The Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association has appointed former regulator George Rover as Executive Director. Rover’s storied career includes a stint with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, when online casino sites were launched …
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Research
The Lived Experience of Gambling-Related Harm in Natural Language 2024
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readMost disordered and lower-risk gamblers will never seek formal treatment due to the stigma and shame surrounding gambling. Online self-help forums are a popular alternative way for gamblers to anonymously …
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Research
Residential Rehabilitation Services for Gambling Disorder with Complex and Co-morbid Presentation: Evaluation Report 2023
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readThis evaluation explores the pilot implementation of the Residential Rehabilitation Service forGambling Disorder with Complex and Co-morbid Presentation. It provides early evidence aboutestablishing and delivering this new service, and of …
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Expert lawyers say Gambling Commission remains vague on definition of “frictionless” checks The UK Gambling Commission announced its next steps for the introduction of financial risk checks, yesterday (February 23), …
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DCMS unveils ‘landmark’ rule with U-25s limited to £2 stake The UK government has confirmed that staking limits will be applied to online slot games from September as a guaranteed …
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SBC News
UKGC to proceed with pilot test on customer affordability checks
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readThe UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced that it will proceed with the next steps to implement affordability checks on remote gambling operators. The decision was announced this afternoon by Tim Miller, Executive Director …
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The newly published scoping study – ‘LGBTQ+ People and Gambling Harms: A Scoping Review’ – was commissioned by GambleAware to build an understanding of the lived experience of gambling harm …
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LATAMSBC News
Colombian regulator set to reveal first RG policy in Latin America
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readBetting limits, warning messages and self-exclusion tools to be introduced
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BlogsFeatured
How does the Gambling Commission find the right balance?
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readGambling Commission CEO Andrew Rhodes made a plea for reasonableness, when addressing the crowd at ICE
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North AmericaSBC News
What do we do about sports betting advertising? A panel discussion
by Steve Hoare7 minutes readThere are a couple of things the sports betting industry can agree on when it comes to advertising. One is that there is a growing number of people who believe …