Casino.nl has published its second annual “Duty of Care Report”, providing an independent view of the mandatory and voluntary protections offered by legal online gambling operators licensed in the Netherlands.

The study monitored 25 licensed operators for six months (October-to-March 2025) with the aim to provide an “objective evaluation of responsible gambling practices in the Dutch market”.

As the Netherlands leading casino player community, Casino.nl views a legal which sector shows “large variations in protective measures despite widespread basic compliance.”

Rules on duty-of-care and compliance standards are set by the Remote Gambling Act (KOA) the underlining regulatory framework which launched the Netherlands online gambling marketplace in 2021. As stands, KOA sets the framework for online gambling in the Netherlands through requirements for addiction prevention and responsible behaviour promotion alongside risk intervention.

Research observed the 37 legal requirements toget..

Gamban has begun a collaboration with the Professional Footballers’ Association of Northern Ireland (PFA NI) to help footballers who suffer from betting-related harms.

To do so, Gamban – a software tool designed to block access to gambling websites and apps across multiple devices – will provide PFA NI members with access to its technology free of charge.

Melissa Etherington, Partnerships Executive at Gamban, highlighted that gambling addiction is a growing issue in football, which impacts mental health, finances, and a player’s performance on the pitch.

She explained: “It also has the potential to impact sports integrity. We are delighted to partner with PFA NI to raise awareness of Gamban among those most at risk from harms related to online gambling.”

In offering the service, the organisations aim to help protect professional players from the risks of gambling addiction and give them the tools they need to take control of their well-being.

On and off the pitch

Gamban was foun..

Gamban has begun a collaboration with the Professional Footballers’ Association of Northern Ireland (PFA NI) to help footballers who suffer from betting-related harms.

To do so, Gamban – a software tool designed to block access to gambling websites and apps across multiple devices – will provide PFA NI members with access to its technology free of charge.

Melissa Etherington, Partnerships Executive at Gamban, highlighted that gambling addiction is a growing issue in football, which impacts mental health, finances, and a player’s performance on the pitch.

She explained: “It also has the potential to impact sports integrity. We are delighted to partner with PFA NI to raise awareness of Gamban among those most at risk from harms related to online gambling.”

In offering the service, the organisations aim to help protect professional players from the risks of gambling addiction and give them the tools they need to take control of their well-being.

On and off the pitch

Gamban was foun..

With great power comes great responsibility, and this Hollywood-born principle fully applies to operators licensed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).

Participating in one of the most developed and high value gambling markets in the world requires tremendous commitment to safeguarding the highest player safety principles. This includes staying ahead of the risk trends that face the industry.

As a regulator, the UKGC holds the responsibility to inform shareholders of any developments in the crime world and issue guidance on how to avoid them, optimising the regulatory landscape accordingly with licence conditions and codes of practice.

In the wake of some recent enforcement actions against operators for breaching AML and social responsilibty licensing conditions, the UKGC has updated its profiles on the risks betting firms come up against.

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First on the list the UKGC advised licensed remote and non-remote casinos with money service business (MSB) facilities to practi..

Ricardo Assis: SBC Noticias Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil has monitored R$30 Billion per month since Bets activation. However its leadership warns ministers that Pix payment system cannot be ssed as a consumer control…

The highest-ranking officials of Brazil’s Central Bank have become the latest figureheads to provide testimony to the Commission of Inquiry on Online Gambling (CPI of Bets).

Gabriel Galípolo, President of the Central Bank, was joined by Executive Secretary Rogério Lucca to face questions from CPI Chair Senator Soraya Thronicke (Podemos-MS) and other senators and ministers in attendance.

Taking place on Tuesday, the hearing of the Central Bank executives was deemed critical by the Commission in determining measures to “limit consumers from excessive debt” – the principal remit which sanctioned the CPI of Bets.

The hearing opened with Galípolo and Lucca providing an analysis of the market expansion of the Bets regime following its activation on 1 January 2024.

Luc..