NHS Confirms to Stop Accepting Money from Gambling Industry
The National Health Service has confirmed that it will no longer accept payments and financial assistance by gambling firms to fund treatment services. This comes as the NHS launches two…
Exposé by The Guardian Shows Stake Factoring Still Alive and Well
Several years ago, it was determined that gambling operators employed stake factoring in their daily activity. Through it, operators assign a profile to their customers that determines how much they…
AGA Wants Government Intervention for Offshore Gambling
Among issues confronting the US legal sports betting industry, particularly the web-based segment, is the test presented by offshore sportsbooks. The American Gaming Association (AGA) is calling for government intervention…
Company Tied to Investor William E. Ford Accused of Torture, Illegal Gambling
Chinese web-based classified ad platform 58.com is under investigation. A Chinese national, responding to an ad on the site, was ultimately kidnapped and tortured for over six weeks after refusing…
UK MPs Are Flooded with Freebies Ahead of the Gambling Act Review
Betting operators in the UK have flooded MPs with around £100,000 ($136,000) in freebies as the review of the Gambling Act of 2005 is about to begin. As the Daily…
Betting and Gaming Council Report Shows Fallacy of Over-regulation
Governments and regulators continue to turn the screws on the clamps holding down the regulated gambling industry. As they do, they are inadvertently allowing the size of the unregulated market…
ACT Government Plans to Remove 363 Pokie Authorizations by 2024
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government is looking for deliberate post-COVID 19 pandemic policies to reach its 2024 target for 3500 pokie authorizations in the territory’s clubs. The target was…
ANJ Worries that Underage Gambling is Becoming the Norm
The French gambling authority, L’Authorité Nationale des Jeux, is worried that underage gambling is rising. The concerns come in the wake of a youth gambling report that concluded many French…
Glitnor Group Acquired KaFe Rocks to Enter Lead Generation
Online casino games provider and operator Glitnor Group announced today the acquisition of KaFe Rocks, an iGaming affiliate company, for an undisclosed sum. Entering the Lead Generation Space The acquisition…
iGaming Approved in Germany’s Largest State
Germany’s online gambling market continues to slowly develop. In North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), there is a draft law that was issued exactly one month ago by the state government and deals…
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