Author: Daniel Williams

Lately, so-called social casino applications have been criticised for not allowing players to cash out their winnings although they pay to play. Now, pressure is building for virtual poker machines, as campaigners call for the Australian authorities to finally regulate them as online gambling. For example, Slotomania, a mobile phone game that was developed by Playtika, an Israel-based company, almost looks like any other electronic poker machine. Players spend tens of thousands of dollars into the game hoping to generate significant winnings but there is one major difference between this…

The new gambling legislation in Ireland that has been recently approved by the country’s Government will not allow gambling adverts before a 9:00 PM watershed. The Gambling Regulation Bill, which has been presented to the Department of Justice by James Browne, the Minister of State, is aimed at providing a more up-to-date and improved approach to the licensing and regulation of the Irish gambling industry. The piece of legislation will recognise the variety of gambling services and activities in the country, as well as the impact of technology on the…

Today, the Irish Government is meeting to approve the publication of the country’s Gambling Regulation Bill. According to reports, the new piece of legislation, which has been led by the Minister of State James Browne in the local Department of Justice, is aimed at providing a more contemporary approach to Ireland’s gambling licensing and gambling regulation procedures. The bill is also known as the piece of legislation that aims at the establishment of the country’s gambling regulatory body, which will oversee gambling websites and mobile gambling apps, gambling advertising, and…

The biggest super funds in Australia have poured over AU$4.2 billion of workers’ retirement savings into the gambling sector – including poker machine manufacturers, lottery and casino operators – although some investment options claim to be socially aware. Investors in the largest poker machine operator in Australia – Endeavour Group – that currently operates 12,539 poker machines in 300 hotels across the nation, include the “Socially Aware” option run by AustralianSuper, the nation’s biggest fund, and the so-called “Sustainable Growth” option offered by Rest, a retail employee fund. Aristocrat Leisure…

An official of the Australian Football League (AFL) is one of the four individuals who have been taken into custody by police forces investigating some claims that an insider with knowledge of the Brownlow Medal tallies of the League provided a betting ring with sensitive information. The investigation is being carried out in cooperation between the Australian Football League and Sport Integrity Australia. Earlier today, detectives from the Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit of the Victoria Police arrested four individuals over suspicious betting activity associated with this season’s medal count. The…

This week, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) released its 2022 Young People and Gambling Report, an annual research that helps the competent authorities and regulators understand British children’s and young people’s behaviour, exposure and involvement in all types of gambling available in the country. The results of the study are used by the UK gambling watchdog to better protect this specific and probably most vulnerable group from the potential negative effects of gambling. In the latest survey, the UKGC revealed there is clearly a group who still finds it hard…

The state of New South Wales (NSW) moves toward the adoption of new voluntary gambling cards, although experts have called for the implementation of a mandatory measure. According to most recent reports, a greatly expanded voluntary trial of controversial gambling cards is likely to be the way the state Government responds to the findings of the NSW Crime Commission that recommended the implementation of a mandatory scheme as the most attractive measure aimed at combating crime penetration and money laundering in local clubs and pubs. On the other hand, anti-gambling…

The gambling environment in Australia seems to be changing. Although the number of people who gamble is smaller, there are local punters who bet more on sports. A Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey held in 2021 showed that fewer people are spending their money on gambling services, with a decline of approximately 300,000 reported gamblers since the last HILDA survey was held. However, the same research showed an increase in the number of Australians who bet on horse and dog races and other sports. According to…

The trade body representing the gambling industry in New South Wales (NSW) – ClubsNSW – has criticised the calls for the implementation of cashless gambling cards across the state’s clubs and pubs, claiming that such a measure would be more of a punishment for punters. As Casino Guardian already reported, the proposal is being supported by the NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, who has promised to crack down on money laundering in the state’s gambling industry, saying that he was willing to work in collaboration with industry representatives rather than forcing…

The data protection watchdog in the UK has rebuked the country’s Department for Education (DfE) over the provision of “improper access” to information for the identification of up to 28 million children. The controversial data was used for conducting age verification checks for gambling operators. Reportedly, the DfE provided Trustopia, an employment-screening firm, with access to a government database for individuals aged 14 and over, called “Learning Record Service” in the period from 2018 to 2020. However, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that the provision of such identifying information…