Day: 20 January 2020

Gambling on Poker Machines on Decline in Australia, Roy Morgan Research Firm Says

Mon 20 Jan 2020 11.47 Daniel Williams
Gambling on Poker Machines on Decline in Australia, Roy Morgan Research Firm Says

The market research company Roy Morgan has published its Gambling Currency Report, revealing data that gambling on poker machines is declining. The results of the report are based by a Single Source survey held by Roy Morgan after thorough face-to-face interviews with more than 1,000 Australian residents on a weekly basis in their homes. According to the latest data provided by the market research company’s report, the Northern Territory remains the part of Australia that has the highest betting and poker machine participation rates among all Australian states and territories.…

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Campaigners Call for the UKGC to Reveal Details Regarding Betway’s Ownership Following Allegations of “Grooming” Gambling Addicts

Mon 20 Jan 2020 7.54 Olivia Cole
Campaigners Call for the UKGC to Reveal Details Regarding Betway’s Ownership Following Allegations of “Grooming” Gambling Addicts

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is facing fuelling pressure to reveal the identity of the wealthy magnate who owns the gambling operator Betway that has recently been under fire. The online gambling company has caused much criticism after it was revealed that it used some “grooming” messages and special incentives worth up to £5,000 to encourage the most-losing customers to continue gambling. A number of cases regarding gambling addicts who have been lured into the dangerous habit were made public fuelled the criticism against the operator, and some anti-gambling campaigners…

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