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IPH requires more safeguards of child gambling harms in Ireland

SBC News IPH requires more safeguards of child gambling harms in Ireland

The Irish Institute of Public Health (IPH) has released a summary of its actions and results throughout last year to address some of the most pressing issues on gambling harm.  Reported on by IPH Public Health Development Officer Dr. Ciara Reynolds, the available data shows an increasing focus placed by the organisation on creating a strong bridge between public health …

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Spelinspektionen & UKGC deepen market intelligence collaboration

SBC News Spelinspektionen & UKGC deepen market intelligence collaboration

Swedish gambling authority Spelinspektionen‘s industry seminar held at the Vasateatern in Stockholm has concluded with a renewed collaboration between Sweden and the UK.  Continuing their partnership which was first instigated in November 2019, Spelinspektionen and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will maintain a close partnership for the exchange of information between the authorities.  The renewal was co-signed by UKGC’s Deputy …

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GambleAware: West Midlands at 25% higher risk of problem gambling than rest of UK

SBC News GambleAware: West Midlands at 25% higher risk of problem gambling than rest of UK

GambleAware’s latest research into problematic gambling behaviours found that the West Midlands is the region most exposed to gambling harms.  The safer gambling body’s report shows that “as 168,000 adults in the West Midlands are experiencing ‘problem gambling” – indexed at a total of 3.9% of the local population which is 25% higher than the national average.  The data comes …

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BetComply launches tool to help navigate shifting Netherlands compliance landscape

SBC News BetComply launches tool to help navigate shifting Netherlands compliance landscape

Regulatory compliance specialist BetComply has introduced a tool that combines self-assessment with auditing services for licence holders in the Netherlands.  The ‘ComplyCheck’ solution, powered by SG Certified, offers a set of questions that can be completed by operators with the relevant evidence before submitting it to the BetComply team for review.  BetComply then analyses the information with the help of …

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Weerwind eyes new gambling harm institute to enhance Dutch player protection

SBC News Weerwind eyes new gambling harm institute to enhance Dutch player protection

Franc Weerwind, Legal Protection Minister of the Netherlands, has informed the President of the House of Representatives about his intentions going forward in regards to the upcoming evaluation of the country’s Remote Gambling Act (KOA) taking place in October. The letter to Martin Bosma is a follow up to Weerwind’s previous alert on failing player protection measures of the Remote …

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Betclic promotes equality in Portuguese basketball sponsorship

SBC News Betclic promotes equality in Portuguese basketball sponsorship

Betclic has entered an agreement to provide The Portuguese Women’s Basketball League the same sponsorship pay as the men’s competition. Over the next three years, the partnership will see an investment of €3 million for both competitions, which comes from a partnership protocol signed between the Portuguese Basketball Federation and Betclic Portugal.  Pureza Sousa, Betclic’s Portugal Country Manager, commented: “It’s …

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UK football clubs warned against gambling adverts on social media

SBC News UK football clubs warned against gambling adverts on social media

UK football clubs have received a letter from a group of ‘50 former gambling addicts’, warning of the dangers of promoting betting websites through their social media channels. A total of 11 clubs across the Premier League, English Football League (EFL) and Scottish Premiership were subject to a letter which informed how addicts might feel ‘distressed’ to see links to …

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SBC Digital Summit: Stamping out corruption as lesser leagues take centre stage

SBC News SBC Digital Summit: Stamping out corruption as lesser leagues take centre stage

Sports betting integrity has become even more prominent as smaller leagues, such as the Belarusian Premier League, receive high scale attention due to the limitation of live-sports.  However, in order to prevent these small scale tournaments from being susceptible to match fixing Andrew Ashenden, Chief Commercial Officer at Stats Perform, has called for every sector in the industry to work …

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