The latest study of gambling participation in Spain shows that the country had one of the lowest rates of problem gambling in Europe in 2020, despite almost 81 per cent of adults participating in at least one form of gambling.
The study conducted by Carlos III University of Madrid and research [...]
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) has launched a state-wide self-exclusion system ahead of the launch of regulated online gambling in October.
The new DCP self-exclusion register is supported by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Connecticut Council on Problem Gaming, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, and the [...]
MGM Resorts International, Entain and their US joint venture BetMGM have announced their support for the American Gaming Association’s responsible gaming initiative.
As part of Responsible Gaming Education Week 2021, both MGM Resorts and Entain Foundation are backing the AGA’s ‘Have a Game Plan. Bet Responsibly’ public service campaign.
“Our Responsible Gambling [...]
The Entain Foundation is supporting a pioneering betting and gaming research initiative by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
The research initiative will combine scientific research with operational expertise to apply best practice in responsible gambling, policy and health.
“For the first time in this field, this initiative brings vital academic [...]
Malta-based CRM solutions provider Fast Track has joined forces with Lovelace Consultancy to develop a new Gameplay Risk Engine for the iGaming market.
The two companies have established a new joint venture, Greco, which combines Lovelace’s expertise in bonus abuse and multi-accounting with Fast Track’s real-time engagement platform.
The Gameplay Risk Engine [...]
The government of Norway is seeking European Commission approval for its plan to use DNS blocking against unlicensed online gambling websites.
The proposal would allow the Norwegian Gaming Authority to order internet service providers to implement DNS-blocking of websites that target the state-controlled Norwegian gambling market without authorisation.
The Gaming Authority would [...]
Lawmakers in Ireland have introduced legislation to ban the use of credit cards for gambling.
The bill introduced by opposition party Sinn Féin would officially ban the use of credit cards for gambling in retail betting shops and online, and is in line with the industry’s own proposed ban which will [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator Flutter Entertainment has launched a new spending backstop of £500 per month for customers under the age of 25 years across three of its UK and Ireland-facing brands.
The new policy has been designed to further enhance protections for younger customers and encourage sensible spending across [...]
Britain’s GambleAware has strengthened its senior leadership team as part of an extensive restructuring of the problem gambling prevention charity.
The new hires form part of GambleAware’s new five-year organisational strategy, which includes a commitment to applying a public health approach to addressing gambling harms.
This has seen Anna Hargrave appointed chief [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain is further strengthening its player protection measures to include video gaming and eSports players in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Through its not-for-profit Entain Foundation, the company plans to build on work initiated with partners in the United States to provide education and support to [...]
Gambling participation in Great Britain has fallen to its lowest level in five years according to the latest data from the Gambling Commission.
Overall participation in any gambling activity in the last four weeks fell to 41.6 per cent of respondents in June 2021, compared to 45.1 per cent in June [...]
London-listed gaming technology provider Playtech has been awarded GamCare's new B2B safer gambling standard accreditation.
GamCare's independent quality standard assesses the measures put in place by businesses to protect customers from gambling related harm, with recipients of the accreditation recognised as companies that put customer protection at the forefront of their [...]