Gambling Clear News
The Premier League and British Horseracing Authority (BHA) are among UK sporting bodies that have issued new “socially responsible” codes of conduct to protect minors and at risk gamblers. In football, the Premier League, English Football League (EFL), the FA and Women’s Super League have formally agreed to adopt a new code that covers gambling
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
Suspended Bamban mayor Alice Guo, linked to crimes in Philippine offshore gaming, has dropped out of sight, and may have fled the country. Senator Win Gatchalian says he has received death threats for combatting the industry. Philippine police continue to search for a small-town mayor linked to crimes in the offshore gaming industry. And now
SkyCity Entertainment Group has agreed to temporarily close its land-based casino in the New Zealand city of Auckland in line with a licence suspension settlement with the country’s secretary of internal affairs. Under the arrangement, SkyCity Auckland will close for five consecutive days this year. It is not clear when this will happen, but it
The Australia Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested the blocking of a further two websites after deeming they have been offering gambling in the country illegally. ACMA is calling for internet service providers (ISPs) to block Richard Casino and Wanted Win. Both websites have been operating in breach of the Australia Interactive Gambling Act
The Petersburg, Virginia, city council is moving quickly on its next step toward creating a November voter referendum for a new Cordish Companies Live!-branded casino. On 9 July, the Virginia Lottery approved Petersburg to replace Richmond as one of five casino locations in the state. It gave the city permission to authorise the required local
Ukraine’s gambling commission blocked 11 more unlicensed casino sites last week as new entries to the country’s national self-exclusion register surged 139% in the first half of 2024. The data, revealed during a Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) meeting on 10 July, showed registrations were up 4,585 from the end of
The Romanian-headquartered operator joins Betano on the list of official applicants, just over a month before the government closes its 90-day window of preference. Operators applying within the initial 90-day window set by the ministry of finance’s secretariat of prizes and bets (SPA) in May will take priority in the licensing process. and are guaranteed
Thailand’s new prime minister is pushing casino resorts as a way to drive tourism and revenues. According to one analyst, a Thai industry, done well, could overtake Singapore for GGR. In 2018, analysts predicted that integrated resorts (IRs) in Japan would be gaming’s “next holy grail.” They estimated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of up to
The Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) has announced it will reopen its online portal for B2C and B2B licence applications on 15 July. The previous application window shut in Curaçao on 30 April, which was the deadline for sublicenses . This was after the initial deadline of 31 March was pushed back by almost a
