Steve Hoare

Cambridge Health Alliance launches new lived experience course 

The Cambridge Health Alliance’s Division of Addiction has announced a new course entitled ‘The Gambling & Recovery Podcast Science Accelerator Course’. It is a free educational opportunity for allied health professionals who are interested in learning about the experience of gambling-related harms through research and lived-experience insight. ‘The Gambling & Recovery Podcast Science Accelerator Course’…

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Safe Bet Show: José Francisco Manssur, Special Advisor to the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of Brazil

In this episode of the Safe Bet Show, Martin Lycka interviews José Francisco Manssur, a key figure in the regulation of the gambling industry in Brazil. The duo discusses the realities of Brazil beyond common myths, Manssur’s journey in sports law and the challenges he faced in regulating the betting industry. Also on the agenda…

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iGamingDaily: The journey from addiction to safer gambling advocacy with EPIC’s Craig Cornforth

In this episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Neosurf’s CEO, Andrea McGeachin, takes the reigns as she is joined by Craig Cornforth, Senior Business Development Manager at EPIC Global Solutions, who shares his personal journey with gambling addiction and recovery.  Craig discusses the impact of problem gambling on his life, including losing both his…

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GambleAware research dismissed as “lightweight weird science”

Regulus Partners’ Dan Waugh has dismantled GambleAware’s latest research paper aimed at arguing for a more prohibitive approach to gambling regulation Last week, GambleAware published a new report from Bournemouth University looking at which types of gambling pose the highest risks of harm. In its press release accompanying the research, it went on to call…

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Suppliers highlight rampant spread of counterfeit games as Evolution licence review rumbles on

Leading iGaming suppliers have raised the issue of copycat games in conversations with the Player Protection Hub following Evolution Gaming’s pre-Christmas revelation that the Gambling Commission is reviewing its licence. Speaking to SBC Leaders before Christmas, Evolution Gaming Head of Investor Relations Carl Linton said that battling “unauthorised use” of its services and “infringements of…

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KSA to better inform RG research with new problem gambling indicators

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ Gambling Authority, has published results from its updated approach towards mapping problem gambling indicators.  The regulator revealed the impact of its innovative approach using pseudonymised player data, which removes personal identifiers in favour of identifiers with placeholder values to protect customer privacy and increase data security.  Due to Dutch regulations, licence…

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GambleAware study highlights electronic gaming machines as most significant predictor of gambling problems

Research also claims smartphone gambling more problematic than gambling on laptops GambleAware, the UK charity and commissioner of gambling harms prevention and treatment services, has published a new report from Bournemouth University looking at which types of gambling pose the highest risks of harm. The study, Relative Risks of Gambling Products within Great Britain, comprised…

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