The UK’s Public Accounts Committee has criticised the government for failing to proactively fund gambling related research that could help to design an effective regulatory response to gambling harms.
The Committee stated in a report released Sunday (June 28) that despite repeated references to the need for evidence based policy-making, the [...]
Swedish betting and gaming operator ATG has escaped with a warning and suspended financial penalty after marketing to consumers who had requested to be excluded from gambling and opted out of receiving marketing communications.
The former horserace betting monopoly operator was found to have sent marketing communications to gamblers who had [...]
The five largest members of the UK’s Betting and Gaming Council have committed to spending £100m to improve treatment services for problem gamblers across Britain.
Operators bet365, GVC, William Hill and Flutter Entertainment-owned Paddy Power Betfair and Sky Betting and Gaming will provide funds to the GambleAware charity, which will be [...]
Sweden’s gambling regulator has published the names of 21 companies that are accused of targeting Swedish consumers without a license, as it prepares for new restrictions on licensed operators.
The 21 companies operate a total of 92 websites which the regulator has found to be targeting the Swedish market without a [...]
Sweden’s social security minister has defended the government’s proposed restrictions on online casino games, telling parliament that the primary focus above all else is the protection of vulnerable consumers.
Responding to a question about channelling consumers to legal gambling offerings by member of parliament Roland Utbult in the Riksdag Tuesday, social [...]
The chief executives of some of the leading online gambling companies in Sweden have set out a proposal for achieving a safer gambling market, while at the same time warning lawmakers that arbitrary changes in the regulated market will drive consumers to unlicensed providers.
The CEOs of Betsson, Kindred, LeoVegas, NetEnt, [...]
Playtech has said that it will donate £3.5m to charities combating gambling related harm following Wednesday’s statement by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) regarding social responsibility failures at a former Playtech subsidiary.
The UKGC public statement highlighted social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures at PT Entertainment Services (PTES), which were identified [...]
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will soon launch a consultation to make permanent changes to the way betting and gaming operators recruit and incentivise high value customers, after publishing the findings of its investigation into PT Entertainment Services (PTES).
In March 2019, the regulator began an investigation after being contacted by [...]
The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council has launched a £10m education programme to help young people better understand the risks associated with gambling.
The independent programme will be delivered by charities GamCare and YGAM and aims to ensure that 11-19 year olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have access to [...]
Data released by the Danish Gambling Authority shows a significant decline in gambling deposits during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The data shows that since the start of the lockdown in Denmark on 11 March, which closed all land-based casinos and gambling arcades, customer deposits at licensed betting operators in the country have [...]
Stockholm-listed betting and gaming operator Betsson Group has been named as the latest founding member of the All-In Diversity Project.
Betsson becomes the tenth founding member of the industry-driven initiative to benchmark diversity, equality and inclusion for the global betting and gaming sector, alongside operators Kindred Group, Paddy Power Betfair (Flutter [...]
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has directed £9m in funds from regulatory settlements to support problem gambling charity GambleAware during the COVID-19 crisis.
The funds will be used by GambleAware and its partners to help ensure treatment and support services can continue to operate effectively, and withstand additional pressures on their [...]
