Ian Angus: ‘Regulation for all’ – the ideal outcome for Gambling Commission
The Gambling Act review White Paper is apparently imminent, but UK Gambling Commision (UKGC) Head of Policy, Ian Angus, did not have many insights...
Howard League leads calls for National Board to tackle gambling-related crimes
Penal reform organisation The Howard League has alerted stakeholders that the Commission on Crime and Gambling Related Harms (CCGRH) has published its final report,...
Regulus Partners: OHID report underpinned by errors and leadership bias
A report published earlier this year by the UK’s Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), which estimated the societal cost of the country’s...
Washington passes lottery player privacy protection bill
The Washington State Senate has passed House Bill 1221, protecting the personal and financial information of lottery players into state law.
Sponsored by State Representative...
UKGC: New Gambling Participation survey moves onto final testing phase
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has updated stakeholders on progress related to its statistics, research and data collection on “gambling participation and the prevalence...
Veikkaus calls for quick onset of Finnish licencing reforms
The conclusions of a Finnish government study into the country’s gambling market and alternatives to its licensing model has been praised by state-owned lottery...
Joint approach to fight illegal operators outlined by GREF
A cross-border association of European gambling authorities, the Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF), has outlined a joint strategy to combat illegal betting firms across...
Lottery Corporation: Australia should be wary of ad clampdown ‘unintended consequences’
Australia's lottery stakeholders aired opinions to national legislators this week in front of a parliamentary Committee tasked with evaluating the betting industry’s ‘societal impact’.
The...
Spillemyndigheden: ROFUS success sees 40,000 danes self-exclude from harm
Spillemyndigheden, Denmark’s gambling inspectorate, has celebrated the success of voluntary self-exclusion scheme ‘ROFUS’, which has reached a milestone registering over 40,000 Danish players from...
Responsible Wagering Australia appoints Cantwell as new CEO
Independent standards body Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA) has confirmed the appointment of Kai Cantwell as CEO.
A seasoned federal officer, Cantwell will begin his leadership...