Industry
August 27, 2021
Operators Should Keep Educating Players on Responsible Gambling
The push for a safer gambling environment has resurfaced time and again, but it wasn’t until 2018 and the ban of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) that industry and lawmakers saw eye-to-eye and came up with a united front against the increase in problem gambling numbers. The issue at the time was not that problem gamblers […]
Industry
August 12, 2021
Sports Gambling Operators in Australia to Support Credit Card Bans
Sportsbooks in Australia have decided to roll with the punches and back up a credit card ban that would bolster the consumer protection framework in the country’s online gambling industry. Sportsbooks in Australia Prepared to Suspend Credit Cards Australia is about to experience a big change in online gambling policies after the country’s leading sportsbooks have […]
Industry
July 29, 2021
Entain Launches Initiatives to Support Vulnerable Esports Players
The sports betting and gaming entertainment leader launched the responsible gaming initiative ‘Mind Your Game’ aimed at helping players at risk. ‘Mind Your Game’ Seeks to Prevent Gambling Addiction The global leader in sports betting and gaming entertainment, Entain, is working in the area of customer protection through various education and support initiatives. The company’s latest efforts […]
Industry
July 21, 2021
Kindred’s Efforts to Reduce Gambling Problems Pay Off
The second quarter of 2021 has resulted in 4.3% of the total revenue Kindred Group saw coming from “harmful gambling,” according to the company. The shared results are part of Kindred’s strategy to reduce problem gambling, Journey Towards Zero. Compared to the Q1 revenue in 2021, the revenue from harmful gambling has increased, but not […]
Industry
July 12, 2021
Gambling Is a Major Social Problem, Says Former Paddy Power CEO Stewart Kenny
During a recent interview for Prime Time on RTE, Paddy Power’s former CEO and co-founder Stewart Kenny deemed the gambling industry a “major social problem.” He revealed that many operators are now targeting the younger population, while the government remains focused on collecting gambling tax revenue. Former Paddy Power CEO Criticizes Gambling, Says It’s a […]
Legal
July 8, 2021
ASA Suspends Ladbrokes Ad Deeming It Socially Irresponsible
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a Ladbrokes ad in the UK as it violated the regulator’s code on gambling advertisement. Mood Swings and Problem Gambling Behavior The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a sports betting ad by Ladbrokes, arguing that it promoted “socially irresponsible gambling behavior.” The advertisement in question depicted two separate situations starring everyday bettors […]
Legal
July 1, 2021
Swedish Watchdog Warns ATG and Polar Over Betting Violations
Sweden’s gambling inspectorate has issued official warnings against sports betting operators ATG and Polar Limited for failure to comply with the country’s sports betting laws. Although Minor, the Breaches Are Not Excusable, Spelinspektionen Says Swedish state-owned racing operator AB Trav Galopp (ATG) and Polar Limited, the operating firm of Coolbet.com, have received a warning from […]
Industry
June 30, 2021
Sightline Partners with Marker Trax for Credit Payments
Provider of payment solutions for the gaming industry Sightline Payments announced it entered into an exclusive partnership deal with Marker Trax to boost the Play+ app with a credit option. Responsible Credit Option Gaming Available for legal, regulated sports betting and iGaming markets, the Play+ mobile app will utilize Play+ Markers to allow players to […]
Industry
June 18, 2021
Spain Closer to Uniting Its Local Self-Exclusion Registers
Spain’s plan to unite all of the autonomous communities’ self-exclusion registers has moved a step further. Spain’s Self-exclusion Registers Move Forward The Sectoral Commission of Spain’s Gambling Policy Council has submitted to the country’s Plenary Council an agreement with the conditions for the country’s local gambling self-exclusion registers. It is the next step of Spain’s […]
Sports
June 17, 2021
A Look at Illinois’ Sports Gambling Market One Year in Doesn’t Show Widespread Gambling Problems
The vast majority of sports gamblers in Illinois don’t demonstrate an unhealthy proclivity toward gambling. This is good news since gambling opponents have repeatedly – and incorrectly – tried to argue that legalized gambling would destroy communities. They asserted that it would only create a society full of crazed people, running around and placing bets […]