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Bally’s Corporation has joined the Responsible Online Gaming Association, an independent trade association that aims to develop and advance responsible gaming practices.

To help customers make informed decisions about online gambling, Bally’s will collaborate with existing ROGA members – bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings, Fanatics Betting and Gaming, FanDuel, Hard Rock Digital and PENN Entertainment – in promoting responsible gambling, funding independent peer-reviewed research, developing evidence-based best practices and driving consumer education and awareness.

Robeson Reeves, CEO of Bally’s Corporation, commented: “We are proud to join the Responsible Online Gaming Association alongside some of the industry’s leading companies. At Bally’s, we are committed to promoting responsible gaming and empowering our customers to make informed decisions about their online play.

“By collaborating with ROGA and its members, we can enhance responsible gaming initiatives, fund research, develop best..

The European Gaming and Betting Association has welcomed global identity verification and anti-fraud platform Sumsub to the organisation as an associate member.

Sumsub’s membership with the EGBA has been described as a strategic partnership that reinforces the two parties’ “joint commitment to promoting a safe and secure online gaming and betting environment in Europe”.

Joining as an associate member, Sumsub will provide its identity verification expertise to support the association’s ID verification awareness and position, as well as its mission of promoting high KYC and fraud prevention standards.

“We are honoured to join EGBA as an associate member and collaborate with industry leaders to drive innovation and compliance in Europe’s online gaming sector,” stated Kris Galloway, Head of iGaming Product at Sumsub.

“As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, we remain committed to empowering operators and platforms with cutting-edge solutions, tailored to their players’ user pr..

US-based responsible gambling advocates’ outcry for a multi-jurisdictional, self-exclusion program may have been answered by the idPair‘s National Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program.

Announced on Tuesday, June 18, the tech company took the first steps towards making cross-border self-exclusion a reality. The company revealed that the NHVSEP will be coming to four states: Tennessee, Michigan, Iowa and Colorado.

“For the first time ever, individuals seeking a wider level of protection can self-exclude from multiple states in a streamlined fashion,” said idPair CEO Jonathan Aiwazian.

Each aforementioned state currently offers its own individual process to provide self-exclusion for gamblers experiencing harm, but these can often present several barriers to be accomplished, such as in-person meetings and notarization.

With the NVSEP, users can take advantage of a free online notary and submit a form that will self-exclude them from all four states, with idPair assuring that more states..

Stake has announced a partnership with BetBlocker, a non-profit provider of free and anonymous software to help individuals manage and control their gambling activity.

The collaboration hopes to minimise gambling-related harm on Stake’s online casino platform while promoting responsible gambling, with Stake agreeing to promote the tool on its website.

A representative from Stake commented: “At Stake, we pride ourselves on delivering an entertaining and customer-centric experience, while acknowledging the importance of responsible gambling. Strengthening our relationship with BetBlocker plays an integral role in ensuring their product serves to benefit our customers.”

BetBlocker allows users to block access to thousands of gambling platforms. The tool uses a calendar feature, with players able to block themselves from gambling in advance by setting specific durations for their restricted access.

Pedro Romero, Chief of Safer Gambling Partnerships at BetBlocker, said: “BetBlocker i..

Sam A. Antar’s legal battle against BetMGM remains ongoing as the prosecutor filed his problem gambling case with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

The case against BetMGM will be taken to the Court of Appeals after it was thrown out by New Jersey District Court judge Madeline Cox Arleo earlier this year.

Antar claimed that he wagered almost $30m across 2019 and 2020 after allegedly being solicited to play at Borgata Casino and on the operator’s online casino sites, despite VIP hosts supposedly being aware he was a problem gambler.

The prosecutor named VIP Account Managers Quinton Hogan and Jerry Liang in his complaint, suggesting they plied him with bonuses and encouraged him to keep depositing on-site despite showing several “fundamental and visible symptoms of problem gambling”.

Antar’s initial complaint also referred to games as being purposefully rigged to time out when he was close to a big win.

Arleo threw the case out in February, concluding that the state’s Consumer..

With the general election edging closer and Labour’s lead in the polls continuing to widen, eyes were nervously drawn to the party’s leader yesterday as he unveiled a manifesto that had the briefest of mentions of their plans for gambling industry reform.

After Rishi Sunak called a surprise election for July, the UK gambling industry was sent into something of a limbo as it awaited potential changes to the governing Conservative Party’s regulatory review.

Predicted to oust the Conservatives with a landslide victory come July 4, Labour leader Keir Starmer launched the Labour Party Manifesto 2024 on Thursday, June 13, with a focus on wealth generation, green energy and cutting NHS waiting times.

However, those hoping to gain an insight on Starmer’s plans for the gambling industry may be left disappointed, as just one paragraph referred to gambling throughout the potential PM’s plan for change.

Under the ‘Build an NHS fit for the future’ section, the Manifesto read: “Labour is com..

An independent review into the suitability of SkyCity Adelaide to hold a casino licence will soon be resumed by the Honourable Brian Martin AO KC.

The resumption of the investigation follows the conclusion of the casino’s proceedings with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre for its breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006.

Investigations into SkyCity Adelaide began in July 2022, after Consumer and Business Services, the South Australia gambling regulator, appointed Martin to conduct an independent review under section 22(2) of the Casino Act 1997 (SA) regarding “the suitability of SkyCity Adelaide to continue to hold the SkyCity Adelaide casino licence and the suitability of SkyCity to continue to be a close associate of SkyCity Adelaide”.

However, in February 2023, the investigation was put on hold as Martin advised former Liquor and Gambling Commissioner Dini Soulio that he was unable to determine the question of whether the..