Company Reports

The UK advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) investigated and upheld two issues included in a complaint against Malta-based online casino operator AG Communications Limited. The complainant reported that a web page relating to the online slot game Starburst was featured on the company’s website www.Karamba.com on May 3rd, 2018. According to the complainant, a title “Tips and tricks on how to Win at Starburst” appeared, followed by text offering some tips and tricks for playing the slot game to the player’s advantage. The filed complaint challenged whether the…

A new YouGov Custom Research highlights the importance of the 2018 World Cup championship to gambling operators, and more specifically when it comes to attracting new customers. According to information revealed in the results of the survey, over three times as many people placed bets with online gambling companies than in land-based bookmakers’ shops. The research commissioned by the international online market research and data analytics firm YouGov has revealed how the moods of the fans of the largest football tournament on a global scale have pushed them to become…

The plans related to suspension of so-called gambling arcades from being offered in towns and villages across County Cork in Ireland have been postponed after the local Council received a legal advice on the matter which did not seem to have helped it a lot. The members of Charleville/Fermoy municipal district council had demonstrated their interest in widening legislation banning gaming arcades, which was first used by the former Fermoy Town Council in the 1980s. As The Irish Examiner reported, an application for a gambling arcade has recently been made…

The leading charity focused on problem gambling in the UK – GambleAware – revealed that it plans to spend a total amount of £32 million over the next couple of years as part of its efforts to tackle gambling-related harm. The details about the charitable organisation’s intentions have been revealed in the new Strategic Delivery Plan for the period 2018-2020 and include a significant increase in the company’s investments that are to be made across all aspects of the National Responsible Gambling Strategy’s delivery. As revealed by the charity, it…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is reviewing some complaints about World Cup adverts of a number of British gambling operators, including William Hill, bet365 and Coral, which potentially violated the new rules that had been rolled out as part of the problem gambling crackdown. A total of 115 complaints were received by the gambling advertising watchdog from viewers who raised a red flag about gambling adverts aired on TV over the four weeks of the 2018 World Cup. In comparison, the number of complaints received by the regulator in the…

UK gambling operator William Hill has shared that its operations, as well as the wider gambling industry, have not managed to remain in line with the expectations related to tackling possible gambling-related harm. This is also one of the main reasons for the company to announce a new approach to protect customers from possible harm related to gambling. William Hill has appointed Lyndsay Wright as the first-ever director of sustainability, by adding the new role to her already existing responsibilities related to strategy and investor relations. Ms. Wright has commented…

Local gambling experts have shared their concerns regarding the plans of large US companies to pursue an operating license in Osaka. A group focused on raising Japanese citizens’ awareness of gambling addiction headed by Noriko Tanaka has been trying to make people more cautious when it comes to gambling. The Japanese parliament lifted the casino ban back in 2016 and has recently passed a bill to set rules on how these casinos should be run. The local lawmakers have dropped the country’s long-time resistance to casino gambling, with Japan being…

A couple of days ago, the UK Competition and Markets Authority issued an initial enforcement order to launch an investigation into The Stars Group Betting and Gaming acquisition. The competition watchdog has started a probe against the $4.7-billion deal under which the Canadian gaming and online gambling company is to acquire Sky Betting &ampi; Gaming. On July 10th, The Stars Group officially announced that the deal, which was initially revealed in April this year, had been finalized to form the largest publicly traded online gambling company on a global scale.…

The Irish Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, claimed that the illegal casino-style gaming terminals in the capital city. Mr. Donohoe responded to a parliamentary question following an investigation initiated by The Times, according to which gambling machines had been operated without the necessary licenses in Dublin, brutally violating local gambling legislation under which casino-style machines are suspended on the territory of the capital. As previously reported by Casino Guardian, the investigation of The Times found that some casinos are not in line with a directive and revenue rules about licenses…

The independent Member of Parliament Andrew Wilkie revealed that Victoria’s gambling regulator dismissed the claims of a whistleblower who had previously raised a red flag about some serious misconduct at the Crown Casino. According to the information revealed by Mr. Wilkie, the regulatory body dismissed the claims because the person who made them wanted to remain anonymous. Last year, the Government of the state of Victoria ordered the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) to start an investigation, following Mr. Wilkie’s lobbying against the casino in the local…