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According to a recent study, there is a clear link between gambling and homelessness in Australia, with people over the age of 50 being particularly vulnerable. Data provided by various homelessness services across the country has revealed that older service users have been mostly affected by gambling-related harm because they gamble on a regular basis. Australians over 50 are also the fastest-growing age group of local residents who are affected by homelessness. So far, little attention has been paid to the issue, with no mention of gambling in any current…

The advertising watchdog in the UK has published a report regarding children’s exposure to age-restricted TV adverts over the past decade. This is the first time when statistics have been broken down by nation in order for the regulator to provide a better picture of children’s experiences across the country. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) shared that it contacts regular monitoring of advertising materials, especially the ones for age-restricted products, as part of its commitment to protecting the most vulnerable people from potential harm by identifying trends and ensuring that…

The Irish bookmaker Paddy Power fired Emma Phillips, a former lower-level manager at the company, in 2020 after finding she had allowed customers to play on credit. She appealed the decision but the court decided not to side with her, ruling that she was the one responsible for the disagreement. The plaintiff started working as an assistant in a Paddy Power brick-and-mortar betting shop in 2015 and was raised to the position of deputy manager. The woman claimed that she and her supervisor had seen other companies use the same…

The UK gambling regulatory body is set to ask a court to enact its decision to award the fourth 10-year National Lottery licence to Allwyn in a move which, according to some experts, would risk reducing the money for good causes by up to £800 million. As reported by Casino Guardian, in mid-March, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced that the current holder of the National Lottery operating permit – Camelot Group – will lose its licence and the permit will go to the Czech Republic’s gambling and lottery company…

Recently, GambleAware published a list of corporate donors for the year that ended on March 31st, 2022. The largest gambling charity organisation in the UK also revealed that the so-called “Big Four” group of UK operators generated almost 90% of all contributions to good causes. As GambleAware announced, millions of pounds in donations were made by Flutter Entertainment, Entain and William Hill, with the overall amount donated by the three gambling operators worth £34.7 million. The British gambling charity further noted that the continued contributions made by the licensed and…

According to recent reports, some of the largest gambling operators in the UK have reached out to Treasury officials to lobby against the further restrictions that are being proposed to apply to the industry, claiming that such a crackdown will result in lost tax receipts worth millions of pounds. Reportedly, executives of bet365, Ladbrokes and Paddy Power have held a meeting with some HM Revenue and Customs officials to warn that any further crackdown measures on the local gambling sector could scare customers off and encourage them to choose companies…

The dark side of ambling in Australia has once again been put in the spotlight following many calls for poker machines to be once and for all removed from local clubs and pubs. But can Australian authorities do that? Will they dare to slash one of the largest sources of revenue of states and territories that fill in some budget holes and fund some society projects and good causes? Electronic slot machines are largely present at casinos all over the world. However, in Australia, the scale of popularity of poker…

This week, the first training day for the Gambling Anti-Money Laundering Group (GAMLG) was completed by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC). The main goal of the workshop was to show operators ways to reduce the risks of money-laundering activities and ensure best practices. Despite gambling being categorised as a low-risk activity by the Government’s National Risk Assessment (NRA), the gambling industry is focusing on improving the way operators are tackling high-risk gambling issues and hope to further prevent criminal activities in the UK gambling sector. Gambling Determined as Low…

The Dublin-based gambling company Flutter Entertainment reported a revenue slump in Ireland and the UK, which it attributed to safer gaming measures and the decrease in online betting activity after coronavirus restrictions were lifted. The Irish company suffered £30 million in losses resulting from the implementation of safer gambling strategies over the past twelve months. Flutter witnessed a 20% decline in Q1 online revenue compared to the results for the previous year when the two countries were in lockdown. The holding company owns several international betting and gaming brands, including…

Election candidate, Nick Xenophon, calls for stricter regulation on gambling advertisements in Australia as well as a total ban on sponsorships with sporting clubs. The ex South Australian senator believes that gambling ads should be allowed the same airtime as ads promoting alcohol. A recent study has revealed that the number of gambling ads in Victoria has expanded drastically in the last five years. What is more, in 2021, the industry has spent about $287.2 million on gambling advertisements across Australia. When compared to the estimates for 2020, we can…