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New research finds no link between game features and problem gambling

Groundbreaking new research into links between slots gameplay and safer gambling has concluded that there is no statistically significant correlation between player markers of harm and the experience that different games provide.

Data science company Future Anthem analysed 36m playing sessions at Gamesys to look for links between volatility, hit rate [...]

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NCPG partners with NFL to level up responsible gambling campaign

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has received a $6.2m grant as part of a partnership with the National Football League Foundation (NFLF). 

The three-year grant will enable NCPG to upgrade their National Problem Gambling Helpline and provide grants to nonprofit organisations across the country for problem gambling prevention programs. 

They will [...]

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Spelinspektionen

Swedish regulator to evaluate responsible gambling measures

The Swedish government has instructed the country’s gambling regulator Spelinspektionen to evaluate further responsible gambling measures, as the temporary deposit limit for online casinos comes to an end on 14 November.

The government has asked the regulator to evaluate the temporary gaming responsibility measures, and to follow up and analyze how [...]

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Problem gambling in Britain continues to decline

Efforts to promote safer gambling in Great Britain appearing to be paying off, with the latest research from the Gambling Commission showing a 50 per cent year-on-year decline in the overall problem gambling rate.

In the twelve-month period ended 30 September 2021, the overall problem gambling rate stood at 0.3 per [...]

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Ukrainian operators sign Memorandum on Gambling Advertising

After several months of negotiations, members of the Ukrainian Gambling Council have signed a memorandum on gambling advertising in the country.

The agreement forms the basis of a joint approach to advertising by online and retail gambling operators in the country based on responsible gambling and corporate social responsibility principles.

The memorandum [...]

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NFL Launches Responsible Betting Initiative

The National Football League (NFL) has announced the launch of an extensive, integrated league-wide responsible betting campaign.  

The key message encourages people to play responsibly by sticking to a game plan, including setting a budget, using licensed and regulated operators, and asking for help if they need it. The core [...]

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Future Anthem partners Gamesys on player protection initiative

AI and game data specialist Future Anthem has joined forces with Gamesys to research the impact of casino games on player risk and safety.

The landmark R&D initiative will analyse the extent to which markers of harm may be related to the games that players choose to play.

Noting that most of [...]

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Gambling Commission

BGO licence suspended for failing to protect consumers

Online betting and gaming operator BGO Entertainment has had its operating licence suspended with immediate effect by Britain’s Gambling Commission.

The Commission said late Friday that it is carrying out a review of BGO’s licence under section 116 of the Gambling Act 2005.

The review and suspension follows concerns that BGO’s activities [...]

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BGC unveils new ‘Take Time To Think’ safer gambling campaign

Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has launched a new campaign to promote safer gambling in the United Kingdom.

The new ‘Take Time To Think’ campaign is aimed at encouraging customers to use the wide range of safer gambling tools offered by BGC members and replaces ‘When The Fun Stops, Stop’ [...]

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Advertising Standards Authority

Napoleons Casinos warned over “unlimited gambling” promo

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against A&S Leisure Group’s Napoleons Casinos for creating the impression that consumers could gamble without limits or restrictions at its venues.

A post on the Napoleons-casinos.co.uk site in August stated on the home page, “Enjoy unlimited gambling in all of our [...]

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Simon Reynolds

Simon Reynolds replaces Roger Parkes as GAMSTOP director

Online self-exclusion scheme operator GAMSTOP has appointed Simon Reynolds as a non-executive director.

Reynolds brings more than 30 years of compliance and regulatory affairs experience to the role from his career in the gambling industry, where he currently serves as chief compliance officer at Buzz Bingo parent Buzz Group.

He replaces Betway [...]

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Portugal takes aim at instant win games and iGaming with proposed amendments

Lawmakers in Portugal have approved draft legislation to better protect vulnerable people from the risks associated with gambling and to curb the country’s fast-growing instant win games market.

Lawmakers have unanimously approved proposed amendments that would treat instant lottery products in the same way as other gambling games, prohibiting their advertising [...]

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