Industry
November 3, 2022
GambleAware Picks Two Agencies to Drive Social Responsibility Messaging
GambleAware has announced that it has appointed Lucky Generals and OmniGOV at MD OMD as their new creative advertising and media planning and buying agencies respectively. The new agencies will assist with the charity’s efforts to continue delivering powerful and player-focused messages that seek to protect consumers in the United Kingdom. GambleAware Finds New Creative […]
Industry
November 2, 2022
GamCare to Host a Chat amid Talk Money Week
GamCare, an independent charity that supports gambling harm victims across Britain, has confirmed its intentions to support Talk Money Week 2022. The charity believes that the event is especially relevant amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. GamCare Understands People Are Struggling with Money Talk Money Week is an annual event organized by the Money and Pensions […]
Industry
November 2, 2022
EPIC Names Smith as Director of Operations
EPIC Risk Management, a consultancy that helps companies minimize gambling harm, has strengthened its core team with a new director of operations. The one joining the company is Danielle Smith, an experienced veteran in the truest sense of the word. Smith’s Career Taught Her to Manage People and Operations Prior to joining EPIC, Smith worked […]
Industry
November 2, 2022
Australia to Implement Taglines Warning of Harm in Gambling Ads
While tobacco packaging warning messages eventually got upgraded to graphic and disturbing images of tobacco-related harms, online gambling ads in Australia are getting an upgrade of their own. This will put gambling ads closer to tobacco than to alcohol on the scale of how strict advertising restrictions are going to be, so it’s a huge […]
Business
November 1, 2022
UK Universities to Benefit from New GAMSTOP Initiative
The UK national online self-exclusion scheme, GAMSTOP, announced a new initiative that seeks to help students affected by gambling harm. The Gambling Support University Tour Will Help Students in the UK GAMSTOP unveiled Tuesday that it joined forces with RecoverMe, a mobile health application that helps people affected by gambling addiction as well as the […]
Industry
November 1, 2022
EPIC Risk Management, NCAA & Entain Foundation Keep the Fight Going
After announcing they would join forces to create a landmark program fighting off gambling harm at the end of January, EPIC Risk Management and the National Collegiate Athletic Association haven’t looked back ever since. The program that is meant to educate and raise awareness on the risks connected to gambling is aimed at coaches, student-athletes, […]
Industry
October 31, 2022
Arkansas to Finally Pick Problem Gambling Council as Treatment Provider
The Arkansas Racing Commission has finally solved a pressing matter in the way the state aids and helps vulnerable gamblers. Starting this week, the Arkansas Problem Gambling Council will be stepping in as the official educational and treatment service for the regulator and state. This comes four years after gambling was introduced and after the […]
Casino
October 31, 2022
UK Hairdresser Lost $81K in 4 Hours in Problem Gambling Spree
The report shares the story of a UK hairdresser who was already suffering from gambling harm for years when the global pandemic hit and she found herself binge-gambling after a brief pause. She was not eating or sleeping properly, and help was not easy to find. Losing 2-Years’ Wages in 4 Hours’ Wagers The Mirror […]
Industry
October 28, 2022
UKGC to Post an Improved Youth Gambling Report
The United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission has warned stakeholders about changes to the Young People and Gambling report. The latter is set to be published in two weeks and will explore the severity of underage gambling. UKGC to Soon Post Young People and Gambling Report The report is scheduled to be published on November 10. It […]
Industry
October 28, 2022
NCPG Awards $120K in Grants to Entities Fighting Problem Gambling
The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has announced that it will be funding three organisations that have a distinct track record in supporting problem gambling prevention efforts. The NCPG announced funding to the tune of $120,000 which will be distributed as part of the organization’s Agility Grant initiative and is the latest effort by […]
