Leading academic Professor Heather Wardle of the University of Glasgow has opened up a new front in the crusade against the gambling industry with a paper that invites the governments …
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SBC Summit: Entain chairman announces five-point plan to take down black market
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readOutgoing Entain chairman Barry Gibson set the tone for the day at the SBC Summit in Lisbon by unveiling a five-point plan to tackle illegal operators. Following the Betting & …
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Several states fall short of player protection standards in NCPG report
by SBC Americas3 minutes readThe 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 …
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BGC warns of 1.5m Brits active on black market websites
by SBC News6 minutes readThe 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 …
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Regulation outpacing evidence base, according to CGA research
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readRegulatory 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 …
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Ireland told to impose child protections in Gambling Regulation Bill
by SBC News4 minutes readThe 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 …
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Campaign for Fairer Gambling research slammed as ‘silly, insane and vaguely Marxist’
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readAnti-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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Research sheds light on regulators’ inertia on illegal loot boxes
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readNew 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 …