Day: 9 July 2019

New Research into UK Bookmakers’ Advertising Finds Increased Exposure of Underage and Vulnerable Audiences to Gambling

Tue 9 Jul 2019 11.10 Olivia Cole
New Research into UK Bookmakers’ Advertising Finds Increased Exposure of Underage and Vulnerable Audiences to Gambling

Today, the British gambling charity GambleAware has published an interim report produced by Ipsos MORI. The recent research is aimed at examining the frequency and format of gambling marketing and advertising, as well as gambling exposure rates among children, young individuals and vulnerable adults. The research is the first of its kind of Great Britain. It was carried out in collaboration between the Institute for Social Marketing and Ipsos MORI. The survey has also been held as part of the research programme of the UK Gambling Commission and forms a…

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Upgrades in the Irish Gaming Bill Could Lead to Massive Increase in Slot Machine Stakes and Payout Limits

Tue 9 Jul 2019 7.40 Daniel Williams
Upgrades in the Irish Gaming Bill Could Lead to Massive Increase in Slot Machine Stakes and Payout Limits

Experts have warned that the reforms of the Irish Gaming Bill which is currently before the country’s Legislature could end up with the slot machines’ maximum stake being boosted 300 times. For more than 50 years, or since the Gaming and Lotteries Act was transformed into law in 1956, the 3% maximum stake for gaming machines has not been changed, not once. The stake, as well as the payout limit of 50 cents, have been considered harshly deviating from current standards and have long faced amusement arcade operators’ criticism, mockery…

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