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How Malta escaped rogue list and renewed confidence in the sector

CasinoBeatsJuly 26, 20240457 views

Malta’s successful removal from the FTAF grey list underlined the “delicate balance between stringent financial scrutiny and maintaining an attractive business environment”, according to Luis Perez, Chief AML Officer at Lottofy, the brand name of Clobet Limited.

Speaking to Payment Expert, he emphasised that the strategic importance of the region to the European and global gaming sector has truly been highlighted amidst Malta taking the decisive steps to depart the FTAF grey list.

The decision of the FATF’s to add Malta to a rogue list of nations on the grey list in 2021 prompted immediate and significant action from the region as PM Robert Abela and Finance Secretary Alfred Camilleri drafted an ‘action plan’ to remove Malta from the greylist by 2023, an ambition they succeeded in achieving.

Perez added: “Personally, I think it marked a before and after on a number of issues. The greylisting highlighted serious deficiencies in Malta’s anti-money laundering measures, leading to inc..

An afternoon with the superstars of safer gambling

Steve HoareJuly 24, 20240417 views

Player Protection Hub Editor Steve Hoare takes Better Change’s free safer gambling training for a test drive

Massachusetts Gaming Commission studies limits on gambling advertising

Steve HoareJune 27, 20240393 views

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) will consider a set of recommendations to limit advertising of gambling in the state. The recommendations from Dr Rachel Volberg, a Research Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, form part of the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) project. Volberg said her team “heartily endorses” the…

Live from Canada: Is Ontario’s blanket ban on gambling ambassadors flawed?

Steve HoareJune 20, 20240309 views

Today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, comes from the Canadian Gaming Summit in Toronto. Ted Orme-Claye, editor of Insider Sport and Payment Expert, is joined by Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, and special guest Martin Lycka, SVP American Regulatory Affairs and Responsible Gambling at Entain, to talk through their first day at the event. To start the show the trio recap Martin’s interview with…

RGC CEO Shelley White on her safer gambling philosophy and commitment to consumer protection

Steve HoareJune 13, 20240368 views

It’s day one of the Neosurf takeover of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. To kick things off Andrea McGeachin, CEO of Neosurf, is joined by Shelley White, CEO of the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), to discuss the work of the RGC, responsible gambling practices in the payments industry and her imminent retirement from the organisation. After recapping the recent RGC Discovery Conference,…

Does self-exclusion work and how should it work?

Steve HoareJune 13, 20240442 views

As idPair prepares to launch a national self-exclusion tool for the entire US market, City University of London is drafting global standards of best practice

Responsible gambling messaging in multicultural Canada

Steve HoareJune 11, 20240313 views

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp Director Aaron GlynWilliams spoke at the Player Protection Symposium, New York about a tricky balancing act

Guest comment: Advertising overload leads to US backlash

Steve HoareJune 5, 20241367 views

The Game Safety Institute co-founders Simo Dragicevic and Sarah Ramanauskas say operators need more than a responsible gambling ad campaign to avoid a regulatory clampdown With the legalization of online sports betting (OSB) in 38 of 50 US states and the growth of an online gambling market that is expected to reach $40bn by 2028,…

Safe Bet Show: Martin Lycka with Underdog’s Adam Warrington

SBC AmericasMay 31, 20240352 views

This month’s edition of the Martin Lycka Safe Bet Show featured Adam Warrington, Vice President of Responsible Gaming at Underdog Sports.

During the episode, Warrington discussed his time at Michigan State, the lessons he learned leading responsible drinking campaigns at Anheuser-Busch, and finished by talking about his work at FanDuel and Underdog Sports.

Responsible drinking vs responsible gambling

After discussing what Warrington learned while studying at Michigan State, Lycka turned the conversation towards Warrington’s time at Anheuser-Busch which produces Budweiser.

Warrington explained how he led the Drink Wiser campaign that encouraged drinkers to plan a safe ride home and not drink drive, as well as the company’s emergency drinking water program which saw the brewery can fresh drinking water for use in emergencies.

Lycka then asked what he thought the differences were between problem drinking and problem gambling.

“The understanding isn’t there. We need to evolve the dia..

Cordish President claims igaming cannibalisation rate of 15 to 23 per cent

CasinoBeatsMay 20, 20240336 views

At SBC Summit North America, Cordish Gaming Group President Rob Norton spoke with Sue Schneider, VP of Growth and Strategy for the Americas at SBC, during a fireside chat about several topics, including the relationship between igaming and land-based casinos. Written by Jessica Welman, this article was first published on SBC Americas.

To some in the industry, Rob Norton is an obstructionist. The president of Cordish Gaming’s stance against igaming legislation in states like Maryland has some in the business, like BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt, taking swipes at him.

During a fireside chat with SBC’s VP of Growth and Strategy for the Americas Sue Schneider, Norton elaborated on his gaming stance, including how it has changed over the years.

In favour of igaming at one point

“I was very pro igaming at one point in my career, and not so long ago honestly. But as as time has gone on and we’ve started to see the results of states that have brought on casino, and even as mobile sports bettin..