The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has released its 2023-24 annual report, revealing a significant boost in its RG Check accreditation and progress since the Ontario government delivered an unprecedented $9m investment to the Responsible Internet Gambling Fund. The report titled “Impact: Action Drives Change” claims that the RG Check accreditation “continues to be the most…
On November 13, SBC is hosting SBC Digital – Player Protection, a one-day online conference presented in partnership with Vixio Regulatory Intelligence. SBC Digital – Player Protection will help build momentum for Safer Gambling Week in the UK, which takes place the week after the online conference. The agenda includes sessions such as: The esteemed…
International Centre for Responsible Gambling (ICRG) President and Secretary Arthur Paikowsky has told SBC Americas that lawmakers and regulators are making too many “uninformed decisions”. Paikowsky offered his insight on the current state of research and regulation in a conversation with Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, during an SBC Webinar celebrating 25 years of…
City University of London and SBC Affiliate of the Year Casino Guru are extending their consultation on recommended standards for online voluntary self-exclusion schemes. The work on the standardisation of self-exclusion schemes is being conducted by City University of London Associate Professor Dr Margaret Carran in partnership with Casino Guru. Carran is drafting a set…
The NCAA recently held a discussion on sports betting policies and concluded that prohibitions on gambling are “ineffective” at preventing unwanted gambling. The college athletics association’s Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) held an informational discussion on the topic in recent days. Committee members met in Indianapolis to discuss the possible deregulation of sports betting, which could allow student-athletes…
The rise and rise of the black market continued to dominate conversations on day two of the SBC Summit in Lisbon as operators, suppliers and lobbyists despaired about over-burdening regulation. Svenska Spel Chief Executive Officer Fredrik Wastenson sat on a panel with executives from Finland and Germany, which interrogated the affordability question. “The main problem…
Outgoing Entain chairman Barry Gibson set the tone for the day at the SBC Summit in Lisbon by unveiling a five-point plan to tackle illegal operators. Following the Betting & Gaming Council’s research on the scale of the black market, Entain has engaged Regulus Partners to find a way of dealing with the issue. The…
Regulatory policies around gambling advertising are evolving at a faster rate than the accompanying evidence base, according to new research from the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA). The CGA has teamed up with GP Consulting and Eilers & Krejcik to publish one of the most comprehensive research papers yet produced around gambling advertising and regulatory intervention.…
Safe Bet Show host Martin Lycka interviews Trilogy Group Founder Valerie Spicer for this month’s episode, which focuses on tribal gaming. The former Executive Director of The Arizona Indian Gaming Association is, she says, a “true believer” in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and its power to promote self-sufficiency and spur economic diversity in tribal…
Anti-gambling activist Derek Webb and his Campaign For Fairer Gambling has released a fourth research paper with National Economic Research Associates (Nera) assessing the economic impact of online gambling. The paper has come in for criticism for its unconventional economic analysis, which concludes that the public’s expenditure on online gambling takes away revenue from “more…