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Several states fall short of player protection standards in NCPG report

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The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) is evaluating how regulated sports betting markets across the country protect consumers.

The NCPG has released a report, U.S. States’ Online Sports Betting Regulations: An Evaluation Against National Council on Problem Gambling Standards, providing an analysis of how regulated markets adhere to their laws and regulatory frameworks.

The report, prepared by Vixio Regulatory Intelligence, uses public information from states and their regulatory agencies. It does not include data on RG practices by operators.

“This report is the first time that state sports betting laws and regulations have been evaluated against the NCPG’s Internet Responsible Gambling Standards,” said Executive Director Keith Whyte. “With the widespread adoption of legalized sports betting, NCPG felt there was a need for a report comparing sports betting laws and regulations to the IRGS.”

The NCPG’s Internet Responsible Gambling Standards (IRGS) provide guidance in gami..

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BGC warns of 1.5m Brits active on black market websites

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The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has warned the government that unregulated black market gambling poses greater risks than perceived by British consumers.

The trade and standards body for UK gambling sounds its caution, following a new study published by microeconomics consultancy Frontier Economics. – titled: “The size and economic costs of black market gambling in Great Britain“

The study commissioned by the BGC is detailed as “the first major study on the black market since the publication of the previous Government’s White Paper on gambling reforms”.

UK gambling is recognised as a highly regulated sector, servicing 14 million adults (excluding the National Lottery) who gamble per month and generating £10.9bn in annual gross gambling yield (GGY).

Licensing duties see consumers protected by safer gambling rules, compliance monitoring, customer care interventions, responsible gambling tools, controls, and financial probity—overseen by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).

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Regulation outpacing evidence base, according to CGA research

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Regulatory policies around gambling advertising are evolving at a faster rate than the accompanying evidence base, according to new research from the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA). The CGA has teamed up with GP Consulting and Eilers & Krejcik to publish one of the most comprehensive research papers yet produced around gambling advertising and regulatory intervention.…

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Ireland told to impose child protections in Gambling Regulation Bill

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The Government of Ireland has been warned to recognise children’s exposure to gambling marketing in media and sports when finalising the regulatory terms of the Gambling Regulation Bill of Ireland (GRB).

The warning comes from BMC Public Health, a research agency conducting a “qualitative study exploring children’s exposure to and understanding of gambling marketing, risks, and harms in Ireland.”

Research was commissioned due to increased concerns about the “normalisation of gambling in sports” and reports from Irish public health agencies of a “significant increase in underage gambling.”

In its abstract, the report notes that Ireland currently has insufficient evidence on how gambling advertising is consumed and interpreted by children: “To build this evidence base and provide granular broad-level data, this study explored the sport consumption habits and views of Irish children (aged 14–17 years) on their exposure, awareness, and perceptions of the relationship between sport and g..

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Campaign for Fairer Gambling research slammed as ‘silly, insane and vaguely Marxist’

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Anti-gambling activist Derek Webb and his Campaign For Fairer Gambling has released a fourth research paper with ​​National Economic Research Associates (Nera) assessing the economic impact of online gambling. The paper has come in for criticism for its unconventional economic analysis, which concludes that the public’s expenditure on online gambling takes away revenue from “more…

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Great Britain credit card ban given a thumbs up

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The National Centre for Social Research has published a mostly positive review of Great Britain’s ban on credit card for gambling. Great Britain was the first country to pass a credit card ban when it introduced the regulation in April 2020. The Gambling Commission’s Executive Director of Research and Policy commented: “We are pleased that…

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More research needed on effects of near-wins on the brain

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Researchers highlighted the lack of robust methodologies, a lack of consistent terminology for gambling outcomes, and a lack of studies that compared problem gamblers and non-problem gamblers, when studying the literature around the effects of near-wins on the brain. The study carried out at the University of Porto, Neurophysiological Correlates of Near-Wins in Gambling: A…

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Exploring the links between neurodiversity and harmful gambling

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A group of experts concluded that there is a pressing need to conduct joint screening at all points of interaction around harmful gambling and neurodiversity, during a webinar hosted by the Gambling Lived Experience Network (GLEN). International studies have found that in groups of individuals screening positive for gambling disorder, a quarter or more also…

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New research supports restrictions on advertising language

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A new study from the University of Barcelona in partnership with Professor Mark Griffiths of Nottingham Trent University reveals a mixed picture on the influence of gambling advertising on patients with gambling disorder.  On the one hand, a statistically significant association was found between higher gambling advertising impact and higher scores on gambling severity. On…

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