"Responsible Gambling" Tag Results

By Tomas Medon

Twitch Increasingly Becoming Hub for Crypto Gambling

August 9, 2022

Crypto casinos, which have mushroomed in recent years, have contributed to the recent gambling surge on Twitch. Simply put, these are websites that provide players the opportunity to acquire cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which can then be used in digital versions of traditional casino table games such as blackjack, slots, and baccarat. Streamers and […]

By Ameana Jones

Apple Extends Gambling App Conversion Deadline Again

March 31, 2020

Last year, tech giant Apple issued a directive that required that all of the mobile apps on its App Store be fully native to iOS, its mobile operating system. This was, of course, quite a big change for quite a number of the gambling operators particularly because most of them were reliant on HTML5 games […]

By Tomas Medon

Uncertain Future for Credit Card Gambling in Australia

December 6, 2019

Credit card gambling in Australia is currently in the crosshairs of the country’s banking regulator and depending on how things turn out, it may be either axed completely or limited to some extent. This follows the move by the Australian Banking Association to release an 8-page consultation paper on Thursday, December 5. The paper contains […]

By Grant Mahon

Loot Boxes Constitute Gambling, New Study Finds

May 9, 2019

There has been a raging debate over whether or not loot boxes are a type of gambling. While some countries have already taken stands in as far as the issue is concerned, many other places are still in limbo primarily because rules and regulations have not been set with regards to loot boxes. Fortunately, a […]

By Grant Mahon

ASA Bans Casino Game Ad That Encouraged Underage Gambling

May 6, 2019

The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority has recently banned an advert for Monopoly-themed online casino game citing concerns that the advertisement might appeal to children. This online promotion, therefore, breached the authority’s code by having a design that was very likely to appeal to young people. According to the ASA’s rules, all gambling-related ads should […]

By Tomas Medon

UK’s Self-Funded Problem Gambling Charity Comes Up Short

May 6, 2019

Last Friday, the GambleAware charity announced that its voluntary contributions from gambling operators in the United Kingdom over the 12 months ending March 31 totaled £9.6m. Even though this amount was “marginally more” than the amount that the charity had received in the previous 12-month period, it was well below the £10m target that the […]

By Ameana Jones

UK Government Under Fire for Failing to Back Betting Levy

April 29, 2019

The government of the United Kingdom is under fire for supposedly failing to back a mandatory levy on betting firms. Proposed by a conservative MP, this mandatory levy is supposedly meant to increase funding for addiction treatment. What the Proposal Entails In a PoliticsHome post, Richard Graham the MP for Gloucester and the main proponent […]

By Elaine West

UKGC Unveils New Strategy to Fight Gambling-Related Harm

April 28, 2019

Last Thursday, the United Kingdom’s government through the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) unveiled its brand-new National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. The three-year program which, as its name suggests, is aimed at reducing the potential harms of gambling and it will involve a “firm regulatory enforcement approach” towards the county’s existing gambling operators. The new […]

By Grant Mahon

UKGC Serious in £2M 32Red Problem Gamer Case

June 25, 2018

Following an investigation in the dealings of popular British brand 32Red with a problem gamer, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has concluded that the operator had failed to carry out a slew of checks that would have otherwise helped it identify the issue earlier. A customer had been allowed to deposit £758,000 without undergoing regular […]