iGaming Daily

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

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…

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

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,…

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iGD: NHS to take the reins as DCMS launches RET roadmap

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…

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iGD: Who committed the cyber attack on MGM and Caesars?

US giants MGM and Caesars both suffered cyber attacks recently, with MGM being taken offline after the attack, reportedly from hacking group Scattered Spider, impacted everything from the customer website to the gaming floor to the electronic room key system to corporate emails. Caesars on the other hand, suffered an attack of their own by…

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iGD: UK gambling under the spotlight at Select Committee

This week witnessed senior figures in the British gambling space, such as Andrew Rhodes, CEO at the UK Gambling Commission and Gambling Minister, Stewart Andrew, address the Select Committee on the recent white paper and gambling regulations.Being asked searching questions by MPs from various parties, gambling was under the spotlight with focuses on Health Surveys,…

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iGD: The realities of RET reorganisation

Following its Spring publishing, the recommendations and reforms of the Gambling Review’s White Paper have been put to a summer consultation.Yet amongst all disciplines referred, be it affordability, KYC, customer care, consumer redress stands the reform of the industry’s existing framework on Research, Education and Treatment (RET) – as the most politically charged element of…

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iGD: A ‘reasonably expected’ advertising revamp

As part of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s mission to further protect young people, online gambling advertising standards in the province could witness a revamp this year.However, the AGCO has proposed raising the threshold so the term becomes ‘reasonably expected’ to appeal to youth and children.This will include athletes – whether active or…

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iGD: Bills, Bills, Bills: What’s going on in Canada and Ohio?

Following on from yesterday’s Brazil focus, we’re heading approximately 5,000 miles north today with Jessica Welman in the drivers seat, joined by Nick Ware of Canadian Gaming Business and Charlie Horner of SBC Americas to discuss two new bills in Canada, with the Senate to discuss national gambling advertising guidelines as well as a First…

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