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As part of its efforts to curb problem gambling, the City Council of Lane Cove, one of Sydney’s suburbs, has reached the decision to get rid of the poker machines located in its buildings. As reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the buildings in question currently house the Longueville Sporting Club and the Lane Cove Bowling and Recreation Club, which own ten and seven pokie machines, respectively. When speaking with ABC Radio Sydney, Rochelle Flood, Councillor of NSW Greens, said that councils should in no way support poker machines…

New Zealand’s government is planning to implement a licensing system that will give online casino operators the opportunity to legally target gamblers in New Zealand. While the Problem Gambling Foundation welcomed the regulation of online casino gaming, it called for the new laws to be accompanied by a ban on iGaming ads. As specified by Brooke van Velden, Minister of Internal Affairs, regulated casinos will be required to follow a range of rules. They will answer to the Department of Internal Affairs, which will become the country’s gambling regulator once…

According to researchers from the Centre for Gambling Research at the Australian National University (ANU), the at-risk gambling rate in Australia currently stands at 13.6%, which marks a 2% increase from last year’s data (11.6%). These percentage figures, along with other pieces of crucial insight into the gambling habits of Australians, are among the various findings in the team’s study. The said report encompasses data gathered over the course of five years. Overall Gambling Participation has Decreased As described by the study’s lead author, Dr Aino Suomi, in a publication…

July 25th saw the publication of the Gambling Commission’s first annual report of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB), providing new insight into the gambling behaviour of UK residents. The National Centre for Social Research and the University of Glasgow helmed the survey, and 9,804 participants took part. In addition, the survey was carried out through what Professor Patrick Sturgis, Professor of Quantitative Social Science at the London School of Economics, referred to as “push-to-web mixed mode design,” as well as “random probability sampling from the Postcode Address File.”…

The English Football League has pledged that it, along with the Premier League, the Football Association (FA), and the Women’s Super League (WSL), will follow a new code of conduct that pertains to the way gambling sponsorships will be handled in British football. This news follows AFC Bournemouth’s announcement that betting company BJ88 will be its front-of-shirt partner during the two upcoming Premier League seasons, something that sparked a new wave of complaints about the numerous Premier League club deals involving betting and casino operators. Some Principles Aim to Address…

In May, the Charity Commission launched an investigation into GambleAware after the Good Law Project raised concerns regarding GambleAware’s alleged failure to take an unbiased approach toward gambling treatment and prevention. The Charity Commission did not find any incriminating factors during this probe, and as announced by GambleAware on Monday, the case is now closed. Meanwhile, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) celebrated its members’ generous contributions toward the services that aim to curb gambling harm in the UK. The Good Law Project is a non-profit organisation that assisted advocate…

In 2022, Australian bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse, husband of horse trainer Gai Waterhouse, was accused of offering gambling inducements to a RobWaterhouse.com client who had requested for their betting account to be closed for good. This led to a legal battle that would, as was made clear during a hearing held on Monday, last around two years. As reported by The Daily Mail, magistrate Gemma Slack-Smith will reveal the verdict later this year, on November 15th. If found guilty, Mr Waterhouse will be penalised for having breached New South Wales’ gambling…

Supporters of the reforms included in the previous government’s gambling white paper sent an open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in which they spoke out against a possible delay in the implementation of the policy paper’s statutory levy. As reported by the Guardian, these concerns were prompted after Labour neglected to include the levy in the King’s Speech, which was held on July 17th. If enacted, the levy would contribute an estimated £100 million to services surrounding research, prevention, and treatment of gambling harm annually. According to signatories, the…

When speaking with street newspaper the Big Issue, Leicester City fan David Bevan criticised the prevalence of betting advertising in football and expressed disappointment in Leicester City’s own betting sponsorship for the upcoming Premier League season. Meanwhile, a bookmaker got in trouble with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for an ad that lacked transparency. David Bevan is the co-founder of the Fosse Way website, which contains a wealth of information about the history of Leicester City, as well as regular updates and news regarding club activities. Bevan is also an…

July 17th saw an announcement by GamCare that Alexa Roseblade will serve as the charity organisation’s new Chief of Staff. This news was followed by GamCare’s Matt Burgiss encouraging those who might be facing gambling harm difficulties after the end of the European football championship to reach out. Roseblade has served as manager of the Children and Young People’s Team for the past four years, with GamCare putting an emphasis on her role in the success of the Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme (YPGHPP). According to GamCare, the YPGHPP…