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The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand (PGF), which is engaged with providing professional gambling counselling services to individuals who have been affected by gambling-related harm, has described lotto operators’ e-mailed adverts as a much more harmful form of gambling. The commentary, made by a spokesperson for the Problem Gambling Foundation, followed the new advertising strategy of Lotto New Zealand. The latter sent e-mails to some of its online players, asking them to be among the first ones to get access to MyLotto’s new Instant Play feature. For the time…

The South Carolina’s lawmakers from the Democratic party have shared their hopes that sports betting is to be officially legalised in the state some day. Still, they have shared that it would be too risky for the representatives of the Republican party to make the amendment over the current legislative session. According to a new report that was released last week, South Carolina was considered one of the eighteen states that have been considering whether to make sports betting legal over the current session, or not. To date, sports betting…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) reminded to local lottery operators to make sure they are in line with the gambling advertising rules highlighted in a ruling of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). For the time being, all gambling operators that offer their services on the territory of the UK are required to comply with the UK Advertising Codes that are brought into action by the local gambling advertising regulator. The UK Gambling Commission reminded to UK lottery operators and gambling companies as a whole that one of the major goals…

Lawrence Ho, the Hong Kong-based investor who is also the Chief Executive Officer and owner of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, shared that the a lot of wealthy players originating from Asia are expected to be attracted to the largest casino resort in Europe that is being built in Cyprus. As explained by Mr. Ho, adding the casino resort to the already existing landscape of such venues across Europe would also be beneficial for the economy of the island, as it would help it buoy from the hard economic situation it…

It turns out that the blow which is expected to be inflicted to UK gambling operators after a large reduction to fixed-odds betting terminals’ (FOBTs) maximum stakes could not be so serious as the one the Government has initially predicted. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has recently released a report according to which the crackdown that is set to be imposed on controversial fixed-odds betting machines would not end up having such a devastating impact on local bookmakers’ performance as it was initially expected. According to the…

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) still puts issues related to gambling and problem gambling still remain as top priorities when it comes to player well-being, despite the fact that the number of individuals who accessed the Association’s counselling service declined in comparison to the ones a year earlier. Dermot Earley, who has been occupying the position of Chief Executive Officer of GPA for almost a year now, confirmed that gambling addiction issues are still the priority of the GPA. Mr. Earley further revealed that there were still a lot of…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published a new ruling on Coral Interactive misleading advertisement content case, with the most recent ruling set to replace the one published on July 26th, 2017. The ruling still upholds the complaints against the company, but the UK gambling advertising regulator made a revision of the assessment’s wording. As previously reported by Casino Guardian, on July 26th 2017 the ASA rebuked the online gaming operators Coral Interactive and LeoVegas for misleading advertisement content. The ruling of the Advertising Standards Authority came after a number of…

As of Monday, Matthew Hancock was promoted to the position of Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). His appointment could have positive impact for the UK racing industry, as Mr. Hancock himself is known as one of the most loyal supporters of local sports betting industry. The 39-year-old Matt Hancock is to now head the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, after taking over the position from Karen Bradley following the latter’s appointment as the new secretary of Northern Ireland. His responsibilities will now not…

Voter Control of Gambling in Florida is about 41,000 signatures short of making the November ballot only three weeks before the deadline of February 1st. The signatures are needed to support the proposed constitutional amendment that would allow local voters to made decisions on possible gambling expansion in the state. As revealed in the ballot summary, the voter control amendment is expected to provide the voters in the state of Florida with the exclusive rights to make decisions in terms of authorization of casino gambling in the state. If Voter…

Anti-gambling commercials campaigners warned that the constantly increasing number of betting adverts aired at the time of televised football matches is dangerous, as it it could lure children to gambling. According to the latest reports, there were 26 football matches which were broadcast over the Christmas holidays, with at least five TV commercials promoting betting companies which offered the fixtures’ viewers to sign up to their website luring them with free bets. Some local charitable organizations have shared that gambling was made look normal to public, especially by pointing the…