Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up by Dam Mad Media
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Mindway AI’s Birgitte Sand Wins GRA Compliance Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
Two things are for sure: Birgitte Sand has left a significant mark on Danish and international regulatory affairs, serving as former Director-General…
BGC Responds to Chris Philp Appointment as Minister Responsible for Gambling
Responding to the news that Chris Philp MP has been appointed minister responsible for gambling, Betting and Gaming Council chief executive Michael…
Fast Track and Lovelace Create Joint Venture to Build Revolutionary Gameplay Risk Engine: Greco.
Lovelace Consultancy is known for their expertise in bonus abuse and multi-accounting, and are the leading authority in the industry on how…
Brazilian iGaming Summit 2021 Confirmed in São Paulo
Brazil is considered one of the most promising markets in Latin America at the moment when it comes to sports betting, lotteries…
It’s Open Season on the UKGC
They have launched a probe that will run until October 31 to investigate the “competence” and “effectiveness” of the body that regulates…
SAZKA Appoints Lord Sebastian Coe CH KBE to its Board
After retiring from competitive sport with twelve world records to his name in 1990, Sebastian became a Conservative MP and private secretary…
BGC Welcomes New Secretary of State for DCMS
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Nadine Dorries on becoming the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media…
Race for Safe Gambling on the Finnish Line
Veikkaus is the most dominant of four state-controlled entities that control gambling in the Scandinavian nation. It essentially runs all online betting,…
“Yes He Khan” – London Mayor Tightens Grip on Proposed Ad Ban
During his re-election campaign in May this year, Khan, the son of an immigrant Pakistani bus driver, pledged to ban betting ads…
Shadow Minister for Mental Health Supports new Programme from YGAM and Betknowmore UK
The ‘Mindful Resilience’ programme has been established by an alliance of expert organisations including Bournemouth University and leading charities, the Young Gamers…
Tombola Joins Dutch Trade Association NOGA
NOGA continues to grow towards its goal to represent the large majority of online gambling providers that will become active on the…
BGC Aids Government’s ‘Plan For Jobs’, Pledges to Create 5,000 Apprenticeships Over 5 Years
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council – which represents betting shops, casinos and the online gaming sector – has announced its…
Italian FA Strongly Advises To Suspend Gambling Sponsorship Ban
The Italian football federation popularly known as the Federazione Italiano Giuoco Calcio or the FIGC has finally taken a stance to revoke…
OLG’S New PROLINE+ Online Sportsbook Hits $1 Million In Wagers In Less Than a Week
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) have announced that in less than a full week of operation it has already processed over…
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) Tackles Illegal Bingo and Lottery Organizers
The Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed a cease and desist order on the organizers of a commercial online bingo and a commercial…
Marcus Boyle Appointed as New Chair of the Gambling Commission
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has appointed Marcus Boyle as the next chair of the Gambling Commission for a term of five years….
Irish Bookmakers’ Association Establishes New Safer Betting Code
The two initiatives are part of an updated Code of Practise for safer gambling introduced by the Irish Bookmakers’ Association’s (IBA) which…
With Lotto’s Future Still In-Play, Under Fire UKGC Tells MPs to Back Off
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), regulator of the country’s betting industry, is under ferocious parliamentary attack as it attempts to protect the…
FDJ Gaming Solutions Agrees Online Deal with Eesti Loto
FDJ Gaming Solutions announced the signature of a contract with Eesti Loto, the Estonian lottery operator, for the provision of its Interactive…
The Future of African Gaming
Join us as we speak with some of the sharpest minds in African gaming and dive deep into some of the most pressing challenges facing the future of…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up by Dam Mad Media
VIP Schemes At the start of the week, the Daily Mail reported that VIP schemes are likely to be banned as part…
Q2 Wheel of Fortune Turns for IGT
A bold strategy of mining its debt mountain and cutting back to basics has paid off for multi-national International Game Technology (IGT)…
GambleAware to Gambling Harm Related PhDs
GambleAware has opened the call for applications from universities and other research institutions in Great Britain to fund three-year PhD studentships. GambleAware…
UKGC Extends Timeline on Fourth National Lottery Bid
