Industry
December 13, 2022
Study in Scotland Probes Methods to Reduce Gambling Harm
Gambling harm is an inseparable part of gambling activities. Regardless if engaging in online or retail gambling, there are users who become addicted and ultimately experience the negative impact of gambling harm. On the other hand, there are people affected by other people’s gambling, such as a family member or a friend. A recent report […]
Industry
December 13, 2022
Playtech and Holland Casino Join Academics to Fight Problem Gambling
Online gambling software supplier Playtech and operator Holland Casino will work alongside Erasmus University Rotterdam and the University of Amsterdam on a new study that will seek better safer gambling solutions. A Safe Bet The four-year program is appropriately called “A Safe Bet: design and evaluation of a player-tailored online responsible gambling promotion framework.” It […]
Industry
December 12, 2022
Australian Ex-addicts Discuss Betting Apps
Australia has been considered a gambling nation for a very long time. Australian gamblers lose approximately $25 billion per year on pokies, casinos, animal racing, sports betting, and lotteries. Former gambling addicts share their disturbing stories. A Story of a Former Addicted Gambler Mark Kempster, 34, relates that it all started on AFL Grand Final […]
Industry
December 9, 2022
Gambling with Lives Offers Touching Letter to PM Rishi Sunak, Asking for Reform
Gambling with Lives (GWL), the community-made of families bereaved by gambling-related suicide that offers support and raises awareness of the effects of gambling disorders has taken one step forward toward its goal. GWL has offered UK’s prime minister Rishi Sunak a touching letter signed by six grieving mothers who have lost their children because of […]
Industry
December 9, 2022
113 Organizations Join NCPG’s 2022 Gift Responsibly Campaign
A nonprofit organization looking to minimize social and economic costs tied to gambling addiction, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), has launched its fifth consecutive yearly campaign promoting responsible gambling in November. The 2022 Gift Responsibly campaign endorsed by the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries as well as the European Lotteries […]
Legal
December 9, 2022
New Proposal to Fight Problem Gambling in Sweden
A new proposal seeks to combat problem gambling and help reduce gambling harm in Sweden. Niklas Wykman, the Swedish Minister of Financial Markets, announced a new memorandum Wednesday that plans to combat gambling addiction. Proposal Seeks to Protect Customers from Gambling Harm Ultimately, the new proposal plans to allow gambling companies to process additional personal […]
Industry
December 9, 2022
UK Gambling Minister Offers No Clarity on Upcoming White Paper
UK minister for gambling Paul Scully spoke at the annual GambleAware conference and yet again promised the Gambling Act Review will be published within weeks. However, he did not disclose any specific details leaving the stakeholders in the sector uncertain about what to expect. Scully Focused Mainly on Gambling Harm Paul Scully is the third […]
Sports
December 8, 2022
Sportradar Releases Educational Athlete Wellbeing Video
Sportradar Group, a leading sports technology company, has launched a new video to promote safer gambling and good mental health among athletes. Appropriately called Athlete Wellbeing, the video outlines key points about things that affect professional sports players. Sportradar Released an Educational Video for Its Partners Athlete Wellbeing is a highly-educational documentary-styled video that explains […]
Industry
December 8, 2022
GambleAware Launches New Lived Experience Council to Shape Its Plans
GambleAware, an independent, grant-making charity that is aimed at commissioning prevention and services in England, Scotland, and Wales, has set up a new Lived Experience Council. The group will gather people who have been directly and indirectly impacted by gambling harms. The council will be used as a means of supporting the organization’s short-term and […]
Lottery
December 7, 2022
Montana Lottery Joins Awareness-Raising Campaign
With the approaching of the Christmas holidays, some people might think that it is a good idea to give a lottery or a scratch-off ticket to a child or an adolescent. However, the Montana Lottery, which is controlled by the government of Montana, brings attention to this and states that these games could lead to […]
