Author: Daniel Williams

The NHS Northern Gambling Service has established a new gambling addiction clinic based in Manchester as part of its efforts to help more people who are suffering from problem gambling in the northern part of the country. The new base of the service is in Salford Quays. It is set to serve North Wales, the northern midlands and the North West of England. It will host several specialists, including a senior mental health nurse, a consultant psychiatrist, a consultant psychologist and clinical psychologist, who will take care of people who…

This week, a Federal Government committee recommended that Australia should see a mandatory online age verification for local residents who want to access certain adult-only content on the Internet. As part of the controversial proposal aimed at maximising the protection for underage individuals, an interesting suggestion regarding controversial loot boxes was made into the same report. The truth is that most media put the suggestion about age verification at adults-only website into the spotlight, but apart from that, the “Protecting the Age of Innocence” committee was also empowered to investigate…

According to information provided by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) analysed by the National Audit Office (NAO), licensed gambling operations in the UK saw a 57% growth in the ten years to 2018-19. Also, the overall gross gambling yield, excluding the National Lottery, generated by gambling companies on the territory of the UK in 2018-19 amounted to £11.3 billion. The significant increase registered in the licensed gambling in the country represented a £4.1-billion growth and was largely considered to be due to a rise in online and mobile gambling operations.…

Former Liverpool FC striker Daniel Sturridge has faced a ban from football until June 2020 after he was found guilty of violating the gambling rules of the Football Association (FA). He has also been imposed a £150,000 fine for his transgressions. Back in July 2019, Daniel Sturridge was banned from football for a fortnight, following a regulatory commission revealed that he had provided his brother with “inside information” regarding his possible to transfer to Sevilla that was used in a bet. He further faced a £75,000. In a new statement,…

A young man from Waterlooville, Hampshire, has been found guilty of fraud that involved more than 25 unauthorized transactions conducted over a period of over a year. The man stole more than £43,000 from his employer to fund his gambling habits and live a lavish lifestyle, driving expensive cards with customized registration numbers. The gambling addict, 23-year-old Bradley Young, of Silvester Road, Waterlooville, was sentenced to 12 months prison suspended for 18 months along with 80 hours of unpaid work during a Portsmouth Crown Court hearing. The man has been…

Gillon McLachlan, who heads the Australian Football League (AFL), has spoken in support of the partnership between the league and the gambling operator BetEasy. Mr McLachlan defended the agreement, explaining that the League had to find a balance between its social responsibilities and the financial requirements that kept the football game affordable. Last summer, a five-year agreement was signed between the AFL and BetEasy, with the agreement being subject to revised conditions. The AFL boss, however, did not agree that it was valid to find a connection between the partnership…

A new report of the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that the gambling regulatory body of the UK is failing to protect local players from becoming hooked on gambling. According to the information included in the report, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is not big enough to control and oversee the massive £11-billion gambling industry in the country. The report has described the Commission as a small regulator, reminding it only has a budget of £19 million at its disposal to try and tackle the rapidly changing and highly…

Campaigners approached UK Prime Minister yesterday, with a letter calling for him to put an end to gambling sponsorship deals in football. According to the individuals, who are members of charity organisations Gambling with Lives and The Big Step, the relationship between football and gambling has reached what they called “saturation point” and more serious measures need to be taken in order to protect sports fans from being affected by gambling-related harm. Research into the gambling sponsorship agreements in British football in the summer of 2019 revealed that a total…

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) has urged the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) to suspend gambling advertising from being aired during their games. The players’ body has formally addressed the GAA on the issue and shared that the Association would become the first sporting organisation on a global scale to take such a step should the GAA decided to support the proposal. A couple of years ago, all types of gambling sponsorship agreements were banned at the GAA at its Annual Congress. Now, the GPA revealed that it proposed some measures…

One of the leading gambling charities in the UK that is currently funded by the sector has suspended some problem gamblers who urge for stricter measures against betting companies’ policy. Gamcare’s online forums that are considered leading providers of free information and advice for problem gambling and offer support for people affected by its ban posts insisting for industry reforms. As The Times reported, one forum user, who urged the authorities for reform and wrote that the Gambling Act 2005 does not successfully protect vulnerable people had his petition removed…