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Australia’s Minister of Communications, Michelle Rowland, has appointed Richard Eccles to conduct the first statutory review of the country’s national self-exclusion register – BetStop.

Implemented in August 2023 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, BetStop is being reviewed due to a requirement in the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, which states a review of the self-exclusion service must be conducted after a year of operations to make sure it is an effective measure to protect those vulnerable from gambling harm.

The Minister’s statement also said that the review will “add to the evidence base on the impacts of BetStop in Australia and voluntary exclusion programs to help inform future policy”.

BetStop covers all Australian licensed igaming providers, stopping them from opening a new account for self‑excluded individuals, accepting bets from them, or sending them marketing material. Operators must also close existing betting accounts for registered individuals.

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BGaming has launched its latest charitable initiative, pledging €10,000 to support Portuguese youth education charity The European Intercultural Club (CLUBE).

CLUBE is a Lisbon-based non-profit organisation supporting youth education, training and employability. The charity has used the donation from BGaming for club premises repairs and organisational needs, as well as to help finance a project supporting children’s skill development.

Marina Ostrovtsova, CEO at BGaming, said: “Creativity is a proven way to support young children’s development, and we take joy in donating to valuable causes that champion this. Just as BGaming is dedicated to producing the most creative games on the market, we are committed to building strong communities through art.

“The children at The European Intercultural Club are sure to benefit from their time taking part in this semester-long project and we can’t wait to hear about the results.”

The organisation’s ‘Urban Nature Project – A Macro Story’ cam..

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy has underlined the government’s commitment to ensuring the “players can continue to enjoy gambling as a pastime without the harms”.

Her comments come as trepidation within gambling elevates following proposals by two Labour-backing think tanks pitching the doubling of gambling tax, leading to warnings from the industry and analysts of the detrimental economic consequences.

Addressing Parliament, Nandy urged the house not to believe everything that they read in the papers, emphasising a desire to “strike the right balance” when it comes to regulation.

She added: “We’re aware of the value of this industry and the importance of it, not just to the UK economy, but to the joy that it brings to many, many people, and the employment prospects that it offers to people in every nation and region of the United Kingdom.

“We are also very aware of the problems that can be caused by problem gambling and, as the previous government d..

The Netherlands’ gaming authority, Kansspelautoriteit, has published its semi-annual monitoring report for the Dutch online gambling market, noting that gross gaming result (BSR: stake minus payout) in the first half of 2024 is up by 8% in comparison to the last six months of 2023.

Regarding channelisation, KSA’s report revealed that it is currently expecting legal operators to see 87% of total BSR in 2024, while 95% of players are also only playing with licensed operators.

However, these channelisation figures have caused concern from the trade associations Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieders (VNLOK – Licensed Dutch Online Gambling Providers) and Nederlandse Online Gambling Associatie (NOGA – Dutch Online Gambling Association).

Online BSR for the Dutch market has risen in H1 2024 to €752m (H2 2023: €696m). KSA attributed this increase to the number of bets placed during the Euro 2024 football championships, and “therefore not necessarily an indicator of the total growth ..