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

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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.…

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Saturday Night Live spoof: industry reaction

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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…

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Financial risk checks: snap verdict

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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), in a blog from Gambling Commission Executive Director of Policy Development Tim Miller. The hugely controversial move will be debated in the House of Commons…

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Welcome to the Player Protection Hub

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A message from SBC Managing Director Andrew McCarron:Hello and welcome to the soft launch of the Player Protection Hub, something which we will hope will build into a central resource for the industry all over to discuss and learn best practice around problem gambling and player protection. Given the amount of content that SBC produces…

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