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The British Government is making plans to roll out maximum betting stakes to online gambling operations in an effort to tackle rising gambling addiction rates in the country, reports have revealed. Recent data provided by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) as a result of the regulator’s quarterly telephone survey saw the proportion of British adults gambling online equal to the proportion of British adults gambling in brick-and-mortar venues – 18%. In comparison, five years earlier, the proportion of people gambling in person was almost two times bigger than the online…

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) revealed that online gambling harm affects an increasing number of local residents and once again called for the Federal Government to regulate digital gambling platforms and advertising in the country. The AMA has called on the country’s Government to invest more efforts to regulate online gambling platforms and online gambling advertising and marketing campaigns. The Association filed a submission to the authorities regarding its “Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Gambling and Its Impacts on Those Experiencing Gambling Harm”. AMA’s submission comes at a time when new…

The National Health Service (NHS) has urged the local gambling sector to start caring more about the actual human cost that usually remains hidden behind their profits after revelations that the demand for NHS gambling clinics in the country has increased by 42% year-on-year. According to data provided by medical professionals, more people were attending A&E departments after losing all their money while betting online. Doctors revealed that, currently, NHS gambling clinics are full of young men who have been lured into risky gambling behaviour by betting firms. A massive…

The trade body representing the UK legal gambling sector has issued a warning against the adoption of overprotective rules from the Government and local regulators saying that it alienates customers in the regulated gambling market and forces them to seek similar services offered on black-market online gambling platforms in the UK or offshore. The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has called for an evidence-based approach regarding the re-regulation of the country’s gambling industry and has been against the idea of imposing spending limits, saying that such limitations would push customers…

The antitrust watchdog of the UK has moved to enhance its scrutiny of the reign of US technology giants Google and Apple by commencing an in-depth investigation into elements of the two companies’ ecosystem dominance. The regulatory body is probing mobile duopoly’s approach toward rival cloud gaming services and mobile browsers after sharing its concern that could be harming consumers on one hand, and restricting competition, on the other hand. The regulatory action follows a market study that was held by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in 2021 and…

The financial regulatory body of the UK has issued a warning against the use of game-like elements in trading applications, saying that they could make customers act against their own interests. The beginning of the week saw the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) say trading apps were luring their customers to make trades with various in-app badges, points and celebratory messages. According to the body, consumers who use these features were more likely to make investments in products beyond their willingness to take risks. The financial watchdog also addressed trading app…

According to recent research, about 15% of Irish people would not attend horse races due to animal welfare concerns, while 13% of local adults did not like the effects that the sport had on problem gambling. The results of the survey found that local residents’ interest in horse racing was increasing, and the number of people who were against the sport was falling. The survey found that almost half of Irish people polled (43%) were interested in attending a horse race but warned that local racecourses had to be careful…

Stricter gambling regulatory measures in Ireland are set to prevent sports betting operators from operating in close proximity to schools. Local sportsbook companies will also no longer be able to sponsor children’s sports teams. Under the latest sweeping changes to the country’s gambling legislation, betting shops and other gambling outlets will be suspended from operating near schools. According to reports, the Gambling Regulation Bill will include a special provision under which the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), which is set to regulate the Irish gambling industry, will have to take into…

The Football Association (FA) has charged Brentford F.C. star Ivan Toney with 232 alleged violations of the UK gambling rules and he now faces a possible ban from football until at least the end of the season. The professional football player, who was already overlooked for England’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar following the revelations of the ongoing investigation of the FA, has been charged with misconduct for violating gambling laws. Media hubs claim that the report triggered by the Football Association’s probe is about 2,800 pages long.…

Lately, so-called social casino applications have been criticised for not allowing players to cash out their winnings although they pay to play. Now, pressure is building for virtual poker machines, as campaigners call for the Australian authorities to finally regulate them as online gambling. For example, Slotomania, a mobile phone game that was developed by Playtika, an Israel-based company, almost looks like any other electronic poker machine. Players spend tens of thousands of dollars into the game hoping to generate significant winnings but there is one major difference between this…