Author: Anna Kamber

2018 Edition of Responsible Gambling Week

2018 Edition of Responsible Gambling Week

Posted by | Jun 25, 2018 | |

In a unifying move, the Irish and British betting industries have decided to pool their efforts in a bid to uproot reckless gambling practices. The Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) has announced that it will hold the Responsible Gambling Week 2018, an event dedicated to addressing the most common and pernicious consequences of excessive gambling. The pow-wow will be held in Ireland from November 1-7. Businesses and organizations from Ireland and Northern Ireland will come together with their Great Britain counterparts in a bid to work solutions on some of the most pressing issues at hand. The IGRG...

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Tories Postpone FOBT Bill and We Don’t Know Why?

Tories Postpone FOBT Bill and We Don’t Know Why?

Posted by | Jun 18, 2018 | |

The United Kingdom has long been a promised land of all sorts of gambling activity. Firms across the country are said to make as much as GBP7 billion from fixed odds betting terminals. Even though there has been a proposed legislation to restrict the cap of the betting, politics has got in the way. Tories have been slow to act, delaying a GBP2,000 cap for way too long, and then delaying to launch it in earnest. Finally, they managed to muster the political willingness to curb the gambling on the machines known as the most addictive gaming machines out...

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New Jersey Faltering over eSports

New Jersey Faltering over eSports

Posted by | Jun 11, 2018 | |

Amid the flurry of excitement that has surrounded New Jersey in the state’s defeat of the pernicious piece of legislation banning sports betting, known as PASPA, there have been some downsides. Particularly where eSports betting is concerned. Let’s examine the facts such as they are again. A Look at PASPA’s Repeal On May 14, New Jersey made its final push in the Supreme Court of the United States to repeal the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which had been impeding sports betting from taking off in full. Upon the news that New Jersey had done away...

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Sky Bet Bolsters Responsible Gambling Campaign with £1.2m

Sky Bet Bolsters Responsible Gambling Campaign with £1.2m

Posted by | Jun 4, 2018 | |

It’s often quite common for bookmakers and online casinos to be committing a healthy portion of their proceedings into activities that are seemingly trying to snuff out the popularity on both taking a wager and one’s fondness of the video slots. However, this is not exactly the case. The industry, including its operators, are bound by rules of integrity and existing regulations are enforcing a level of moral high ground that cannot be snubbed. This may be part of the decision why Sky Bet, one of the best-known bookmakers overseas, has decided to commit £1.2 million to a new...

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UK MPs Demand Tighter Regulation on Gambling Ads

UK MPs Demand Tighter Regulation on Gambling Ads

Posted by | May 28, 2018 | |

The United Kingdom has long been one of the best places to be a gambler, bet on sports, or generally play the lottery. However, the warmness with which the country has been treating the segment may be growing a bit tepid, as MPs are pushing for stronger warnings about the adverse effects of gambling. In a series of proposed new standards, the gambling industry will be treated in a fashion similar to what tobacco producers receive in the way of regulation. The Proposed Changes Gambling companies may now face the same degree of scrutiny and oversight as tobacco firms....

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