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Safer Gaming Week 2023 saw its most successful edition to date thanks to a huge increase in social media impressions. This year’s Safer Gambling Week took place 13-19 November. Data released by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) following this year’s event revealed over 50 million impressions across Twitter – formerly known as X –
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
MGM Resorts International reported record revenue of $3.97bn (£3.23bn/€3.71bn) in Q3 in spite of the upheaval called by the major cyberattack. The attack took place towards the end of Q3 on 11 September, with MGM forced to shut down certain systems. MGM has already revealed the attack had a negative adjusted property EBITDAR impact of approximately $100.0m.
Nevin Truesdale, CEO of The Jockey Club’s is rallying opposition against the proposed implementation of financial risk checks on online gamblers in the UK through an online petition. The petition, entitled ‘Stop the implementation of betting affordability/financial risk checks’, went live on Wednesday. By 5pm UK time on Friday, the petition had more than 43,500
Great Britain saw a year-on-year fall in online real-event betting despite a rise in overall online gambling yield, according to the latest data from the Gambling Commission. Earlier today, the Commission announced the appointment of seven new commissioners. Covering the three months to 30 September, online total gross gambling yield (GGY) was up slightly by
Labour Party peer and chair of Premier Greyhound Racing, Lord Lipsey, slammed the government’s proposed affordability checks for their potential effects on greyhound racing. Lord Lipsey argued that the checks – as they are currently being contemplated by the Gambling Commission – will work to damage greyhound racing by imposing intrusive checks on high-spend customers
GamCare has reported a rise in calls and online chats to its National Gambling Helpline to 44,049 for the year ended 31 March 2023 – the highest level on record. GamCare’s annual report chronicles its activities for the year, outlining its financial results as well as how its tools have been used. In the 12
In a 10 October speech at the Global Gaming Expo, Tim Miller, executive director of the GB Gambling Commission, emphasised the need for international collaboration from regulators. Miller said collaboration between regulators globally would strengthen their overall impact, as well as ensuring a safer environment for customers by eradicating illegal gambling. Miller added that customer
MGM Resorts International has signed Hollywood actor Chris Rock to support the launch of its BetMGM brand in the UK market. As an ambassador, Rock will feature in a range of marketing campaigns to promote the UK roll-out of BetMGM. The first such campaign is now live, with Rock sharing details of various special offers
Three in five online gamblers seeking support in the UK last year identified online slots as a source of their concerns, data from GamCare shows. The data, which was pulled from GamCare’s National Gambling Helpline, shows that slots continue to be the most common activity cited by those seeking help for problem gambling behaviours. During
