Author: Daniel Williams

Leading UK gambling industry experts called for stricter measures to be taken in terms of online gambling operators and social media companies which products could have a negative impact on young individuals in the country. According to experts, such firms should be imposed a legal “duty of care” in order to make sure that they are engaged in minors’ protection from possible problem gambling behaviour which could occur as a result from the increased number of gambling ads. Data accumulated by local charitable organisations, doctors and academics specialising in the…

A Perth resident had lost over AU$50,000 from her and her boyfriend’s personal and business accounts in one year only. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the woman’s boyfriend found out about her addiction after having a relationship with her for four years. However, it is not her who he blames, but Crown Casino, the operator which literally did nothing to prevent the massive amount of money from being spent. The woman, then aged 30, made a confession to her partner that she suffered from a serious gambling addiction in…

Three Shropshire villages will see a lottery-funded scheme launch a number of projects aimed at helping individuals from different age groups. A total of £1 million was granted to the Big Local Three Parishes programme by the National Lottery, with the money set to be invested in various initiatives that would help the local community. The above-mentioned programme, which consists of the three villages of St Martins, Gobowen and Weston Rhyn and the surrounding countryside, is one of the 149 such enterprises on the territory of the UK, Nick Heard,…

Expectedly, the latest crackdown imposed by the UK Government on controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) has raised some questions related not only to the machines but also to the consequences of the Government’s measures which are to be faced by the entire industry. The Campaign for Fairer Gambling, a campaign which has called the competent authorities to take all necessary measures and stop FOBTs to prevent gambling-related harm from happening to local customers, has backed the decision of the Department of Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) to slash the maximum…

The state of Victoria could be isolated, as new gambling taxes are being rolled out across the country. The so-called point-of-consumption tax which is to be introduced in almost all Australian states is aimed at bringing fresh money from both domestic and foreign gambling companies which operate on the territory of the country. This week, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is expected to officially implement a point-of-consumption tax of 15% on all bets made on its territory, as reported by The Australian Financial Review. The ACT will probably announce the…

A teenager who got addicted to gambling managed to spend the mind-blowing amount of £80,000 on betting online after stealing his father’s credit card. The 13-year-old boy from Lancashire became interested in gambling after seeking online bookmakers’ advertisements at the time he watched a football match at Wembley Stadium. The youngster committed the credit card fraud for a year, with him spending £60,000 for a week on online gambling websites. Reportedly, the teenage boy shared that he started betting online after he attended Wembley Stadium to watch a football match,…

UK citizens seem to be spending staggering amounts of money when betting on sports online. Following the latest industry statistics update released by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) yesterday, market analysts calculated that the average amount spent on sports betting online every second in the country equals £626. As revealed by the main gambling regulatory body of the UK, the overall turnover of sports bets made online by UK residents in the period from October 2016 to September 2017 amounted to £19.7 billion, which accounts for the amount of £626…

The list of possible locations for the three integrated casino resorts in Japan is constantly expanding. Another option has been added now, with the prefecture of Chiba rumoured as one of the sites which are willing to become home to one of the integrated resorts under the country’s casino expansion. Chiba, which is also known as home to Disneyland, has recently emerged as one of the front-runners for one of the three casino operating licenses which are to be granted by the Japanese Government. The proponents of the prefecture as…

A Maori public health adviser has commented on gambling-related harm, saying that the wider public does not get the bigger picture when it comes to possible negative consequences that could be brought to communities as a result of compulsive gambling. As reported by Waatea News.com, David Frost from Hāpai the Hauora said that gambling addiction often remains faceless, which is one of the main reasons why people are not very well aware of the detrimental impact which such a problem could have on their lives. Mr. Frost commented on the…

The recent crackdown imposed on the controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) has been backed by a Sunderland academic. As revealed by The Sunderland Echo, Dr. Helen Knight, a lecturer in psychology at the local university has welcomed the Government’s decision to reduce the maximum stake allowed at the machines in order to tackle gambling-related harm inflicted to customers. According to Dr. Knight, players felt a primal need to chase the loss, adding that such a behaviour has been one of the main reasons why North East gamblers lost millions of…