The UK Gambling Commission has just released the below statement about the fourth National Lottery bid and an extension of the bid…
Allwyn Commits to Net-Zero Carbon by 2030
Allwyn, the UK corporate identity of Sazka Group, has announced it plans to be the lottery industry’s first company to be net-zero carbon…
Off the Charts, Kindred Smashing It, Posts Record H1
Online gambling heavy hitters Kindred Group has smashed it out of the park during its first financial half this year by posting…
ANJ Launches Five-Part Player Protection Strategy
The French gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has launched a five-part strategy for 2021-2023, as part of its first activity…
EGBA Report: Operators Step Up Safer Gambling Efforts
In a first-ever annual Sustainability Report by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), the CEOs of its member companies, Europe’s leading…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up by Dam Mad Media
After a quiet month, it has been an incredibly busy week in the world of Safer Gambling. GambleAware Over the last 12…
Deep Covid Scrambles the Stats
Given the deep impact of Covid-19 on the betting industry, through the suspension of real-world sports events and closures of land sites,…
GambleAware Publishes New Reports and Guide to Help Prevent Gambling Harm
GambleAware has today published a new report by the Behavioural Insights Team which analyses behavioural datasets to understand whether these could be…
German State Lottery Sales Surpass €4bn in H1
Germany’s 16 state lotteries have seen total sales rise by 15.3 per cent, to exceed €4bn (£3.44bn/$4.73bn) in the first half of…
Entain the Dragon, Market Leader Set to Post Online Record
Citing 22 consecutive quarters of double-digit online growth, UK betting powerhouse Entain Group has upped its 2021 full-year earnings forecast to between…
The Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Gaming
Rasmus Kjærgaard, CEO of Mindway AI shares his thoughts on the transformation of sustainable gaming as a discipline. The winds of change…
BGC Request Government Establish Gambling Ombudsman
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has called on the Government to establish a Gambling Ombudsman to deal with concerns raised…
Sisal Launch Innovation Lab in Turin
Sisal has announced the launch of its first Innovation Lab in Italy. Located at the prestigious Agnelli Foundation academic centre in Turin,…
Intralot Highlights USA Focus in Annual General Meeting
INTRALOT’s Annual General Meeting presented the corporate figures FY2020, the business developments, the Lock-up Agreement for the senior unsecured notes due 2021…
ANJ Sign Partnership Agreement with OFDT
The partnership agreement between the ANJ and the OFDT signed on June 22 by Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, President of the ANJ, and Julien…
Ann MacDonald Appointed Chair of Loto-Québec’s Board of Directors
The Québec Cabinet has appointed Ms. Ann MacDonald as Chair of Loto-Québec’s Board of Directors. As of June 27, she has taken…
Malta Battling Financial Action Task Force Greylist
In recent times Malta, home to more than 250 top international betting and iGaming operators, has tried its best to shake off…
BetVictor Implement Pragmatic Play Bingo Offering
Pragmatic Play, a content provider to the gaming industry, has taken its complete collection of Bingo games live with major UK operator…
Denmark Hits 90% Channelisation
Spillemyndigheden, the Danish gambling regulator, has revealed that channelisation in the jurisdiction reached a record high of 90 per cent in 2020….
EGBA Highlights Concerns Over Potential Italian Gaming Licensing Changes
The Italian authorities are currently working on a new tender for online gambling concessions which will limit the number of online gambling…
Entain Launch “Gamble Responsibly America” App
The Entain Foundation US, a not-for-profit dedicated to responsible gambling funded by BetMGM co-parent Entain, the global sports betting and gaming operator,…
Sazka GGR rose to €526.3m in Q1
Czech lottery giant Sazka Group reported a 29.9 per cent rise in gross gaming revenue (GGR) to €526.3m (£452.4m/$637.7m) for Q1 2021….
Top Operators Share Swedish Market Knowledge
Four of Sweden’s largest gambling operators are joining forces to increase awareness about the Swedish gambling market through the launch of the…
UK National Lottery sales break £8bn barrier
Camelot UK Lotteries Limited has reported record National Lottery sales of £8.4bn for the 2020/21 financial year. It is the first time…
Flutter Teams Up with Missing People
Flutter Entertainment plc has teamed up with Missing People to help support their important work with missing adults and their families. The…
Lottoland Launching UK Sportsbook through Altenar
Lottoland has penned a new agreement with Altenar that will see it provide a fully managed sports betting platform for the online…