The Basque Gaming Observatory has launched a new market study which warns that 47 percent of young people between 18 and 24 years old are active participants in gaming and betting offers throughout the region. The study also highlighted the shocking figure that 92.8 percent of the population has gambled at some point in their lives, while…
Love is not the only thing in the air on Valentine’s Day as the rise in romance scams continues to become a far too common plague among vulnerable people. Romance scams, the fraudulent practice of duping people into sending money by convincing people they have a genuine relationship with them, has seen an increase among victims over…
Swedish operators ATG, Betsson, Kindred and Svenska Spel have released their H2 2024 responsible gambling figures. One of the most notable differences in the figures is Betsson’s self-exclusion statistic – 18.7% of its contacted customers self-excluded from gambling compared to between 1.38% and 4.4% at the other operators. A spokesperson for Betsson commented: “The figure…
Stake has told Player Protection Hub it will end its white-label business and focus on securing local licences in regulated markets, following its exit from the UK market. The crypto-first operator acquired Danish operator VinderCasino last month, following similar moves into Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Italy. It also has licences in Ontario, Mexico, Paraguay and -…
The UK government has appointed the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) as the Prevention Commissioner for gambling harms, according to several sources. While the government has yet to announce the appointment, several sources have been told it will be responsible for the 30% of the £100m research, education and treatment levy that has…
The Gambling Commission has announced that Stake will leave the UK market following an advertising campaign with controversial adult film star Bonnie Blue. The video, which featured the actress offering to sleep with Nottingham Trent University students, prompted an investigation from the UK Gambling Commission after it went viral across social media allegedly featured Stake branding. The…
In this episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Joe Streeter, Editor of iGaming Expert, is joined by Duncan Garvie, Head of ADR Services at CasinoReviews.com, to discuss the alarming rise of fake games in the iGaming industry. They explore how counterfeit games are created and the challenges in tracking down the developers, as well…
FanDuel has introduced its latest RG tool innovation, Deposit Alerts, enabling customers to create daily, weekly and monthly target budgets and receive a notification when they reach the amount they’ve set. The Deposit Alerts feature builds on the success of My Spend, which was used by nearly half of FanDuel’s players (about 3.5 million) during…
Alberta’s government has stopped funding a non-profit organization that provides education and other support for problem gamblers as the province prepares to expand its online gambling market. The government has provided the Problem Gambling Resources Network with $129,700 in annual funding on an annual basis via a deal that has been in place in some form for more…
British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)’s New Horizons in Safer Gambling conference brings operators and regulators together iGaming is a fiercely competitive industry for operators vying for revenue share and market leadership. But when it comes to safer gambling and player protection, it’s crucial to keep a shared goal in mind. That was the core message of a…