New research into the use of loot boxes on the popular Steam platform has shed new light on their legality and gambling regulators’ failure to prosecute supposedly illegal operators. The …
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Deal Me Out files suit against Manchester Authority over National Helpline discrimination
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readGambling charity Deal Me Out has filed suit against the Greater Manchester Combined Authority alleging discriminatory language designed to damage GambleAware and the National Gambling Helpline. In a post on …
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English football places integrity bet on gambling sponsorship
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readToday’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 …
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William Hill handed ASA order to remove welcome bonus promo
by CasinoBeats2 minutes readThe Advertising Standards Authority has ordered William Hill to remove an advertisement for misleading language around the use of payments for welcome bonuses. The advert was seen on search engine …
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Player Protection Hub Editor Steve Hoare takes Better Change’s free safer gambling training for a test drive
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GambleAware calls for advertising clampdown citing new research claiming public support
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readNew research from GambleAware in the UK suggests that over two-thirds of people believe there is too much gambling advertising and that more regulations are needed to control it. Sixty-seven …
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Gambling Commission CEO Rhodes says NHS methods are “outmoded”
by Steve Hoare4 minutes readThe UK Gambling Commission CEO Andrew Rhodes told an audience of industry representatives that the NHS Health Survey is “outmoded” and needs to be improved but that any hike in …
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GambleAware research claims safer gambling adverts are failing
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readUK player harm charity GambleAware has called for public health warnings on gambling adverts, as research shows that messaging over gambling risks is not cutting through with the public. Researchers …
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Legal Eye: UK Gambling braced for its defining summer test series
by SBC News17 minutes readHarris Hagan dissects the affairs of a busy opening to May, in which the Gambling Commission published its Summer 2023 Consultation Response providing its timelines to test key proposals of …
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True or False? Are we experiencing a youth gambling crisis in Britain?
by Steve Hoare10 minutes readDan Waugh of Regulus Partners continues his groundbreaking series of articles that expose the myth-making around gambling and misuse of statistics