Ahead of the festive season, NHS England warned of a significant increase in patient care demands for gambling addiction fulled by gambling adverts over the Christmas period. Dr Matt Gaskell, Head of NHS Northern Gambling Service, viewed the festive period as a “perfect storm of temptation” for relapses given the raft of football, darts and horse racing fixtures…
Ahead of Europe’s Safer Gambling Week 2024, leaders from the industry convened for SBC Digital’s Player Protection Day, a series of six sessions focused on the latest in player protection and responsible gaming. Charlie Horner, SBC’s Media Manager, was joined by Steve Hoare, Editor of the Player Protection Hub, and Martyn Elliot, Project Director for…
In the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Ted Menmuir and Jack Symons, Co-Founder of Gamban, discuss the evolution and mission of Gamban, a gambling block solution designed to help individuals manage their gambling urges. They explore the challenges of self-exclusion, the importance of partnerships with regulators, and the need for a layered approach…
This morning (7th November 2024) the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) published its official statistics for “Young People and Gambling 2024.” This release marks the fourth dataset, providing insights into “young people’s exposure to and involvement in gambling” in the 12 months leading up to the report. As well as indicating the “impact gambling can have on them”.…
We are heading down under for the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. In Australia pressure mounts on the Labor government to stick to its principles and enforce a blanket ban on gambling advertising across all media platforms as the media reports that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his party are in favour…
Today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, discusses a frantic week of gambling developments, which saw the FA, Premier League, EFL and Women’s Super League agree to a new code of conduct on gambling agreements.
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…
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,…
Andrea McGeachin, CEO at Neosurf, takes control of hosting duties on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, as she is joined by Bill Pascrell, III, Partner, Princeton Public Affairs Group, to discuss how the two met and their RG passion and a call to action for payment firms to ‘come…
It’s another milestone moment for the Gambling Act review white paper as the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) consultation on implementation of the research, education and treatment (RET) levy has begun.Projecting that £100m will be directed towards the NHS via the initiative the RET levy, one of the key recommendations of the white…