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The Victorian branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) allotted a meagre $8.4 million for direct public funding despite generating over $163 million in gambling revenue during the last financial year, the clubs’ statements indicate. RSL clubs operate as registered charities whose main objective is to provide welfare for local veterans who have served in the Australian Defence Force. They normally contain bar and dining facilities, although larger venues are also licensed to operate gaming machines. Victoria is home to nearly 300 such clubs, 50 of which…

A court has rejected Daub Alderney’s appeal against a penalty imposed by the UK gambling regulatory body. Back in September 2021, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) imposed a monetary penalty worth £5.85 million for anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility failures. As a result, Daub Alderney filed an appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal because the fine imposed by the gambling watchdog was unfair, excessive and disproportionate. After holding a hearing on the issue, Judge Findlay dismissed the gambling operator’s appeal and confirmed the Gambling Commission’s decision, saying that the country’s…

Younger audiences in Australia may be exposed to too much gambling, the Australian Gaming and Screen Alliance (AGSA) shared. The body shared its concern with the lack of adequate measures that protect young people from the dangers of various gambling mechanisms, such as loot boxes. According to the organisation, problem gambling has become a serious issue that neither the Federal Government nor state authorities have addressed adequately, and as a result can cause both serious physical and psychological harm to more vulnerable individuals. The Australian Gaming and Screen Alliance challenged…

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) revealed that 71% of the UK public (or seven in 10 people) believe that the Government’s health messaging would not be effective at ensuring problem gambling prevention. At the same time, 47% of the public believes that suspending popular promotions, such as so-called free bets, would not help the authorities tackle gambling addiction rates in the county. The survey, which was commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council and carried out by YouGov, has come at a time when the UK Government is preparing…

Australian gambling companies are facing a strong wave of criticism after allegations that they have been targeting children with their advertising and marketing campaigns. According to the latest reports of the Alliance for Gambling Reform (AGR), the lack of federal regulation on gambling advertising meant that companies were able to get underage individuals hooked on their services. The organisation that is aimed at preventing and minimising gambling-related harm has estimated that more than 430,000 people under the age of 16 are likely to bet online. Tim Costello, a long-time anti-gambling…

The party of the NSW Greens have unveiled plans to suspend so-called poker machines from clubs and pubs in the state of New South Wales amid constantly increasing calls from anti-gambling campaigners to clean up the sector. On December 4th, the party released its “Pull the Pin on Pokies” strategy which seeks to help venues access alternative revenue streams and also redirect the existing revenue aimed at supporting problem gambling services. The NSW Greens are also backing the introduction of the so-called cashless gambling card that is currently being considered…

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Paul Scully, said he wanted to see the white paper of the Government’s much-delayed review of the local gambling industry but was not able to say whether the results of the assessment would be published by the end of 2022. Mr Scully, who took over the position in October 2022, revealed that the Government’s findings and proposals are expected to be published in the next few weeks. The UK Government rolled out its gambling review…

According to submissions to a federal parliamentary inquiry into problem gambling and gambling addicts, Australian media hubs are not willing to support a proposed online gaming advertising ban. The federal Labour Government has started a widespread crackdown on gambling advertising in the country, after the latest reports provided by The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare have revealed that local people lose about AU$25 billion on legal forms of gambling on an annual basis. Reports say that commercial television and radio channel operators fear that the potential restrictions on gaming…

The UK Gambling Commission has published its regular data regarding customers’ gambling behaviour and how it is reacting to current factors in the country’s gambling environment. The operator data unveiled by the local gambling regulatory body covers the period from March 2020 and September 2022, inclusive, and reflects customer data about both in-person and online gambling that was specially provided by so-called LBOs (licensed betting operators) in the UK. As previously explained by Casino Guardian, such data is published by the Commission on a quarterly basis. The country’s gambling watchdog…

The proponents of gambling reform and gamblers’ rights in Australia claim that gambling companies tend to keep millions when local gambling addicts spend their money. Some of the victims of crimes occurring from problem gambling behaviour never get their money back, too. According to stricter gambling regulation advocates, gambling operators keep the proceeds of crimes committed by gambling addicts, which leaves victims of those crimes with very few options to seek compensation for their losses. Anti-gambling campaigners claim that the system that is supposed to keep them regulated is not…