The UK Gambling Commission has introduced new rules relating to VIP schemes in an effort to better protect problem gamblers and ensure that high value gamblers can afford their spending.
Several of the VIP scheme rules have already been implemented by members of the UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) under [...]
The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council has unveiled new rules for its members regarding game design and spin speeds, as part of its ongoing focus on higher responsible gambling standards.
The new rules apply to the majority of licensed gambling operators in the United Kingdom and include the slowing down of [...]
The Spanish government has outlined plans to better protect problem gamblers by unifying the country’s numerous state self-exclusion registers and the national online self-exclusion register.
The current system sees each autonomous community operate its own self-exclusion register, which prohibits excluded persons from gambling at a land-based venue within that province, but [...]
London-listed gaming operator and supplier Playtech is building on its five-year strategy to promote and advance safer gambling through a new collaboration with Responsible Gambling Council.
The collaboration with Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), a leader in problem gambling prevention, awareness and research, aims to strengthen industry insights to inform and advance [...]
London-listed gaming operator Flutter Entertainment has brought in former Labour MP and deputy leader Tom Watson to help develop its safer gambling policies.
Watson was an outspoken critic of the gambling industry during his time in parliament and said at the time of his retirement last November that he would continue [...]
Geolocation and compliance technology specialist GeoComply has launched a new PlayPause tool to strengthen responsible gaming programs across the United States.
In conjunction with Responsible Gaming Education Week, PlayPause has been launched to provide an efficient way for operators to manage aspects of their responsible gaming compliance requirements across multiple US [...]
London-listed betting and gaming giant GVC Holdings has joined the All-In Diversity Project as a founding member.
GVC becomes the latest founding member of the industry-driven initiative to benchmark and promote diversity, equality and inclusion within the global betting and gaming sector, alongside the likes of Microgaming, IGT, Caesars Entertainment, Betsson, [...]
The Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic has launched a pilot programme for the new national exclusion register for gambling.
The pilot programme launched Tuesday will allow gambling operators to connect to the system and test functionality, ahead of the start of the exclusion regime on December 20.
The national register [...]
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has released a new responsible marketing code for sports betting operators in the United States.
To coincide with Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW), the Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering sets out an industry standard for the marketing and advertising of sports betting services. It will [...]
MGM Resorts and GVC Holdings’ US sports betting brand BetMGM has appointed Richard Taylor as responsible gambling program manager.
The appointment comes as part of the operator’s commitment to responsible gambling and its partnership with the American Gaming Association in support of Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW).
Taylor most recently worked for [...]
Online lotto specialist Lottoland has stepped up its consumer protection efforts with the rollout of the Gambless app.
The Gambless app launched in the United Kingdom this week, offering players a number of resources to control their gambling activity, including diagnostic tests to flag risk factors and problem behaviour, as well [...]
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has released the findings of its latest online monitoring sweep, which aims to identify age-restricted advertising in children’s media.
The ASA found 159 age restricted ads displayed during the second quarter of the year on websites and YouTube channels that attract large child audiences, 70 [...]