Day: 20 July 2018

GambleAware Plans to Double Its Annual Gambling Addiction Prevention Spending to £16 Million

Fri 20 Jul 2018 10.31 Olivia Cole
GambleAware Plans to Double Its Annual Gambling Addiction Prevention Spending to £16 Million

The leading charity focused on problem gambling in the UK – GambleAware – revealed that it plans to spend a total amount of £32 million over the next couple of years as part of its efforts to tackle gambling-related harm. The details about the charitable organisation’s intentions have been revealed in the new Strategic Delivery Plan for the period 2018-2020 and include a significant increase in the company’s investments that are to be made across all aspects of the National Responsible Gambling Strategy’s delivery. As revealed by the charity, it…

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Japan’s Diet Expected to Pass Casino Bill Today Despite Problem Gambling Concerns

Fri 20 Jul 2018 8.26 Daniel Williams
Japan’s Diet Expected to Pass Casino Bill Today Despite Problem Gambling Concerns

On Thursday afternoon, the ruling coalition in Japan – the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito – managed to pass a casino resort bill through the Cabinet Committee of the House of Councillors, Jiji Press reports. The Government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is now determined to have the long-awaited bill finally enacted at the upper house session on Friday, in order to have the proposed piece of legislation passed until the end of the session which has already been prolonged. The current Diet session was first due to close on…

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