the UK Reach 55,000
GamStop and GamCare continue to report higher incidence of female gamblers at-risk and gambling addicts who register to self-exclude but never seek help from the national helpline afterwards. Number of Female Gambling Addicts Increases An estimated 55,000 women have now signed up for GamStop, the United Kingdom self-exclusion program that prevents consumers from accessing gambling […]
Industry
December 8, 2020
GamCare and YGAM Team up for NI Prevention Program
GamCare joined efforts with the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) to bring an education and support program to Northern Ireland. Raise Gambling Awareness The Gambling Harm Prevention Program, a ground-breaking initiative of the YGAM widely supported by members of the gaming industry body Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), features evidence-led workshops and resources […]
Legal
November 28, 2020
GamCare to Launch New Research on Online Gambling Vulnerabilities
In collaboration with LAB, City University and Ignition House, the responsible gambling charity GamCare has announced its plans to launch new research on online gambling vulnerabilities. The research plans to identify gambling vulnerabilities and ultimately make online gambling a safer activity. New Research on Online Gambling Vulnerabilities to Be Launched by GamCare The leading provider […]
Industry
July 8, 2020
London Introduces Gambling Harm Treatment within Primary Care
Adults in the UK who have problems related to gambling have another option to receive help as a new Primary Care Gambling Service (PCGS) has opened in the capital. Backed by the National Health Service (NHS) and developed by a NHS general practice (GP) partnership, Hurley Group, the new service will offer treatment to people […]
Legal
May 15, 2020
UK Betting and Gaming Council Starts a $12.2 Million Gambling Education Campaign
BGC starts a $12.2 million campaign planning to raise awareness about the risk of gambling in young people. GamCare and YGAM will team up in an effort to reach the young population but also educate professionals close to the youth. BGC Starts an Education and Awareness Sessions on Gambling Related Harm UK’s Betting and Gaming […]