The UK’s leading gambling harms charity GambleAware has released a Legacy Report ahead of its shutdown at the end of next month, but its legacy is a mixed one. GambleAware is in the process of handing over its role as chief commissioner for gambling harms research, prevention and treatment to government bodies NHS England, UK…
Deal Me Out’s Illegal Gambling Prevention Summit highlighted the extent of the black market in the UK, the causes and interrogated some of the potential solutions. The impact on racing: The opening panel of racing enthusiasts and professionals presented a grim picture. Consultant Simon French concluded that racing needs “a complete reset”. He said it…
In today’s episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Media Manager Fernando Noodt is joined by SBC Media Director Martyn Elliott and iGaming Expert Editor Joe Streeter as the trio discuss whether current regulation, taxation and industry practices are unintentionally fuelling the growth of the gambling black market, and what needs to change to stop it. Tune…
The UK government’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has confirmed that it is finalising the list of those who have received funds from the new statutory levy for gambling harms. OHID is responsible for the £30m portion of the levy that has been branded ‘Gambling Harms Prevention: Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE)…
An Australian advertising industry creative director has created what he calls ‘the losing sound’ to combat slot machine addiction. After a relative lost A$150,000 ($107,000) in one year on Australian “pokies” (slot machines), Neil Walshe teamed up with Rumble Studios and Milos Photography when he realised that pokies only have a winning sound. The reason…
Africa is viewed as one of the great hopes for growth by the international gaming industry, but the spread of sports betting and online casino in markets across the continent brings with it player protection challenges. Drawing on insights from proprietary research by SBC Media and 1xBet for the International Player Safety Index, our expert…
Responsible gambling tools such as deposit limits have limited effects on curbing risky behaviour, according to a new study of more than 24,000 online sports bettors in Australia. Tools that merely raise awareness or set voluntary limits rarely change behaviour unless they directly restrict access to betting. The findings raise questions about whether current harm-minimisation…
Šimon Vincze, Head of Sustainable and Safer Gambling for Casino Guru, writes for Player Protection Hub’s sister publicartion iGaming Expert, addressing a subject that many shy away from, yet is of the utmost importance when it comes to strengthening safeguards for the industry. I remember when I first heard that we should publish a course on suicide…
The Charities Commission is investigating the UK’s oldest and most established gambling treatment provider Gordon Moody, after claims of racism and discrimination follow former CEO’s employment tribunal claim. Former CEO Monica Shafaq resigned from Gordon Moody in October last year after raising concerns of a regulatory nature with the charity’s Board of Directors, which she…
Key finding: Pairing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with real-time “symptom provocation” (poker videos) sharply reduced gambling cravings and depression in a 22-year-old man with severe gambling disorder – suggesting a new way to boost the brain-based treatment’s impact. That’s according to a case report published in the official journal of the TMS Society by…