Author: Daniel Williams

Christchurch Casino is now seeking to renew its license that, if granted, would allow it to operate for another 15 years. This was the first casino in New Zealand when it opened in 1994 and now, it is the first one to apply for a licence renewal before the Gambling Commission. The current gaming license of Christchurch Casino expires on November 4, 2019, and in order to continue operating at the same location, the venue is required to renew the licensing documents. Earlier this year, its operator Skyline Enterprises filed…

Today, Paul Fletcher, the Social Services Minister of Australia, has officially announced a new national register scheme for Australian people who are trying to exclude themselves from gambling. The register is to be established to provide local residents with the chance to stop gambling by voluntarily excluding themselves from the entire available range of gambling platforms and applications as part of a wider range of stricter industry standards that the Government is to introduce over an 18-month period. Australian state governments have welcomed the long-expected reforms aimed at tacking the…

According to media reports, the Football Association (FA) has found the Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge guilty of violating gambling rules for placing bets on football after the winter transfer window in January 2018 opened. Despite the fact that the professional football player has denied the charges, the governing body of association football in England still found him guilty of misconduct and violation of the above-mentioned rules. As information previously emerged, the 29-year-old football player has been hit with the charge for placing bets of players and managers transfers by using…

Lately, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has taken widespread regulatory action against online casino operators in an attempt to battle problem gambling and money laundering in the sector. As part of an ongoing investigation into the local gambling industry, the major gambling regulatory body in the country has imposed almost £14 million in financial penalties on three online casino companies for failures to comply with the requirements for effective customer protection and anti-money laundering policies. As Casino Guardian previously reported, Daub Alderney faced a £7.1-million monetary penalty earlier in November.…

Concerns about under-age gambling are spreading in the UK. The last meeting of the Telford & Wrekin Council saw some questions being raised in terms of possible measures that could be taken by the borough to reduce the number of children who participate in gambling activities. The concerns have been shared after the council unanimously gave the green light to the licensing policy following a three-year review. Chris Turley, who heads the licensing committee of the Telford & Wrekin Council, revealed that there was a statutory requirement that the council’s…

Clubs in Canberra will have to surrender their electronic gaming machines licenses from April 2019 – a step which comes as part of the Government’s gambling reforms and is aimed at cutting the number of machines on gaming floors to a total of 4,000 by 2020. Yesterday, the Government finally passed the long-awaited changes in the existing gambling legislation, with an overhaul of the contribution system of the clubs community in Canberra also being involved in the changes, under which the contributions are raised to 8.8% of net gaming revenue,…

An expert has said that children should be suspended from accessing online games such as Candy Crush Saga so that they are protected from becoming gambling addicts when they are older. As The Daily Telegraph reported, Professor Mark Griffiths has warned that gaming applications create an inclination for betting in children, even if it does not come to betting for real money. According to him, so-called simulated gambling which allows players to win special features or add-ons in the course of play makes the process easier. Professor Griffiths, who takes…

The Church of England has unveiled its intention to start a special parliamentary inquiry into the damage caused to society by the liberalisation of gambling laws which was started under the Labour party more than ten years ago. According to the Church of England, the laxer laws have been one of the main reasons for the gambling “epidemic” which has spread across the UK residents and endangers not only their financial state but also their mental health. In addition, the increased levels of gambling participation and problem gambling threaten to…

The number of under-aged individuals categorised as problem gamblers in the UK has seen a massive increase in the past year, with the trend being described as a “generational scandal”. The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) issued a report, according to which, about 55,000 children aged between 11 and 16 can be categorised as problem gamblers. In comparison, their number amounted to 25,000 last year. The major gambling industry regulatory body also found an even more troubling trend, as a further 70,000 children are at risk of getting addicted to gambling…

Australian people are still generating the largest losses on gambling on a global scale, according to recent data. According to estimates provided by H2 Gambling Capital, a global gambling analyst firm based in the UK, revealed that Australian adults’ gambling losses amounted to $958 (AU$1,324) in 2017 alone. The losses generated by Hong Kong citizens were the second-highest but still a lot smaller in comparison to the ones of Australians, as they amount to $768. Singapore adults’ gambling losses amount to $725 in 2017 and rank third. New Zealanders, on…