The American Gaming Association (AGA) has launched a new Responsible Gaming Intervention Effectiveness Scale to evaluate responsible gambling messages. This scale provides academics, industry members and others interested in positive play with a research-based tool they can use to evaluate responsible gaming messages and serves as a stepping-stone to further research on how to best…
Finland’s government has been advised to maintain an open approach to marketing and customer incentives as it begins its roadmap to launch a new gambling regime in 2027.
The recommendation comes from the European Gaming Betting Association (EGBA), the Brussels-based trade group promoting unified standards for regulated European gambling markets.
The EGBA welcomes Finland initiating a timeframe of 2024 to 2026 to launch its new gambling regime, ending its status as the “only EU member state with a monopoly system for online gambling.” The trade body welcomes Finland’s shift towards a multi-licensing approach for online gambling as a positive change.
Proceedings began in July with the Ministry of the Interior launching a consultation seeking feedback on how to structure Finland’s online gambling market to ensure consumers are protected from harm.
The EGBA supports the decision to withdraw state-owned monopoly operator Veikkaus Oy from Finland’s new online gambling marketplace in 2027..
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) is working with other leading responsible gambling organizations to develop a new national college responsible gambling education campaign.
In partnership with EPIC Global Solutions, Kindbridge Behavioral Health and the operator-led Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA), the Toronto-based RGC will create and implement a comprehensive, evidence-based program specifically tailored to the unique needs of university-aged students.
The initiative will leverage digital delivery tools to provide responsible gambling and financial literacy education to students across diverse campuses and demographics throughout the U.S.
“For over 20 years, RGC has worked with young adults, post-secondary institutions, and leaders to understand the unique needs of this priority population,” said RGC CEO Shelley White, who is retiring at the end of this year. “All RGC prevention programs are evidence-based and customized to resonate with this hard-to-reach audien..
The Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) has unveiled a new national college responsible gambling education campaign.
In partnership with EPIC Global Solutions, Kindbridge Behavioral Health and the Toronto-based Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), ROGA will develop and implement a comprehensive, evidence-based program specifically tailored to the unique needs of university-aged students.
The initiative will leverage digital delivery tools to provide responsible gambling and financial literacy education to students across diverse campuses and demographics throughout the U.S.
ROGA is an independent trade association of leading gaming operators. Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Shatley said in a release that while some programs focused on student-athletes already exist, “there are very few resources currently available to the broader university student population.”
“To fill that gap, ROGA is proud to be collaborating with leading organizations that bring diverse expertise and e..
Las Vegas casino Wynn Las Vegas (WLV), a subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, has forfeited $130m as part of a non-prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice and the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California over unlicensed money transmitting allegations.
According to a US Attorney’s Office statement, WLV forfeited $130,131,645 to “settle criminal allegations that it conspired with unlicensed money transmitting businesses worldwide to transfer funds for the financial benefit of the casino”.
It is also believed to be the largest forfeiture by a casino based on admissions of criminal wrongdoing.
US Attorney Tara McGrath commented: “Casinos, like all businesses, will be held to account when they allow customers to evade US laws for the sake of profit.
“Federal oversight seeks to prevent illegal funds from tainting legitimate businesses, ensuring that casinos offer a clean, thriving, and safe entertainment option.”
Through the non-prosecution agreement, which a..
Sweden has recorded total gross gaming revenues (GGR) of SEK 6.89bn (€602m) during Q2 2024.
The total GGR figure was revealed by the Gambling Inspectorate Spelinspektionen’s monitoring of gambling activities for Swedish licensed land-based and online businesses.
Q2’s GGR of SEK 6.89bn (€602m) surpasses the SEK6.71bn (€586.8m) recorded in Q2 2023 and is 3.3% higher than Q1 2024’s revenue of SEK6.67bn (€583.1m).
The inspectorate’s data reveals that Sweden has recorded its highest Q2 wagering activities since records began in 2019, corresponding with Sweden relaunching its gambling marketplace.
Online gambling, including Svenska Spel revenues, remains the largest revenue segment, generating a 9.2% increase in GGR to SEK 4.57bn (€399.4m). The outcome surpasses all previous quarterly results tracked by Spelinspektionen.
GGR figures recorded by Sweden’s national lottery declined by 7.5% to SEK1.29bn (€112.8m), marking its lowest quarter since Q1 2020.
Further segments saw state-owned C..
Kansspelautoriteit, the Dutch gaming authority, has announced that GGZ Ecademy is organising a problem gambling webinar as part of the renewed free e-learning module ‘Gambling Problems’ launch.
GGZ Ecademy’s webinar is being funded by the Addiction Prevention Fund (VPF) and is in collaboration with Verslavingskunde Nederland (Addiction Studies Netherlands), the Trimbos Institute and the addiction agency Jellinek.
When the Dutch market opened up for online gambling, a digital training offer was developed by Jellinek at the request of the Ministry of Justice and Security.
The training was designed to inform professionals – such as doctors, POH GGZ, psychologists and debt counsellors – about addiction problems in online gambling so they could identify gambling addiction better and earlier.
The training has since been further developed with the e-learning module Gambling Problems updated to include case studies on young adults and gambling, making gambling a topic of discussion in ge..
The UK gambling industry has been in the midst of a period of transformation, as it awaits what’s next for the implementation of the white paper following governmental changes in the country.
Speaking to SBCNews, Chief Commercial Officer of Sky Betting & Gaming Steve Birch underlined that they share the government’s ambitions to reduce gambling harm.
The journey for improved customer care is one that Sky Bet has been on for a significant amount of time, as Birch revealed they have adjusted marketing campaigns and sought to ensure they are placing focus on the most impactful areas.
He stated: “It is definitely a good thing that, as a sector, we are looking to raise standards, which can only mean a more sustainable future. There is no doubt there are things that happened in the past that, as a sector, we cannot be proud of.
“However, we need to ensure that the debate around igaming is balanced. Sports betting and slots/casino games are responsibly enjoyed by millions in the UK and ..
The European Gaming and Betting Association’s Secretary General Maarten Haijer has said Finland’s online gambling legislation proposal is “heading in the right direction” but it needs “some fine-tuning”.
Finland’s Ministry of Interior revealed a legislative project in October last year that will introduce a licensing system for gambling in the country, moving away from the monopoly system.
The licence system will cover online casino and online sports betting, while also taking away the monopoly status of state-owned operator Veikkaus in the market.
At the time, the EGBA showed their support for the changes. However, while reaffirming the association’s backing in their latest announcement, Haijer also highlighted some areas of the proposal that need adjustments.
Specifically, the Secretary General spotlighted the proposed marketing restrictions and the proposed blanket ban on bonuses within the legislation.
“While Finland’s proposal is heading in the right direction, some areas req..
PrizePicks is leveraging a new partnership to promote responsible gaming.
The Georgia-based daily fantasy sports operator has secured a partnership with gambling harm consultancy EPIC Global Solutions to expand its RG initiatives. As part of the partnership, EPIC will provide educational training for PrizePicks employees on RG measures and how to identify signs of problem gambling and various prevention methods.
The in-depth training will include presentations from EPIC’s team of RG experts.
“At PrizePicks our aim is to set and continuously raise the standard for responsible gaming in the DFS space and we look forward to working with EPIC to strengthen our internal RG resources,” said PrizePicks Senior Director of Responsible Gaming Phil Sherwood. “These educational training sessions will help create safer and more enjoyable experiences that will ultimately improve the gaming ecosystem.”
The partnership will also see EPIC conduct an organizational assessment throughout PrizePicks. ..