Love is not the only thing in the air on Valentine’s Day as the rise in romance scams continues to become a far too common plague among vulnerable people. Romance scams, the …
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canadiangamingbusinessFeaturedNorth America
Are affordability checks coming to Canadian gaming?
5 minutes readFor years, affordability checks have been like a boogie man for most markets. It lurks as a threat but it has yet to manifest into something operators and regulators have …
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Gambling Commission orders Stake to quit UK following adult viral video
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readThe Gambling Commission has announced that Stake will leave the UK market following an advertising campaign with controversial adult film star Bonnie Blue. The video, which featured the actress offering to sleep …
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BetBlocker’s Duncan Garvie on the alarming rise of fake games and their ‘morally reprehensible’ marketing
by Steve Hoare7 minutes readThe rise of the black market presents various threats to the safety of the gambling industry and to player safety, one of the less reported is the stark rise of …
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Safe Bet Show: José Francisco Manssur, Special Advisor to the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of Brazil
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readIn this episode of the Safe Bet Show, Martin Lycka interviews José Francisco Manssur, a key figure in the regulation of the gambling industry in Brazil. The duo discusses the …
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SBC AmericasFeaturedNorth AmericaSBC News
BetMGM slapped with $261K fine in PA for letting self-excluders gamble
by SBC Americas3 minutes readThe Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has fined BetMGM $260,905 for 152 instances of allowing individuals on the Board’s self-exclusion list to gamble on their sites between 2021 and 2023. …
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Interview: Keith Whyte on futures contracts, crypto, regulations and the future of responsible gambling
by Steve Hoare13 minutes readKeith Whyte left his role as Executive Director of The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) just two weeks ago for a new career in consultancy. Player Protection Hub sat …
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Suppliers highlight rampant spread of counterfeit games as Evolution licence review rumbles on
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readLeading iGaming suppliers have raised the issue of copycat games in conversations with the Player Protection Hub following Evolution Gaming’s pre-Christmas revelation that the Gambling Commission is reviewing its licence. …
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Caltech neuroscientists highlight slow-learning processes in problem gamblers
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readNeuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have isolated slow-learning processes as a possible contributor to problem gambling. Learning occurs across multiple timescales, with fast learning crucial for adapting …
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Preview: Ethical Gambling Forum to highlight ESG flashpoints
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readThe Ethical Gambling Forum brings together compliance and responsible gambling professionals with regulators, lawyers, HR professionals, marketing experts, researchers and treatment organisations for an inspiring ESG bootcamp. You can expect …