Author: Daniel Williams

Yesterday, the considered amendment in the Dunedin City Council policy regarding a slow but progressive reduction in the amount of gambling sites across the city finally saw a hearing on the matter take place. At the time of the hearing, pleas to focus on community harm and warnings of funding cuts for community sports emerged. As previously reported by Casino Guardian, some changes have been proposed to the council in terms of its gambling and TAB venue policy. In case that a change is eventually added to the Dunedin City…

US-based banking group Morgan Stanley commented on the current situation with the Japanese Integrated Resorts Casinos (IRCs), saying that foreign gaming operators could avoid making too large investments in future IRCs provided the fact that the Japanese Government is considering further restrictions on the resorts. As Casino Guardian reported earlier, the Government has been planning to introduce further restrictions to IRCs in the country’s Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill. As it was already revealed, no final decision has been made, but still, Morgan Stanley cited Bloomberg as saying that the Government’s…

The Japanese Government has been planning to make gambling companies that file applications for integrated resorts casino operating licenses pay for the background checks’ expenses. The above-mentioned background checks are set to be carried out by a casino management commission. The latter is expected to be created within the Cabinet Office, with the National Police Agency and other competent authorities’ officials to become part of the structure. As reported by The Yomiuri Shimbun, implementing such a high-barrier measure would help the Government to sort out businesses which are not enough…

According to industry figures, the number of high-street operators in Scotland is facing a continuous decline, regardless of the constantly increasing attractiveness of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) and problem gambling rates. Reportedly, approximately 90 betting outlets ceased operation in the county between 2011 and 2016 mainly because of consolidation of the largest gambling operators. Still, the continuous online gambling growth was boosted by the increasing number of players who preferred to use their smartphones to place bets, which after all helped for the decline registered in betting activities offered “over…

The Australian Institute of Family Studies released the results of a research on the poker activity in Australia. The findings were provided after an analysis of the 2015 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey took place. The study, which was conducted by the Australian Gambling Research Centre, offers one of the first-ever details understandings of the local poker players’ gambling habits in terms of different forms of gaming available in the country. According to the results of the research, approximately 132,000 Australian adults gambled on poker on…

According to recent research, Glasgow is the UK city where there are most gambling addicts on high-stake fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) than in any other city across the country. The study showed that for the time being there are 120,000 gamblers who are hooked to FOBTs. Moreover, the research which was carried out by the British Amusement Catering Trade Association found that Glasgow is losing more to the controversial machines than any other area in the country, as each problem gambler is costing the area some money in terms of…

The regulatory bodies which are engaged with setting the rules, which are applied to all advertisers in the UK – have revealed that a crackdown is to be imposed on adverts that take advantage of most vulnerable people and target potential customers with attractive free bet and bonus offers. The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice and the Committee of Advertising Practice, which are the two bodies engaged in establishing the UK advertisers’ code are not set to tighten the measures against companies that could harm local customers with their advertising…

The Australian Racing and Gaming Minister Paul Papalia revealed that the number of players who gamble online is constantly rising. This is the reason why the authorities in Western Australia have been planning to release a new online campaign that would especially target the younger people. As reported by 9News, Minister Papalia revealed that the new program is set to reach primarily the latest generation of gamblers, as well as to the ones who are dealing with problem gambling behaviour or the consequences from it. The campaign would point such…

The first-ever national survey showed that about three quarters of Irish players who gamble online have borrowed money or sold some of their possessions in order to place a bet. It was undertaken in order to accumulate more data about Irish online gambling customers, as well as about their gaming behaviour. As reported by The Times, the first nation-wide study of online gambling in Ireland further revealed that approximately 64% of local players have shared that they may suffer from problem gambling behaviour. In addition, about 62% confessed that they…