Text proposals dictate that a set of markers of gambling harm is to be outlined and considered for adoption by online gambling operators across Europe for the purpose of detecting and preventing compulsive behaviours.
The initiative is based on a previous suggestion by EGBA for the implementation of the same model of problem gambling identification principles. The harm markers will be developed by a collaboration between academia, gambling regulators, operators, and harm prevention experts from across Europe.
The Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF) also backed CEN’s plans, explaining that a common problem gambling guidebook will be particularly useful for CEN member countries where duty of care regulations are loose or absent.
Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of EGBA, commented: “We very much welcome ..