Popular poker-inspired mobile game Balatro has had its Pan-European Game Information age rating reduced from 18 to 12, escalating the long-standing debate on gambling in video games. One of the most popular mobile games …
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Football and government to negotiate Italy’s new gambling sponsorship laws
by Steve Hoare4 minutes readThe Senate of Italy is prepared to review the Dignity Decree of 2018 to either revoke or modify the ban on gambling sponsorship, enforced since 2019. Calcio newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reports …
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Svenska Spel praises high impact of Independent Research Council
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readSvenska Spel has praised the impact of its Independent Research Council on Gambling Risks and Addiction. The programme has entered its fifteenth year since its formation as an independent body, having reached the milestone …
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Traditional advertising channels across Europe are efficiently blocking the exposure of minors to gambling, according to the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). The trade association put out a summary of an …
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ResearchSBC NewsUK
Academics compare gambling practices to 1950s tobacco industry in BMJ attack
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readA team of academics from the Universities of Bath, Cambridge, Goldsmiths and Edinburgh, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have launched a scathing attack on the …
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UK treatment provider Gordon Moody is launching its annual gambling harm awareness day on March 18th with the provocative hashtag #Dying4ABet. “This intentionally provocative campaign is designed to break the …
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UK banks unite for Gambling Harms Action Lab with Martin Lewis
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readUK banks Barclays, First Direct, HSBC UK, Monzo, Starling and Virgin Money join Nationwide in committing to the Money & Mental Health Policy Institute’s Gambling Harms Action Lab. The Lab …
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ResearchUK
2022 Public Health England study to promote a “comprehensive public health approach”
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readPolicies and interventions to reduce harmful gambling: an international Delphi consensus and implementation rating study Public Health England (since disbanded, now the Office of Health Improvement & Disparities) convened a …
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The Basque Observatory warns that 47 percent of young people participate in gambling
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readThe Basque Gaming Observatory has launched a new market study which warns that 47 percent of young people between 18 and 24 years old are active participants in gaming and betting offers …
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Swedish operators report RG figures with steep climb in self-exclusions at Betsson
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readSwedish operators ATG, Betsson, Kindred and Svenska Spel have released their H2 2024 responsible gambling figures. One of the most notable differences in the figures is Betsson’s self-exclusion statistic – …
