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GambleAware Calls for Improvements in UK Problem Gambling Treatment
by Glenn Baird -
May 19, 2020
GambleAware has called for an increase in the help that is currently available for problem gamblers in the UK. The request was made after it was discovered that nearly half the players in the UK considered problem gamblers have refused supports.
12,161 adults were surveyed between 24 September and 13 October 2019, with the result published in a report titled the […]
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Irish Horse Racing to Resume on June 8
by Glenn Baird -
May 18, 2020
It was announced yesterday by the Irish government that horse racing would be returning to the country as of June the 8th. This is follows on from the current suspension of all sport in Ireland as a response to the Covid-19 crisis.
Horse racing had been moved behind closed doors on March the 13th, a decision that quickly led to a full suspension of all sport and mass […]
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BGC to Launch £10m Gambling Education Programme
by Glenn Baird -
May 15, 2020
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced its plans to invest £10m in an educational programme that aims to teach young people in the UK about the dangers of gambling.
The BGC is a group containing representatives from over 90% of the UK’s gambling operators, who come together to create a series of self-governing laws that all its members are expected […]
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UKGC Produces New Guidelines for Operators During Covid-19 Crisis
by Glenn Baird -
May 13, 2020
The UK Gambling Commission published a new set of guidelines yesterday, designed to ensure that operators in the country are conducting their business in a socially responsible manner during the outbreak of Covid-19.
The regulator admits that operators need to be protecting their consumers following the publication of evidence suggesting that problem gamblers could […]
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Casino Gazette Relaunches with New-Look Site
by Glenn Baird -
May 8, 2020
Gambling news website, Casino Gazette, relaunched this week with a brand-new look, just a year on from its 2019 relaunch. The site had been non-operational since 2003 but had been revived last year and has just been given its first makeover since that relaunch.
The very first Casino Gazette site was founded in 2000 and was the brainchild of Casinomeister owner Bryan […]
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White Label Company FSB Fined £600,000 by UK Regulator
by Glenn Baird -
May 6, 2020
The UK Gambling Commission has taken regulatory action against FSB Technology, using the £600,000 fine as an opportunity to remind all white-label services that they are responsible for the conduct of their subsidiaries.
FSB were hit with the fine after it was discovered that they had failed in their responsibility to manage one of their third party websites.
After […]
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Could May Bring Record Advertising Losses for UK TV Channels?
by Glenn Baird -
May 6, 2020
ITV’s advertising figures for April do not make good reading. The British TV company announced today that their April advertising figures were down by 42%. With the UK gambling industry abstaining from advertising for a least a month and no tangible end to the country’s lockdown it seems likely that things will have to get much worse before they can get any […]
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Greentube makes BetBlocker Donation
by ThePOGG -
May 6, 2020
As part of their Research, Entertainment and Treatment (RET) contributions Greentube has made a donation to BetBlocker to help the charity continue running and developing the free to download self-exclusion software that they offer.
The software is exclusively funded by the donations that the BetBlocker charity receives. The BetBlocker application prevents users […]
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Glasgow based Group to Carry Out Gambling Related Study During Lockdown
by Glenn Baird -
May 4, 2020
The Gambling Harms Group, a Glasgow-based initiative set up by the Alliance health care organisation and containing representatives from the city council will carry out an investigation into harms caused by online gambling during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Before lockdown had been initiated the Gambling Harms Group had intended on beginning a 3 year study into the impact of […]
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England Internationalist, Kieran Trippier Facing Betting Charges
by Glenn Baird -
May 1, 2020
Former Burnley and Tottenham fullback, Kieran Trippier has been charged by the Football Association in England over alleged breaches of betting rules.
The former England right-back is currently applying his trade in Spain for Atletico Madrid with the charges in question dating back to July 2019, the time that he signed his contract with the Spanish club.
Trippier has […]
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