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Legal Eye: UK Gambling braced for its defining summer test series

SBC NewsMay 8, 20240272 views

Harris Hagan dissects the affairs of a busy opening to May, in which the Gambling Commission published its Summer 2023 Consultation Response providing its timelines to test key proposals of the Gambling Review’s White Paper.

The spotlight glares on the compliance of UK gambling, entering a transformative phase as the Commission seeks to apply comprehensive changes from financial vulnerability assessments to game design, aiming to bolster consumer protection and ensure responsible gaming environments.

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On 1 May 2024, the Gambling Commission published the response to its Summer 2023 Consultation on Proposed Changes to the LCCP and RTS (the “Summer 2023 Consultation Response”), confirming widespread changes to the rules that regulate licensed gambling operators in Great Britain, including in relation to financial vulnerability checks and financial risk assessments; remote games design; direct marketing; age verification and personal management licences.

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Underdog RG chief on social norms, federal funding and much more

Steve HoareMay 1, 20240320 views

Underdog’s VP Responsible Gambling, Adam Warrington, speaks to the SBC Player Protection Hub ahead of his appearance at the SBC Player Protection Symposium in New York next week

True or False? Are we experiencing a youth gambling crisis in Britain?

Steve HoareMay 1, 20240270 views

Dan Waugh of Regulus Partners continues his groundbreaking series of articles that expose the myth-making around gambling and misuse of statistics

Bluehouse Technology: creating a software centre of excellence

Steve HoareApril 24, 20240301 views

Retaining elements of entertainment, while eliminating the stigma associated with the betting and gaming industries, is the crucial task facing stakeholders, cites Chandru Mullaparthi, Director of Bluehouse Technology However, in order to achieve this, a very clear display of just how seriously player protection is taken must be demonstrated throughout each level of every organisation.…

What links the black market, player protection, prohibition, PR and advertising?

Steve HoareApril 18, 20240254 views

New data suggests the black market is much bigger than we feared, writes Player Protection Hub Editor Steve Hoare, and the only way to counter it is to unite

Developing a seatbelt for gamblers

martynApril 11, 20240348 views

Dr Mary Donohue of The Digital Wellness Center advocates microbreaks as the digital equivalent of seatbelts

Opinion: AI and international cooperation needed in fight against black market

lucia.gandoMarch 21, 20240273 views

Dr. Evert Montero Cárdenas , President of Fecoljuegos of Colombia, and Federico Rodríguez Aguiar , Marketing Analyst and Consultant from Uruguay, argue for the necessity of international regulatory cooperation to combat black market operators in regional markets. We understand that in the name of freedom not everything goes, but the law of the jungle cannot prevail over fundamental principles of business…

Guest comment: GambleAware complaint sparks backlash against Good Law Project

Steve HoareMarch 15, 20242479 views

Dan Waugh of Regulus Partners has spotted a change in the public policy discourse on gambling. The Good Law Project’s complaint to the Charity Commission has sparked something of a rebellion on social media, as those in the lived experience community grow tired of the anti-gambling lobby’s dirty tricks

Dr Mary Donohue: navigating the crossroads – prohibition or progress?

Steve HoareMarch 1, 20240256 views

Ahead of an expert panel session this Friday, Digital Wellness Centre CEO Dr Mary Donohue offers up this thought-provoking blog. The online industry, she warns, faces a challenge in showcasing its proactive strides towards safeguarding player well-being and enhancing the overall gaming experience. In the ever-evolving landscape of technology and digital entertainment, the online gaming industry stands at a pivotal crossroads.…

Saturday Night Live spoof: industry reaction

jessica.welmanFebruary 29, 20240280 views

Getting the Saturday Night Live treatment is generally an indicator that a person, a business or an industry has fully infiltrated the mainstream. This past weekend, sportsbooks were the target of a spoof commercial on the program. SNL aired a fake commercial for fictitious operator Rock Bottom Kings, a sportsbook that allows you to wager on the problematic…