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Allwyn UK, the British branch of the international lottery giant Allwyn Group, told PA Media on Monday that as many as 900 British post offices will cease selling lottery tickets and scratchcards in 2024. This news follows last week’s announcement that Allwyn has officially become the new operator of the UK’s National Lottery, making 2024 the first year since the National Lottery’s inauguration in 1994 that it will not be under Camelot’s leadership. In preparation for the switch, Post Office Limited terminated its group contract with the National Lottery in…

New South Wales’ gambling regulator announced on February 2nd that all establishments that have over 20 operating gaming machines within their premises will be required to employ a Responsible Gambling Officer (RGO). This piece of legislation applies to all venues with gambling machines and, therefore, encompasses pubs, clubs, and hotels. As for venues with a gaming machine roster that exceeds 100, they will need to hire additional RGOs in order to comply with state regulations. Another requirement that has to do with the new amendments is for each business to…

A probe conducted by Sky News has revealed that gamblers in the UK can pay a mere £8 to purchase verified accounts for illegal crypto casinos. Although gambling websites that support crypto deposits have taken the international iGaming market by storm, there are, at present, no such casinos that can operate within the UK legally, as none have been granted licences by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). In spite of this, it seems that there is a demand for crypto casinos in the UK, and British gamblers willing to gain…

More than 52,300 individuals reached out to find help via the GamCare-run National Gambling Helpline in 2023, new data revealed. This figure towers over the 42,000 calls reported for 2022, marking an overall increase of 24%. As reported by The Independent, this December was especially busy for the helpline: the figures suggest that 39% more people called in comparison to December 2022, with many of the calls having been made by individuals seeking help for someone they knew was struggling with gambling harm. In addition, a significant number of problem…

May 2024 might see Flutter Entertainment plc (Flutter) confirm a move of its primary stock exchange listing from London to Wall Street. The announcement was made this Monday when Flutter made its secondary listing debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Flutter Entertainment plc is the owner of a number of major gambling brands, including Irish and UK giants like Paddy Power and Betfair, as well as the US-based FanDuel, one of the top players in the US gambling market. The potential move was first put on the table in…

The Irish government’s looming gambling bill has been subject to much controversy since its announcement. The proposed watershed advertising ban, which will make airing gambling ads between 5.30am and 9pm illegal, has been one of the main proposals to spark debates among industry players. One such discussion was held last December by Irish broadcaster RTÉ, when coverage of a Leopardstown race was accompanied by criticism of how the advertisement ban could have a negative impact on the coverage of Irish horse racing. The panel discussion was held after Deputy Prime…

Australia’s Star Entertainment Group (The Star) announced on Thursday that Janelle Campbell will serve as The Star Sydney’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As Jessica Mellor became the CEO of The Star Gold Coast last October and this week also saw the recruitment of Daniel Finch as CEO of The Star Brisbane, Thursday’s announcement marks the completion of The Star’s series of CEO recruitments. Campbell’s duties will commence on February 25th. Robbie Cooke, Group CEO and Managing Director of The Star Entertainment Group, welcomed Campbell and commended her for her experience,…

Darius Sosnovski from Tallaght, Dublin, recently appeared before the Naas District Court for stealing from several Kildare businesses. As reported by the Kildare Nationalist, the defence claimed Sosnovski committed the acts of theft with the goal of paying off a substantial €70,000 gambling debt. According to Joe Coonan, Sosnovski’s lawyer, his client is struggling with problem gambling, and his debt was the result of excessive gambling losses incurred in 2023. Mr Coonan added that Sosnovski is taking steps to address this issue, the first being Sosnovski’s decision to download an…

Gamstop, which serves as the UK’s free self-exclusion service, revealed that exclusion sign-ups were at a record high in 2023. As reported by PA Media Consumer Affairs Correspondent Josie Clarke, over 92,000 individuals registered for self-exclusion at Gamstop in 2023, which marks an increase of 9.5% in comparison to last year’s report. According to Gamstop CEO Fiona Palmer, the observed year-on-year increase in registered individuals shows that self-exclusion is crucial for those vulnerable to gambling harm. At the time of writing, the number of consumers who have excluded themselves via…

January 22nd saw the publication of a Health Impact Assessment that revealed troubling data on how gambling has affected Guernsey’s population. The data was gathered between September 2019 and February 2020, with the study being carried out by the Public Health Institute at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). This pre-pandemic report shows that 79.9% of Guernsey’s residents had partaken in gambling at some point in the 12 months leading up to the survey, which is in stark contrast to Great Britain’s 57% for the year 2016. Christmas was the period…