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The UK Government is now aware of the number of problem gamblers who are getting help by the National Health Service (NHS). The local authorities also have no idea about the cost of these addictions, which has urged some leading charity organisations raise a red flag about the importance of adequate help for such players. In response to Tom Watson, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Department of Health also confessed that the issue had never been a matter of discussion and consideration to the health secretary Jeremy Hunt…

The US Supreme Court is considering to legalise sports betting by eliminating the federal ban on gambling. Yesterday, a hearing to the New Jersey’s claim that US states need to be given the chance to control their own laws, including the ones related to gambling, was carried out. For the time being, the state of New Jersey has claimed that states should be free to control their own laws, including gambling ones, unless a federal regulatory policy has been adopted by the Congress to specifically prohibiting such thing from happening.…

According to a new report, more than 200,000 Scottish residents are currently suffering from serious gambling addictions or are put at risk of becoming problem gamblers. The report was based on a survey which engaged over 4,300 adult residents of Scotland. Tim Miller, the Executive Director of UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), commented on the information, saying that these findings prove that the country’s competent authorities need to pay much more attention at prevention of gambling-related harm. Mr. Miller urged local councils to raise their awareness of the problem and to…

As Casino Guardian reported yesterday, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed the UK gambling industry statistics, publishing the latest details about each one of the sectors it currently regulates. Apart from that, the UK gambling regulatory body also published its strategy for the period 2018/2021. UKGC’s paramount goal has always been making gambling fairer and safer, by keeping crime away from the local gambling market. In its 2018/2021 the Commission once again reiterated its commitment to safeguard both local consumers and the wider public from possible gambling-related harm. According to…

The UK gambling regulatory body – the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) – published the gambling industry statistics today, providing the latest details on every one of the sectors regulated by the watchdog. The statistics are gathered directly from licence holders through the latter regulatory returns. Such data about the British gambling market is published in May and November every year. The latest statistics revealed by the UK Gambling Commission are for the period from April 2016 and March 2017 and include data about the online gambling services offered on the…

For the first time, the land-based casino operators in the UK have reached an agreement to contribute 0.1% of their yearly Gross Gaming Yield (GGY) to GambleAware, the leading British charity aimed at dealing with problem gambling. In other words, the UK retail casino industry would join forces to provide the charity promoting responsible gambling with a portion of its revenues to fund various initiatives related to education, prevention and treatment of gambling addictions. As mentioned above, the trade association of the casino operators – the National Casino Forum (NCF)…

Reportedly, online betting operators had been targeting young people and compulsive gamblers by using unwanted advertising and encouragements. The Deputy Premier and Attorney General of South Australia John Rau has been provoked by the above-mentioned trend of targeting more vulnerable individuals, so he threatened to reveal the names of online gambling companies that do not secure the needed proof of age information before their customers open an account with them. He also called for anyone who is concerned with these practices used by online gambling operators to contact the competent…

The mayor of Council Bluffs, Matt Walsh, revealed that is considering to take to court a recently made permission that could give the green light for a Carter Lake casino venue. At the Council Bluffs City Council meeting, Mr. Walsh explained to the outgoing Mayor of Carter Lake – Gerald Waltrip – that Council Bluffs is to take legal action against the afore-mentioned decision. He further cited the fact that no gaming tax is to be implemented for other casinos to pay to the state of Iowa and shared his…

The Irish Government seems to have taken into consideration a new extra tax on betting in an attempt to raise approximately €50 million. Such a move would result into increasing the levy on gambling operators from 1% to 1.1%, which would raise a total amount of about €50 million, which are planned to be redirected to support gambling addiction services. Reportedly, the cost of any extra levy introduced to the industry could also be passed on to customers. John Halligan, Independent Alliance TD, had urged for the Government to officially…

The City Council of Belfast has given the start of a public consultation about the construction of a large casino complex there. The project has been estimated to approximately £300 million. The consultation is set to officially begin on December 11th and to end on March 5th. The results of the public consultation is expected to be presented to the committee in order for the latter to consider and determine its position regarding the possible construction of a casino and entertainment complex in Belfast. The committee would be also expected…