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The South African Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has adopted a shortened version of the National Gambling Amendment Bill which maintains the ban on online gaming but permits online sports betting. The Department of Trade and Industry had previously introduced a comprehensive amendment bill, however, the committee resolved to deal with three technical issues …
Virginia appears set to join the liberalised gambling expansion push among US states following the filing this week of HB 1638 by Delegate Mark Sickles in preparation for passage early next year through the state General Assembly. Delegate Sickles proposes the repeal of current prohibitions on online lottery and sports betting activity, paving the way …
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) called on regulators, industry, parents and guardians to collaborate following the release of a new study today on underage problem gambling, the results of which the Church of England has branded a “generational scandal”. The UKGC’s ‘Young People and Gambling Report’ found underage problem gamblers in the United Kingdom had quadrupled to …
According to a Sky News report, the Remote Gambling Association will be hosting critical talks this week between gambling industry giants who are proposing to voluntarily curb betting and gambling advertising in response to political leaders pushing for a crackdown. UK operators Betfred, William Hill and Ladbrokes are among those discussing proposals which the Sky News report says may include a ban …
Spanish-based gaming technology firm OPTIMA is deploying the latest in machine learning and AI technology in the development of a new generation responsible gambling tool. The foundation behind the development is primarily to identify the moment before punters pass over from entertainment into gambling addiction levels through the use of artificial intelligence. OPTIMA, whose 83 operator partners …
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has reportedly established an advisory group that will manage a transparent, tender process for the lucrative National Lottery license in 2019. Camelot, owned by Canada’s Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has held the concession since the National Lottery’s inception in 1994, enjoying three consecutive license terms, the last of which ends in 2023. The advisory group …
Dr Anna van der Gaag has been appointed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) as Chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB). The RGSB comprises a team of advisors tackling the research, education and treatment required to reduce gambling-related harms. van der Gaag succeeds Sir Christopher Kelly with immediate effect as Kelly’s term winds to an end in March 2019. As …
Plans to engage with sports betting companies on advertising going into 2019 have reportedly increasingly occupied the minds of media executives following the imposition of tighter gambling advert regulations in the past year, according to Australian media reports Monday. Peter Costello, chairman of the Nine network, revealed that his company will strive to become less …