Canada’s Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has named Sarah McCarthy as its new Chief Executive Officer to replace long-serving Shelley White. McCarthy joins from Rick Hansen Foundation, where she served as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. The RGC Board Chair Yvon Lemire stated: “Prior to her role at the Rick Hansen Foundation, Sarah was the Executive Director…
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has settled on its replacement for retiring CEO Shelley White.
After an extensive search process, the RGC has appointed Sarah McCarthy, the former Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the Rick Hansen Foundation. McCarthy will start work officially on Jan. 5, 2025.
In a memo to stakeholders, the RGC described McCarthy as “a collaborative executive leader with 15 years of experience in leading teams to build and deliver social impact through the development of innovative solutions to complex challenges.”
At the Rick Hansen Foundation, a charity dedicated to raising awareness, changing attitudes, helping create accessible spaces, and liberating the amazing potential of people with disabilities, McCarthy’s responsibilities encompassed strategic and operational planning, program implementation, and the stewardship of impactful business development strategies.
Under her leadership, the organization successfully launched and implemented the RHF..
An evaluation of the Remote Gambling Act (KOA) in the Netherlands has highlighted critical failings and gaps in legislation protecting consumers and vulnerable groups.
The House of Representatives has received the ‘WODC Report,’ conducted by the Research Agency for Justice and Security, which evaluates the Remote Gambling Act (KOA) – the legislative framework that launched the Dutch online gambling marketplace in October 2021.
The three-year evaluation determined ‘mixed outcomes’ for the policy objectives sought by KOA, which aimed “to create a responsible, reliable, and verifiable gambling offer and to direct players to this regulated offer”.
While the legislation has developed a reliable alternative to unlicensed options, the report deems that policies have failed to establish ‘responsible gambling environments.’ This shortfall is attributed to KOA not intending to drive demand for online gambling.
KOA is criticised for maintaining an ‘open mechanism’ that allows potentially unli..
Even after hearing that no other operators were coming to the first Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) roundtable on limiting bettors, COO for Bally’s North America Interactive Brett Calaap told his staff there was no way they weren’t attending.
“I very, very much, told our team we’re coming to this meeting. And they were all like, ‘Oh, no one else is showing up.’ We’ve talked to our friends. They’re all going to bail at the last second/ And I was like, ‘Absolutely not. We’re not bailing on this.’ Now we have the power to choose what we share and what we don’t share, but not showing up to something isn’t acceptable at all, from my perspective,” Calaap said as part of a panel at SBC Summit Lisbon earlier this year.
Regulators need to lead the way for operators
Other panelists agreed with Calaap, including Princeton Public Affairs Group Partner Bill Pascrell III and Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association (ROGA) President George Rover. Both of them agreed that on their home turf..
VBet has linked up with Mindway AI to introduce advanced responsible gaming measures in the Netherlands.
The deal – which focuses on integrating Mindway AI’s GameScanner tech – aims to leverage AI and neuroscience to monitor player behaviour and identify early signs of risky gambling.
VBet Regional Director for the Netherlands, Ed Quigley, commented: “The collaboration between VBET and Mindway AI in NL will have a transformative effect on our compliance needs in The Netherlands. VBet will now be better served to proactively detect early signs of problem gambling through its AI technology.
“The partnership enables VBet to offer an even safer igaming environment for our players in the Netherlands which is core to our values.”
In further detail, the collaboration is designed to enhance VBet’s compliance with responsible gaming regulations and provide a safer environment for its users.
The move is also said to align with the group’s long-standing commitment to creating an environm..
Two new websites have been launched in the Netherlands to warn Dutch consumers about the dangers of using illegal gambling offerings.
The sites, published by gambling news outlet CasinoNiuews.nl, can be visited here and here. They come at a time of increased concerns regarding the influence of illegal gambling offerings on vulnerable groups.
One of the most recent cases is the warning issued by Kansspelautoriteit, the national gambling regulator, to gambling firm BlokDance for targeting Dutch players without the necessary licence.
Following this, the CasinoNieuws project will help shine more light on the potential harms of using an offering where there are no guarantees on the effectiveness of player protection measures in place, if any.
Frank Op de Woerd, Editor-in-Chief of CasinoNieuws.nl, commented: “Because of my work as editor-in-chief of CasinoNieuws.nl, where we write daily about online gambling, I see the dangers of illegal gambling sites up close.
“The illegal casino..
Ireland’s government is encouraging candidates to apply for seven positions at the newly established Údarás Rialála Cearrbhachais na hÉireann – the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI).
Earlier in October, legislation which provided the framework and legislative basis for GRAI’s establishment was passed in both Houses of the Oireachtas.
President Michael Higgins also recently signed the Gambling Regulation Act into law, allowing for Ireland’s gambling regulator to be established.
GRAI will be responsible for the licensing and regulation of online and in-person gambling in Ireland, focusing on public safety and wellbeing, in addition to having the power to regulate advertising, gambling websites and apps.
James Browne TD, Ireland’s Minister of State at the Department of Justice with responsibility for Law Reform, has stated that the GRAI has seven roles available – Chair and six ordinary member positions.
Browne said: “This is a wonderful opportunity to lead Údarás Rial..
New York State’s Responsible Play Partnership (RPP) has announced additional collaborative measures to help prevent problem gambling in the US state.
The RPP is a shared initiative between the New York State Gaming Commission, the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) and the New York Council on Problem Gambling (NYCPG) to help address problem gambling, as well as ensure all gaming entities are compliant with rules and regulations and offer help to individuals who need it.
Further measures being implemented by the RPP include “providing prompt support to gamblers who find themselves in crisis, ensuring that gaming industry workers are properly trained to identify and interact with potential problem gamblers and collecting specific data from mobile sports wagering operators to better research its impact on New Yorkers”.
Discussions for the additional measures took place at the del Lago Resort & Casino in Waterloo earlier this week, bringing further support ..
Sportradar has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement (ACT) with the Brazilian Ministry of Finance, through the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting.
The pair will collaborate activities focused on safeguarding the integrity of the newly regulated sports betting and online gaming market.
The ACT aims to support the technical staff of the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting, given their responsibility at the national level to coordinate the authorisation, inspection and sanctioning process of operators that provide online games and sports betting.
Felippe Marchetti, Sportradar’s Manager for Integrity Partnerships in Brazil, described the signing of the ACT as a ‘proud occasion’ for the company.
“We appreciate the trust shown by the Brazilian Ministry of Finance in the expertise of Sportradar’s Integrity Services division,” Marchetti added. “This ACT reflects a mutual commitment to establish a sustainable, regulated sports betting industry in Brazil that is built upon a foundation of..
Leading academic Professor Heather Wardle of the University of Glasgow has opened up a new front in the crusade against the gambling industry with a paper that invites the governments of the world to treat gambling as a major public health issue. Wardle and colleagues from around the world, including leading academics in Australia, India…