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Great Britain’s leading gambling operators surpassed the £100m pledged in 2020 to tackle gambling harms, new figures from the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) show. In June 2020, the Betting and Gaming Council’s (BGC) five largest members pledged £100m in donations to support research, education and treatment of gambling-related harms. While they originally intended to donate
Sweden’s Svenska Spel has announced that it is to begin reporting the proportion of revenue it generates from customers with a lower risk of gambling problems. Figures will be published for the first time at the end of August, covering the second quarter at Svenska Spel. The operator will then include this revenue information as
Coljuegos, the gambling regulator in Colombia, has extended the deadline for operators to implement responsible gambling (RG) actions to August. Resolution 7,624 of 2024 means that operators with an ongoing concession contract with Coljuegos now have until 1 August to put into effect actions to promote RG in Colombia. Coljuegos president Marco Emilio Hincapié says
Georgia’s House Higher Education Committee passed a package of sports betting bills that ultimately could send at least $22.5m per year to problem and responsible gambling programmes should the state legalise mobile wagering later today. Today (28 March) Georgia’s General Assembly is set to adjourn by 11.59pm EST. The Higher Education Committee passed amended versions
Almost half of UK university students who bet are spending more than they can afford to gamble according to new research from the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) and Gamstop. The third instalment of the report, first published in 2022, details the gambling behaviour of people studying at university. Censuswide carried out research on
The Gambling Commission has announced a number of fresh consultations in relation to financial penalties. The hope is the consultations, lasting 13 weeks, will bring “greater clarity and transparency” to how penalties are calculated. The starting point for fines will be considered, as well as whether the penalties will be judged against the gross gambling
The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) in Massachusetts has filed a class action lawsuit against DraftKings on behalf of two players alleging a bonus offered by the operator was not clear enough. According to the suit, the two players, Shane Harris and Melissa Scanlon, are questioning a sign-up promotion from DraftKings. Massachusetts-based PHAI and its Center
The US National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviours at McGill University have launched a new campaign highlighting the risks of gifting lottery products to children and young people. Now in its sixth year, the 2023 Gift Responsibly Campaign focuses on gift-giving during the holiday
Members of the British gaming industry will roll out a series of campaigns as part of Safer Gambling Week 2023, which begins today (13 November). Safer Gambling Week 2023 is an annual initiative that encourages all industry members to promote responsible betting. It is jointly run by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), the British
Fantasy sports operator Underdog has launched GuardDog, a responsible gambling investment initiative. GuardDog has launched with $1.0m (£818,839/€947,806) in initial funding. Underdog says this will be used to support startups working on solutions to address problem gambling and encourage responsible play. This will span fantasy, betting and real-money gaming. GuardDog aims to identify and invest
