Following its Spring publishing, the recommendations and reforms of the Gambling Review’s White Paper have been put to a summer consultation.Yet amongst all disciplines referred, be it affordability, KYC, customer care, consumer redress stands the reform of the industry’s existing framework on Research, Education and Treatment (RET) – as the most politically charged element of…
The inaugural SBC Player Protection online conference on 8 November 2023 will feature a speaker line-up that includes safer gambling experts from Betsson, bet365, 888, Entain, Fitzdares, Kindred and PENN Entertainment.
Part of SBC’s Digital Innovation Series, the conference is designed to encourage the sharing of knowledge and best practice on key responsible gambling issues, with the aim of helping to educate industry stakeholders and drive up standards.
In addition to input from major operators about their player protection programs, people logging on to the conference will also hear ideas from leading researchers, trade associations and non-profits.
The agenda includes:
Communication with at-risk players – a look at how best to engage with individuals who start to show signs of disordered play, with speakers including Sam McKnight, Head of UK Compliance for Fitzdares, and Safer Gambling Consultant Pedro Romero.
Safer marketing in a socially responsible environment – an examinat..
Apuesta Total, BetConstruct, Betcris, Betsson Group, Pragmatic Play & Sportradar were among the companies celebrating well-deserved victories at last week’s SBC Awards Latinoamérica ceremony.
The lavish ceremony was dedicated to honoring outstanding contributions to the iGaming and sports betting industry in Latin America. The 25 award categories encompassed the remarkable achievements of operators, affiliates, and suppliers, as well as payment, marketing and platform providers.
The third edition of the SBC Awards Latinoamérica saw Mexican sports journalist and TV personality Inés Sainz return to hosting duties, in front of 450 industry executives at the Terrace Ballroom, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Kaizen Gaming secured the title of Sportsbook Operator of the Year for the second year in a row, while Betsson Group was awarded Casino Operator of the Year for the second consecutive year. Betsson Group’s marketing output was also awarded, picking up Marketing Campaign of the ..
Spanish authorities have vowed to deepen academic research to bolster the treatment, intervention and prevention of gambling disorders.
Yesterday, DGOJ – Spain’s General Directorate of Gambling – announced that 26 projects will receive research grants in the field of ‘gambling disorder prevention’.
The initiative is led by Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs, which has reserved €1.3m funding for academic studies needed to bolster Spanish authorities’ understanding of gambling disorders in the public and local communities.
A tender process was launched in April, which saw 39 research projects submitted by academic institutions, reviewed by the Evaluation Commission of the DGOJ and supported by AEI – the State Research Agency of Spain.
Grants were approved for the University of Oviedo and University Castilla La Mancha who will lead projects focused on improving the early detection of risks and identifying common behaviours related to gambling disorders.
The University of the Church..
As part of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s mission to further protect young people, online gambling advertising standards in the province could witness a revamp this year.However, the AGCO has proposed raising the threshold so the term becomes ‘reasonably expected’ to appeal to youth and children.This will include athletes – whether active or…
Following on from yesterday’s Brazil focus, we’re heading approximately 5,000 miles north today with Jessica Welman in the drivers seat, joined by Nick Ware of Canadian Gaming Business and Charlie Horner of SBC Americas to discuss two new bills in Canada, with the Senate to discuss national gambling advertising guidelines as well as a First…
Last week witnessed Ivan Toney, the Premier League striker who plays for Brentford Football Club, handed an eight month suspension after admitting 232 breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules.On Tuesday’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is joined by Insider Sport and Payment Expert Editor Joe Streeter, as well…
There are many dynamic duos. Bert and Ernie. Batman and Robin. Sonny and Cher. For US online gambling, you could arguably put Entain SVP American Regulatory Affairs & Responsible Gambling Martin Lycka and Princeton Public Affairs Group’s Bill Pascrell III on the list.
The two joined forces at SBC Summit Barcelona for a live version of The Safe Bet Show. The two longtime colleagues reminisced on their years of work to bring gambling expansion to the US, most notably in New Jersey. They also took a deep dive into Pascrell’s family and its long history in the US political space.
Pascrell’s long history in gaming means he was a major part of the initial passage of online casino legislation in New Jersey. Accordingly, he knew to encourage his clients to engage with lawmakers in front of the ten-year sunset of the provision. As he explained, operators needed to actively push for ten more years but they believed renewal was a slam dunk.
Instead, the proposed renewal was initially two years..
René Jansen, outgoing Chairman of Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has stood up for the tighter scrutiny of the Dutch online gambling market.
Jansen, who last week announced his inbound retirement as Chairman of KSA in January 2024, backed tougher regulatory demands on duty-of-care, record keeping and the monitoring of advertising campaigns.
Writing a blog titled: “Gambling addiction: prevention is better than cure”, Jansen recognised that the developments of Dutch online gambling marketplace have gained significant media coverage.
Of concern to the public is ‘the size and growth of the market and the number of players on the one hand, and the behaviour of providers in that growing market on the other’, he explained.
From a regulatory standpoint, it is a challenge to accurately estimate the number of new and existing players due to the previous prevalence of illegal gambling prior to the launch of the KOA marketplace on 1 October 2021.
As such, KSA g..
iGaming Daily ventures over to Canada’s largest city, Toronto, with the Canadian Gaming Summit set to get underway this week at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on June 13-15, 2023.However, before the conference opens its doors, Tuesday played host to the Player Protection Symposium, which will be the topic of discussion in today’s episode of…