Opinion piece – David Williams, Director of Public Affairs at the Rank Group. In a decade or so, when public policy students reflect on the period leading up to the publication of the Government’s long-awaited, widely-discussed and fiercely-debated White Paper, those students will be asked to reflect on the data that was provided, used and reported on as part of the process. And they might be forgiven for wishing that they had chosen to study something else. The issue of data, evidence and research in the gambling debate has been…
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Media Investigation Shows Online Gambling Giants Provide Bets on Cricket Matches Involving Underage Players
The Australian child protection watchdog has been outraged by the fact that three of the largest gambling operators in Australia are providing wagers on international cricket games involving underage players. An investigation of ABC News has unveiled that TAB, Sportsbet and bet365 have been offering bets on the first edition of the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup that is taking place in South Africa from January 14th to 29th, 2023. Almost 50% of the Australian players who have been taking part in the matches were under the age of 18,…
Read MoreEntain Unveils Plans to Exit All Unregulated Markets It Operates In by the End of 2023
Earlier this week, the British gambling and sports betting company Entain revealed that it will accelerate its plans to withdraw its services from a few unregulated markets by the end of 2023. The company’s decision has been made as part of the operator’s strategy to fully focus on its nationally regulated markets. Entain, once known as GVC Holdings, which currently owns brick-and-mortar betting shops operating under the Ladbrokes and Coral brands, as well as a number of popular online gambling brands such as partypoker and bwin, explained that it expects…
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