Author: Daniel Williams

According to a new survey, the results of which are expected to soon be reported by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), approximately half a million children and young people are involved in gambling activities on a weekly basis. The British regulatory authority has previously issued a warning that children at age as young as 11 are signing in “skin betting” websites, which allow players place bets using virtual items as currency. In this case, the items won by the players in video games are known as “skins” and are usually…

According to a new study, gambling advertising on the territory of Australia is experiencing a new wave of commercials that feature women and promote betting odds on popular TV shows across the country. The results of the survey showed that such an approach could end up altering female attitudes to betting. One of the researchers, the Deaking University’s associate professor Samantha Thomas, revealed that gambling and betting operators had normally run marketing campaigns in which women were not very much involved, and were merely features as secondary characters, as such…

The number of municipalities in Pennsylvania that have been opting not to host satellite casinos under the gambling legislation of the state has been constantly increasing. For the time being, two hundred townships and municipalities in Pennsylvania have announced their decision not to host mini-casinos. No less than 79 of them are located in the middle of the state. At the time when local lawmakers passed the long-awaited gambling expansion bill in the state at the end of October, municipalities across Pennsylvania were given the chance to make a choice…

This year’s annual Harm-Minimisation Conference of GambleAware started yesterday at The King’s Fund in London. The UK leading charity which is focused at helping gambling addicts and individuals who are put at risk from becoming problem gamblers holds its fifth annual conference as part of its strategy to shape the direction of research and policy development, and to also promote player protection and responsible gambling behaviour. This year’s Harm-Minimisation Conference is dedicated to young people’s gambling habits and reduction of gambling-related harm over the upcoming years. Several leading figures in…

A massive number of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) are currently available around the Glasgow Central Station, overshadowing other types of gambling. As reported by The Evening Times, controversial fixed-odds betting machines, which have lately been put under a lot of criticism, are the main gambling business that has been attracting a large number of local punters. Currently, there are betting shops located in a very close proximity to the Central Station in the city centre. Reportedly, for the time being there are nine betting shops situated in the area of…

The UK Government is now aware of the number of problem gamblers who are getting help by the National Health Service (NHS). The local authorities also have no idea about the cost of these addictions, which has urged some leading charity organisations raise a red flag about the importance of adequate help for such players. In response to Tom Watson, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Department of Health also confessed that the issue had never been a matter of discussion and consideration to the health secretary Jeremy Hunt…

The US Supreme Court is considering to legalise sports betting by eliminating the federal ban on gambling. Yesterday, a hearing to the New Jersey’s claim that US states need to be given the chance to control their own laws, including the ones related to gambling, was carried out. For the time being, the state of New Jersey has claimed that states should be free to control their own laws, including gambling ones, unless a federal regulatory policy has been adopted by the Congress to specifically prohibiting such thing from happening.…

According to a new report, more than 200,000 Scottish residents are currently suffering from serious gambling addictions or are put at risk of becoming problem gamblers. The report was based on a survey which engaged over 4,300 adult residents of Scotland. Tim Miller, the Executive Director of UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), commented on the information, saying that these findings prove that the country’s competent authorities need to pay much more attention at prevention of gambling-related harm. Mr. Miller urged local councils to raise their awareness of the problem and to…

As Casino Guardian reported yesterday, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed the UK gambling industry statistics, publishing the latest details about each one of the sectors it currently regulates. Apart from that, the UK gambling regulatory body also published its strategy for the period 2018/2021. UKGC’s paramount goal has always been making gambling fairer and safer, by keeping crime away from the local gambling market. In its 2018/2021 the Commission once again reiterated its commitment to safeguard both local consumers and the wider public from possible gambling-related harm. According to…

The UK gambling regulatory body – the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) – published the gambling industry statistics today, providing the latest details on every one of the sectors regulated by the watchdog. The statistics are gathered directly from licence holders through the latter regulatory returns. Such data about the British gambling market is published in May and November every year. The latest statistics revealed by the UK Gambling Commission are for the period from April 2016 and March 2017 and include data about the online gambling services offered on the…