Labour Party’s Deputy Leader Urges Online Gambling Operators to Reapply for UK Licences

Labour Party’s Deputy Leader Urges Online Gambling Operators to Reapply for UK Licences

The UK Labour Party believe that all online casino businesses should have to reapply for a gambling operating licence. The suggestion was made following the revelations of the British gambling industry regulatory body which said that more than one-third of the licensees were found to be failing their customers. The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson, has sent a letter to both the Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright and the CEO of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), questioning the integrity of a large number of operators, most of which…

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Japanese Gambler Sentenced to Jail after Stealing His Employer’s Money and Spending It at Crown Casino Melbourne

Japanese Gambler Sentenced to Jail after Stealing His Employer’s Money and Spending It at Crown Casino Melbourne

It seems like the Crown Casino is just destined to be involved in accidents lately. A young Japanese man has been imprisoned for stealing AU$140,000 from the suitcase of his boss and going to Crown Casino Melbourne where he spent it all only in a matter of a few hours. The incident happened in October 2018. At the time, the 23-year-old Takuro Yanagida was visiting Melbourne with his employer, who ran a sports marketing business. The fact that he had access to the hotel room, with his boss sleeping and…

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Irish Government Pledges to Soon Establish Promised Gambling Regulatory Body

Irish Government Pledges to Soon Establish Promised Gambling Regulatory Body

According to the Junior Minister in the Department of Justice, David Stanton, the Irish Government’s plan to create an independent gambling regulatory body. These intentions were announced a couple of months ago as part of the Government’s efforts to make the regulation of the country’s gambling sector more efficient and up-to-date. Mr Stanton further noted that all stakeholders were unanimous on the regulator’s establishment and want to see it up and running as soon as possible. The Junior Minister took part in a seminar on licensing and regulation of gambling…

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UKGC Imposes Further Penalty Packages of £4.5 Million on Online Gambling Businesses for Safety Failures

UKGC Imposes Further Penalty Packages of £4.5 Million on Online Gambling Businesses for Safety Failures

Today, the UK Gambling Commission revealed that four gambling operators will be forced to pay penalty packages totalling £4.5 million as part of the British major gambling regulator’s investigation into the country’s online casino industry. All monetary penalties have been imposed due to the businesses failures to guarantee effective safety measures in order to prevent money laundering and protect their customers from being affected by gambling-related harm. As mentioned above, the penalty packages have been imposed on the operators as part of the UKGC’s ongoing investigation into the local online…

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New South Australian Government Survey Finds Online Gambling Has Risen Threefold Since 2012

New South Australian Government Survey Finds Online Gambling Has Risen Threefold Since 2012

A study released by the State Government has found that the number of South Australia residents who gamble online has risen nearly three times since 2012. The Government was set to release an extensive report into gambling trends, based on a research of held among 20,000 people. As revealed by the report, about 13% of the State’s population wagered online in 2018, with the figure representing a massive increase from 5% in 2012 and only 1% in 2005. What is even more disturbing of a trend was the fact that…

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Whangārei District Council Seeks Public Feedback on Ongoing Sinking Lid Poker Machine Policy Review

Whangārei District Council Seeks Public Feedback on Ongoing Sinking Lid Poker Machine Policy Review

Whangārei District Council has asked the community to give it feedback about its Class 4 Gambling Venue policy, which is currently being reviewed. Class 4 gambling means that venues which hold such a license could offer non-casino electronic gambling machines. Since the so-called sinking lid policy was added to the Whangārei District in 2013, the number of venues which offer poker machines, also known as pokies, has declined from 33 to 20. As the District Council has revealed in its gambling policies, it plans to stick to the sinking lid…

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Dealing with Gambling Addiction: Organisations That Help Problem Gamblers in the UK

Dealing with Gambling Addiction: Organisations That Help Problem Gamblers in the UK

We previously introduced Casino Guardian readers to the rights and responsibilities they have when gambling on the web. The final publication in our three-part series deals with the serious issue of problem gambling, its causes, symptoms, and the organisations problem gamblers in the UK can seek support from. You can access the first part of the series here, and the second one here. Most people in the UK get involved in one form of gambling or another at least once in their lives. With the increased popularity of online gambling,…

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New BMJ Study Calls for UK 2005 Gambling Act Revision and Mandatory Levy on the Sector to Address Spreading Gambling-Related Harm

New BMJ Study Calls for UK 2005 Gambling Act Revision and Mandatory Levy on the Sector to Address Spreading Gambling-Related Harm

According to the authors of a new paper report published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), UK gambling legislation should see some radical changes brought to life, including a compulsory tax on the industry, in order for local lawmakers. The researchers insist that such an overhaul is necessary, as the authorities need to address the gambling-related harm inflicted on communities and society, which has remained vastly underestimated over the past few years. The study which has been recently published in the BMJ said that large investment and UK gambling legislation…

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Your Obligations as an Online Casino Player in the UK

Your Obligations as an Online Casino Player in the UK

In our previous publication, we talked about your rights as an online casino player. The second article in our three-part series aims at introducing you to your responsibilities when gambling on the web including identity verification and compliance with promotional terms. Remote gambling is a steadily growing sector of the UK gambling industry, with an increasing number of Brits who prefer to take their chances of winning to the web. Surveys indicate that as of March 2017/2018 24.5% of all participants aged between 25 and 34 years old admitted they…

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Do UK Online Casino Players Know Their Rights?

Do UK Online Casino Players Know Their Rights?

Online gambling has become extremely popular in the UK over the past decade, with hundreds of thousands of players making a choice to play in online casinos, as they allow them to play whenever they want to, regardless of their location. On the other hand, mobile gambling participation rates have also been rapidly increasing due to the rising popularity of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices in the gambling sector. Unfortunately, not many online casino players are actually aware of their rights and obligations as such, neither do they know…

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