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Four Winds Casinos has selected OpenBet to supply its player protection technology, powered by Neccton.

The casino company, which is owned and operated by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, will utilize Neccton’s responsible gaming and anti-money laundering (AML) software and OpenBet’s wider technology and services at its premier gaming resorts across the Midwestern U.S.

Neccton is part of OpenBet’s growing regulatory tech vertical and demonstrates the provider’s ongoing commitment to building a secure and sustainable industry. The research-based software provides evidence-based interventions including personalized pop-up messaging, limit setting functionality and valuable behavioral insights.

Four Winds Casinos is the latest operator to join OpenBet’s ever-increasing global customer base, which grew by more than 40% during the first half of 2024.

The companies also say the deal reaffirms OpenBet’s strategic efforts to support the U.S. tribal casino community. OpenBet current..

To Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) leader Dr. Jennifer Shatley, it was clear something had to be done.

“College-age people, this is an audience that is either already engaged in sports betting or online gaming or largely will be in the near future,” Shatley told SBC Americas in an interview. “It’s an important audience, one that’s been mainly overlooked up until this program, in my belief.”

That’s why ROGA, the multi-operator association that Shatley spearheads as executive director, recently launched what it calls a National College Education Campaign aimed specifically at supplying that demographic with the resources, tools and support that they need.

“It’s important to have realistic expectations, to understand how to engage in gambling in a responsible way as entertainment and not as a way to make money and to really dispel a lot of the myths around gaming,” Shatley says. “This audience just hasn’t had that type of information targeted to them as of yet. Most colleg..

The Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) has unveiled a new national college responsible gambling education campaign.

In partnership with EPIC Global Solutions, Kindbridge Behavioral Health and the Toronto-based Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), ROGA will develop and implement a comprehensive, evidence-based program specifically tailored to the unique needs of university-aged students.

The initiative will leverage digital delivery tools to provide responsible gambling and financial literacy education to students across diverse campuses and demographics throughout the U.S.

ROGA is an independent trade association of leading gaming operators. Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Shatley said in a release that while some programs focused on student-athletes already exist, “there are very few resources currently available to the broader university student population.”

“To fill that gap, ROGA is proud to be collaborating with leading organizations that bring diverse expertise and e..

EPIC Global Solutions is partnering with one of America’s largest entertainment and gaming companies.

The London-based gambling harm consultancy has secured a three-year partnership with Bally’s to promote responsible gambling and create a safe and fair environment for players. The two entities will also work together to impact communities.

“Bally’s and EPIC Global Solutions are committed to setting new standards for responsible gaming with a three-year commitment,” said Bally’s CEO Robeson Reeves. “Together, we are creating safer and more enjoyable gaming environments through educating multiple partners in the gaming ecosystem, harnessing the power of EPIC’s lived experience approach in both the U.K. and the U.S.”

As part of the partnership, employees at Bally’s will be provided with training from EPIC that will help staff on casino floors and in customer service roles identify and protect customers who are impacted by gambling harm. Bally’s and EPIC will also create original socia..