BetComply has hired former Entain Executive Jez White as the group’s very first Safer Gambling and Sustainability Specialist. In joining the iGaming technical and regulatory compliance firm, White will design and implement safer gambling strategies, …
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iGaming Daily: Visa and Mastercard payments shine spotlight on gambling black market
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readIn the latest episode of iGaming Daily, SBC’s Editor-at-Large, Ted Menmuir, is joined by his SBC News Editor successor, Ted Orme-Claye and Senior Journalist, Viktor Kayed, to delve into the …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has once again asked customers to be aware of illegal websites as some have been found to be offering easily accessible deposits. An investigation by the Observer revealed that …
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iGaming Daily: Paddy Power’s Million Pound Human Error – with Anna Soilleux-Mills
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readJoe Streeter hosts the latest episode of the iGaming Daily podcast, sponsored by Optimove, and he’s joined by SBC’s new Editor-at-Large, Ted Menmuir, and a special guest, Anna Soilleux-Mills, Commercial …
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GambleAware elects ‘equality expert’ Andy Boucher as Chair of Trustees
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readGambleAware has elected Andy Boucher to serve as Chair of Trustees of the UK’s biggest independent charity preventing and researching gambling harms. Boucher has served as a trustee of GambleAware since 2023, advising …
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Aspire Global pays £1.4m after second UK compliance failure
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readThe UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has ordered AG Communications Ltd – trading as Aspire Global – to pay £1.4m towards social responsibility causes after its second compliance failure. Target of a UKGC investigation, the operator was found …
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GamCare hires healthcare delivery expert Victoria Corbishley as new CEO
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readGamCare has welcomed the appointment of Victoria Corbishley as Chief Executive of the UK’s frontline provider of treatment support services for gambling harms. An expert in the management of public health services, …
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UK Gambling Minister confirms springtime regulatory changes
by Steve Hoare4 minutes readUK gambling stakeholders have been told to prepare for forthcoming regulatory changes that will take effect in April. The notice comes from DCMS Gambling Minister, Baroness Twycross, in her speech at the Betting …
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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 …
