In this episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Joe Streeter, Editor of iGaming Expert, is joined by Ted Orme-Claye and Callum Williams from the Insider Sport team to delve deeper into the controversial marketing strategies employed by Stake and its subsequent exit from the UK market. The company fell under UK Gambling Commission investigation…
Policies and interventions to reduce harmful gambling: an international Delphi consensus and implementation rating study Public Health England (since disbanded, now the Office of Health Improvement & Disparities) convened a panel of 35 non-gambling industry public health “experts” to judge the efficacy of 103 measures to implement a “comprehensive public health approach” to gambling. The…
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is not letting up in its efforts to ensure the only online casinos taking state residents’ money are ones it has licensed. Michigan’s regulator announced on Wednesday it has sent cease-and-desist letters to nine more online casinos, alleging violations of state gaming laws: The platforms offer a range of casino-style games such as…
The Basque Gaming Observatory has launched a new market study which warns that 47 percent of young people between 18 and 24 years old are active participants in gaming and betting offers throughout the region. The study also highlighted the shocking figure that 92.8 percent of the population has gambled at some point in their lives, while…
Love is not the only thing in the air on Valentine’s Day as the rise in romance scams continues to become a far too common plague among vulnerable people. Romance scams, the fraudulent practice of duping people into sending money by convincing people they have a genuine relationship with them, has seen an increase among victims over…
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has responded positively to the EU Committee for Standardisation‘s (CEN) draft on a common gambling harm markers framework.
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 ..
The UK Government has announced that the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has been named as the Prevention Commissioner to help tackle gambling harm in the UK.
In response to the announcement, GambleAware has welcomed the appointment, but has called for current support to “continue to be recognised and sustained within the future system”. Gordon Moody has also welcomed the appointment.
However, concerns have also been raised by Deal Me Out Founder Jordan Lea and Dan Waugh of Regulus Partners.
OHID named as Prevention Commissioner
In a statement, the Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth, Stephanie Peacock, confirmed the OHID as Prevention Commissioner.
Within the new statutory levy system, the OHID will work alongside the Treatment Commissioner NHS England and relevant bodies in Scotland and Wales, as well as the Research Commissioner UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Peacock said: “To ensure that there is sufficient trust, expertise and authori..
Grainne Hurst has warned of black market gambling being used to raise funds that support illegal business empires.
The CEO of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) spoke of these concerns at the annual Gambling Anti-Money Laundering Group (GAMLG) training event.
The event welcomed industry collaboration whilst making those aware of the growing threat of the aforementioned illegal gambling black market.
Hurst, appointed as CEO in September 2024, described this as “a shared challenge”, which therefore requires a shared response.
She added: “GAMLG is the independent body by which we can, together, raise standards across our sector, and ensure we are fulfilling our responsibilities to keep regulated betting and gaming crime free.
“As a sector, we should lead the way in making certain our products are not hijacked and misused by those engaged in illegal activity, activity that has no place in our sector, activity which undermines our laws and our society.
Grainne Hurst
“While we work ..
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) takes role of RET Levy Prevention Commissioner as system demands a measurable understanding of harms…
DCMS has confirmed the appointment of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) to serve in the role of “Prevention Commissioner” of a new structure on gambling harms prevention overseen by the NHS. The appointment was confirmed to Commons by DCMS Minister for Sports and Media, Stephanie Peacock.
An agency of the Department of Health and Social Care, OHID was formed in 2021 to replace Public Health England (PHE), a unit disbanded by the Conservative government’s reorganisation of public health and social care.
A policy advisor to the government, OHID was created to improve efficiencies for the health system of England, by preventing disparities in healthcare and reducing inequalities in the access to treatment.
New RET Levy ready for April
The appointment of OHID is noted as the final body needed for the NHS to..
Swedish operators ATG, Betsson, Kindred and Svenska Spel have released their H2 2024 responsible gambling figures. One of the most notable differences in the figures is Betsson’s self-exclusion statistic – 18.7% of its contacted customers self-excluded from gambling compared to between 1.38% and 4.4% at the other operators. A spokesperson for Betsson commented: “The figure…