Legal
November 11, 2021
Former Kappa Alpha Psi Finance Director Pleaded Guilty of Embezzling
A former financial director of Kappa Alpha Psi who stole nearly $3 million from the organization pleaded guilty during the court hearing this week, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Check Embezzlement Scheme Former Kappa Alpha Psi financial director Curtis D. Anderson, who diligently worked his way up the ladder at one of the nation’s largest and […]
Industry
November 4, 2021
LeoVegas to Combat Problem Gambling With AI-Powered Deposit Limits
Swedish mobile iGaming company LeoVegas has implemented instant and personalized deposit limits for users of its brands in the United Kingdom. This continues the company’s efforts to propagate safe and responsible wagering and establish a healthy betting ecosystem. LeoVegas’ New Deposit Limits The personalized deposit limits have been added to LeoVegas’ British brands, which include […]
Industry
November 4, 2021
Microgaming Increases Responsible Gambling Efforts, Supports Multiple Charities
In light of the Safer Gambling Week this year, Microgaming announced that it expanded its responsible gambling commitments. Microgaming Extends Support for Betknowmore UK The leading supplier of online gaming software, Microgaming, announced on Wednesday this week that it had enhanced its support for responsible gambling charities this year. The announcement coincides with the Safer […]
Industry
November 2, 2021
Nevada Sees First Graduates of Its Gambling Treatment Court Program
The first-ever graduation ceremony for participants of the Gambling Treatment Diversion Court (GTDC) in Nevada took place last week. A Diversion Court Program Helps Gamblers Who Turned to Crime Created in 2018, the GTDC enabled eligible individuals convicted of crimes committed because of or as a result of problem gambling to participate in a comprehensive […]
Industry
November 2, 2021
UKGC Evaluates Credit Card Gambling Ban, More Research Coming
The UK Gambling Commission has provided an assessment in which it marked the success of imposing a blanket ban on credit cards used for the purposes of gambling. With the ban in place for over a year now, the regulator has been able to gauge its impact as well as assess whether some early-day fears […]
Industry
November 2, 2021
Social Gambling Ads More Appealing to Children Than Adults
Gambling ads on social media may be more appealing to children than to adult audiences they are supposed to target, a new study by the University of Bristol Suggests. In the study, interviewing 650 children, young adults and adults across the United Kingdom, researchers established that underage individuals found themselves incentivized by the ads that […]
Casino
November 1, 2021
GambleAware Improves Gambling Harm Awareness Among Risk Groups
British public health charity GambleAware is enjoying success in its endeavor of mitigating gambling harm among high-risk groups. GambleAware remains bullish on spreading the word of the National Gambling Treatment Service and urging people with harmful gambling tendencies to seek help. GambleAware’s Engagement Has Grown The initiative has been focused on the broad Public Gambling […]
Industry
October 27, 2021
Howard League Asks for a Change in the Handling of Problem Gambling Crimes
Following its two-year research on the relationship between problem gambling and crime, the Howard League for Penal Reform has asked the United Kingdom’s Criminal Justice System to revise its approach to crimes related to problem gambling. The Howard League Deemed CJS’s Approach to be Suboptimal Based on the experience of gambling crime victims, gambling firms, […]
Legal
October 27, 2021
Problem Gambler Loses $539K, BetEasy Receives a $40,200 Fine by Watchdog
The Northern Territory Racing Commission released a decision regarding issues with a problem gambler that was able to start betting again. The case dates back to 2019 but a decision on the matter was released last week. Problem Gambler Loses $539K, Seeks to Recover Them from Operator The person involved in the situation was referred […]
Industry
October 26, 2021
Survey: United Kingdom Problem Gambling Falls to 0.3%
According to a survey, problem gambling in the United Kingdom has dropped to 0.3%. This statistic is based on 4,009 questioned bettors. For comparison, in September 2020, the Gambling Commission of Great Britain reported double this number. The Results of the Recent Survey The data reveals other curious findings. According to the survey, the highest […]