Nederlandse Online Gambling Associatie, the Dutch online gambling association, has expressed its concern about the number of people seeking support for gambling addiction.

NOGA’s statement comes in response to the new Addiction Care Key Figures 2018 – 2023 report from Landelijk Alcohol en Drugs Informatie Systeem, the Netherlands’ National Alcohol and Drugs Information System.

2023 figures from LADIS show that the number of people in addiction care with gambling as their primary problem has risen to 2,456, in comparison to 2022’s figure of 1,920 people. Gambling addiction accounts for a four per cent share of the total problems in addiction care.

According to NOGA, the main reason behind the increase has been due to the “expansion in the number of supplying institutions, although institutions that have been supplying information for some time have also reported a slight increase”.

Commenting on the figures, Eric Konings, Interim Director of NOGA, stated: “The figures published tod..

Continent 8 Technologies has expanded its partnership with Amazon Web Services and has been selected as an official solutions provider in the Solution Provider Program.

Becoming an SPP member, the global managed hosting, connectivity, cloud and cybersecurity solutions provider noted that the enhanced AWS collaboration has allowed it to introduce a new variety of services to simplify AWS cloud environments and infrastructure management.

Edward O’Connor, CTO at Continent 8 Technologies, stated: “The AWS Solution Partner Program milestone underscores Continent 8’s commitment to continuing its position as the service and solutions provider of choice to the igaming and online sports betting market.”

The new managed and professional services include Regul8 Guardrails, which provides customers with “customised designs and configurations for easy-to-integrate compliance across cloud environments while accelerating time-to-market and expansion into new jurisdictions”.

Meanwhile, the Manag..

Gentoo Media, formerly known as GiG Media, has secured a partnership with SkyCity Entertainment Group, to utilise its automated compliance and brand protection tool, GiG Comply.

Through the agreement, GiG Comply will assist SkyCity in monitoring affiliate marketing, making sure that it is abiding by brand guidelines and regulatory requirements, with an emphasis on responsible gambling and safeguarding the brand.

Mads Birch Jespersen, Director of Marketing & Media from SkyCity, stated: “In a rapidly evolving online casino landscape like New Zealand and given the comprehensive compliance standards that SkyCity is determined to uphold, GiG Comply offers an additional filter for us to meet these standards.

“The tool allows us to explore and expand our online presence while keeping everything in line within our regulatory strategy.”

Gentoo Media noted that the link-up demonstrates the two parties’ dedication to high compliance and brand protection standards, with SkyCity able to meet ev..