GamCare has appointed Chris Thornton as its new Director of Operations, strengthening its executive leadership at a time of rising demand for gambling harm support services across the UK. Thornton …
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Lithuania has reaffirmed the use of ‘mandatory player cards’ as the cornerstone reform of its overhaul of gambling laws to be fully implemented by 2029 An appraisal was provided to …
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The Gambling Commission has confirmed to SBC News that a decision on whether to press ahead with Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) has not been made. A meeting was held today …
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Gambling Commission: “Finance risk assessments are not affordability checks by another name”
The UK’s Gambling Commission has reiterated that its affordability solutions will have little to no impact on the vast majority of British bettors amid a wave of criticism. Affordability checks, …
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Belgium public health body finds less than 3% of gamblers at-risk despite high ad exposure
Sciensano has reported that risky gambling behaviour in Belgium has remained stable over the past five years, although more than half of the population continues to be exposed to gambling …
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UK govt launches gambling harms research programme but treatment levy in limbo as abolition of NHS England is confirmed
The British government is swinging back the hammer to drive the final nail into the coffin of NHS England, one of three administrative bodies tasked with overseeing funds generated from …
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has released new details on the remit of the UK’s Illegal Gambling Taskforce, five months after its creation. Back in January, Gambling …
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The Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s gambling regulator, has unveiled a new algorithm designed to estimate problem gambling activity across France – and initial signs are those which cause …
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South Africa’s regulator, the National Gambling Board (NGB), has hit back at public criticism of its recently-launched licensed operators’ whitelist portal. The authority labeled recent media reports about the accuracy …
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The Australian government has published its ‘official response’ to online gambling reforms sought by the late Peta Murphy. The much-awaited response has been published two years after Labor MP Peta …
