Day: 23 February 2021

The National Party in New South Wales (NSW) has unanimously opposed the proposed introduction of prepaid gambling cards in a move that could set up the potential for a major raft within the Coalition government in the state. Earlier in February, John Barilaro, deputy premier and leader of the NSW National Party, shared he was against the proposal that would see the introduction of discussed prepaid gambling cards introduced for so-called poker machines offered by local clubs and pubs. According to analysts, the recently-announced report of Commissioner Patricia Bergin into…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has unveiled a new awareness campaign that will seek to raise awareness regarding gambling blocking tools. The country’s gambling regulatory body shared it is still committed to enhancing its efforts to keep local customers well protected against gambling-related harm, now with a new consumer guidance campaign. The campaign is aimed at the general public, the watchdog revealed, as it seeks to raise the public’s awareness for services that allow British residents to fully ban themselves from gambling websites. In the “Money and Rights” guidance campaign,…