The Hoosier Lottery, the official state lottery of Indiana, has launched a new Player Health Screening tool to promote positive play. The Lottery is promoting the tool during Problem Gambling Awareness Month by offering players who complete the screening the opportunity to enter a draw to win one of five Positive Play prize packs valued…
The Association of Women in the Gaming Industry (AMIG) celebrated its first year of operation with the publication of an exclusive booklet on Responsible Gaming. The booklet aims to strengthen responsible gaming culture, promoting integrity and ensuring the wellbeing of players. AMIG Co-Founder Ana Bárbara Costa Teixeira said: “The booklet aligns with AMIG’s main mission…
July 2024 study reports findings from a sample of gamblers diagnosed with gambling disorder by professional clinicians via individual interviews. The study investigated the association between gambling advertising and gambling severity by looking at other psychologically relevant variables such as impulsivity, emotion regulation, and general psychopathology. Conclusion: The study adds evidence supporting the notion that…
In this episode of the iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, James Ross, SBC’s Multimedia Editor, and Ted Menmuir, SBC’s Content Director, focus on the introduction of the Statutory Levy on research, education, and treatment for problem gambling and new online stake limits. They explore the implications of the changes for operators, the role of…
MGM Resorts International and BetMGM have expanded their responsible gambling initiatives with an emphasis on providing critical resources, advancing research efforts, and strengthening supports for problem gamblers. BetMGM is expanding its Kindbridge Behavioural Health referral program across the U.S. with the aim of ensuring players in all of the brand’s markets have direct access to mental health services. It already offered that resource…
Superbet Brazil CEO Alex Fonseca sat onstage at SBC Summit Rio this week and told us that the illegal sector is growing in Brazil – just two months into the newly-launched regulated market. Meanwhile in the Netherlands, Regulus Partners reports channelisation is down to just 50% after one of the most aggressive regulatory pushes the…
The regulated Brazilian betting market is finally operating at full capacity. After a six-year gap between legalization and regulation, the rules set by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance (SPA/MF) came into effect on January 1, 2025. As a result, the number of authorized operators in the Brazilian market has…
GamCare has welcomed the appointment of Victoria Corbishley as Chief Executive of the UK’s frontline provider of treatment support services for gambling harms. An expert in the management of public health services, responsibilities, and the delivery of treatment and care, Corbishley is a former Senior Director of the British Red Cross, where she led the charity’s health and care…
UK gambling stakeholders have been told to prepare for forthcoming regulatory changes that will take effect in April. The notice comes from DCMS Gambling Minister, Baroness Twycross, in her speech at the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) 2025 AGM. The speech confirmed that UK gambling’s new Statutory Levy for funding problem gambling research, education, and treatment (RET) will be implemented from…
National Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM) kicks off tomorrow (March 1) in the US with numerous events planned across the country. This year’s theme, “Seeking Understanding,” focuses on increasing awareness of problem gambling as a serious but often misunderstood mental health condition. The states of Pennsylvania and Virginia were among the first to hold events…