Most disordered and lower-risk gamblers will never seek formal treatment due to the stigma and shame surrounding gambling. Online self-help forums are a popular alternative way for gamblers to anonymously seek help from others. Here, the researchers leverage recent developments in natural language processing to analyze posts on a UK-based online self-help gambling forum. Using…
This evaluation explores the pilot implementation of the Residential Rehabilitation Service forGambling Disorder with Complex and Co-morbid Presentation. It provides early evidence aboutestablishing and delivering this new service, and of the outcomes of the service for the people itsupports. Key findings: There is a high level of need for this kind of support- This study…
Roughly four months after the Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association was established, it has now named an Executive Director.
The group has appointed former regulator George Rover to the post. Rover’s storied career includes a stint with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement during the time when the organization helped mobilize and launch online casino sites in the state.
“In the spirit of collaboration – whether it be with state regulators, politicians, legislators or online gambling operators, I look forward to working with key stakeholders and will champion the critical role affiliate companies play in the regulated online gambling ecosystem,” said Rover. “The formation of the RGAA will provide this essential segment of the industry with an important and constructive voice to promote responsible gambling, prioritizing the best interests of consumers through a unified set of high standards and guidelines to achieve long-term success.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Georg..
Through the lens of his personal experiences of gambling addiction, Lee Willows, Founder & Executive Chair of ESG Gaming – a non-profit social responsibility, sustainability and harm minimisation group – discussed consumer protection, player integrity and safeguarding.
At a session in the Esports Betting Conference during ICE London 2024, Willows expressed how he used this knowledge of gambling harms to do greater good, establishing one of the major charities in the space.
Openly discussing sensitive topics such as suicide and being at ‘rock bottom’, the Founder emphasised that, particularly with the esports community, operators and publishers must be more mindful as the fanbase tends to be younger.
“There is a lot of excitement around the potential of gambling operators getting involved with esports which is great, but also, like alcohol, gambling can be an incredibly addictive substance,” he said.
Taking us back 11 years, Willows described going to the casino for the very first t..
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has achieved a principal objective, publishing the first datasets of the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSGB).
Following consultations undertaken between 2020 and 2021, the Commission launched the GSGB project to change how data is collected on “adult gambling participation and problem gambling prevalence statistics.“
Today, wave one of the GSGB datasets was released, centered on gambling participation, focusing on gambling activities that adults participate in and their reasons for gambling. The Commission stands by the methodology of research and data collection, to improve the tracking of gambling trends over time on the public, offering frequent and consistent data collection among adults in Great Britain.
As detailed by Research Director Ben Haden: “The GSGB provides a consistent and frequent way of collecting data among adults in Great Britain and will provide regular data outputs to help us understand changes in gambling behavior among th..
Getting the Saturday Night Live treatment is generally an indicator that a person, a business or an industry has fully infiltrated the mainstream. This past weekend, sportsbooks were the target of a spoof commercial on the program. SNL aired a fake commercial for fictitious operator Rock Bottom Kings, a sportsbook that allows you to wager on the problematic…
Jackpocket Casino has made history as an emerging iGaming operator.
The New York-based operator has received responsible gaming certification from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) becoming the first iGaming brand to receive the accreditation.
Jackpocket has received the certification as part of the NCPG’s Internet Responsible Gambling Compliance Assessment Program (iCAP), which sets the highest standard for online RG in the U.S.
Jackpocket received the accreditation following an arduous certification process, which included a product and website evaluation and an audit of the company’s RG policies. The company also had to show a commitment to player safety through its various features.
“In achieving iCAP accreditation, Jackpocket Casino has emerged as a pioneer in prioritizing player protection and responsible gambling practices within the U.S. iGaming landscape,” said NCPG Executive Director Keith Whyte. “We applaud Jackpocket for emphasizing the safety of their use..
Industry experts have expressed their concerns regarding online slot stake limits set to be introduced in the UK later this year in a recent CasinoBeats Summit webinar.
An SBC webinar titled ‘What’s at stake? Adapting to lower statutory slot limits – A CasinoBeats Summit discussion’, discussed the UK government’s announcement last week that from September there will be a maximum stake limit of £2 for online slots for people under the age of 25, as well as a £5 limit for anyone aged 25 or over.
Kwiff CRO Ian Perrygrove, L&L Europe Ltd CEO Christopher Dalli and Kindred’s Head of Corporate Affairs – UK & Global Tom Banks took part in the webinar moderated by Sarah Ramanauskas, Co-Founder of the Game Safety Institute.
At the start of the conversation, each participant was asked by Ramanauskas if they thought the stake limits were good, bad or somewhere in between.
Dalli was against the stake limits, Perrygrove thinks it is “quite good to have the clarity” and that “a decision has final..
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) will persist in advocating for the government to comprehensively evaluate the implementation of financial risk checks on UK gambling customers.
The demand was underscored by BHA CEO, Julie Harrington, following Monday’s parliamentary debate concerning affordability checks, as proposed by the Gambling Review’s White Paper – a discussion tabled by UK Racing stakeholders.
MPs were implored to abandon the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) endorsed plans to adopt mandatory affordability checks on player accounts that experience a net loss of £125 a month or £500 per year, and establish a further threshold for accounts that incur losses exceeding £1,000 within 24 hours or £2,000 within 90 days.
UK Racing voiced its apprehensions on Monday, asserting that such checks could potentially deplete its finances by up to £50m annually over the ensuing five years, consequently precipitating substantial job losses in rural areas.
Harrington emphasised the imp..
Finland’s Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) has expressed detailed concerns about the increasing instances of gambling-related disorders, even as Finland experiences a decline in gambling participation.
The observation was made by the Health Institute during its public survey to ascertain the prevalence of moderate and problem gambling risks among Finnish adults.
The Institute, responsible for monitoring records on disorders or abuse related to all forms of addiction, has conducted the “Gambling Population Survey” every four years, starting in 2007.
The 2023 survey, which involved 5,977 participants, revealed that 4.2% were engaged in moderate risk or problem gambling, equating to approximately 151,000 people at the population level. This represents an increase from 3% in previous THL surveys.
Despite THL’s findings showing a decline in gambling participation to 70% of Finns engaging in gambling activities in the past 12 months (65% of women and 75% of men) – which amounts to..