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Lobbyists of Clubs NSW have called for pokies whistleblower Troy Stolz to stop raising small amounts of money from a large number of people online to fund his lawsuit. They have also demanded he return the already received donations or face further legal action. According to Mr Stolz’s claims, he has been financially ruined as a result of a federal legal battle between him and his former employer, ClubsNSW. The lawsuit has been related to a number of disclosures the former employee of ClubsNSW made regarding the industry’s alleged widespread…

The first national self-exclusion register for digital and phone gambling of Australia has taken a massive step forward with the appointment of Engine Australia to deliver the project. Engine has been appointed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to establish and run the country’s National Self-Exclusion Register. The latter will provide local people with the opportunity to ban themselves from all licenced interactive gambling service providers simultaneously. The Register will make it possible for Australian people to exclude themselves from gambling for a period between 3 months to…

The UK gambling regulatory body has published the results of recent research, revealing that 34% of local gamblers admitted they have been affected by advertising. The research, in which a total of 6,258 people took part in March, June, September and December 2020, including 4,566 who claimed to have placed beds in the past 12 months, found that so-called free bet offers were the second most common driving factor that made people gamble, after general advertising that was the main driver of their gambling. When it comes to the different…

Bristol City Football Club has confirmed that MansionBet will keep its place as the club’s main partner and front-of-shirt sponsor over the 2021/2022 season. MansionBet, which is part of the online casino and gambling provider Mansion Group, first became a sponsor of the football club over the last season. With the sponsorship deal now, the gambling brand’s logo will be displayed upon the football clubs home and away shirts during the next campaign. In the statement announcing the sponsorship extension, Bristol City F.C. explained that it remains committed to the…

Only a couple of weeks after the financial intelligence regulatory body of Australia revealed it had decided to expand a due diligence probe into the three biggest casino companies in the country, the watchdog described local banks as important partners in its battle against financial crime. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is looking to take advantage of its improved relationship with local banks. So far, the regulator and the country’s financial sector have joined forces to provide their support to a high-profile investigation that is being carried…

A new study carried out by The Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre of Software, also known as Lero, has found that video games could actually help the treatment of some mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety. The report, which sought to answer the question of whether video games were good for people’s mental health, concluded that commercial video games could be an effective way to mitigate some mental health problems both with or without traditional therapeutic treatments. The finding has been announced at a time when there have…

Gambling operators won £1.3 million in stolen funds from a problem gambler without making sure where the funds came from. The revelations once again fuelled concerns about whether the gambling firm’ due diligence to players who lose large amounts of money on their services. The beginning of the week saw a Norwich crown court sentenced the 44-year-old Andy May to four years in jail for fraud after the man confessed that he used to misappropriate funds from the company he worked at. As reported by The Guardian, Mr May siphoned…

Nationwide research has found that the majority of the public in the UK supports a full ban on gambling advertising, while three-quarters of the public believe the authorities should impose take stricter measures in terms of the existing regime. The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), an independent, multi-disciplinary charity, cited the survey in which more than 12,000 people participated, and urged the UK Government to use the ongoing review of the country’s gambling legislative and regulatory framework and reduce the number of gambling adverts aired on various media channels,…

A few days ago, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) released its latest report on the exposure of British children to TV gambling adverts. According to the authority’s report, the exposure of the local underage audiences reached its lowest point for the last 13 years in 2020. The UK advertising regulator published the updated figures about the children’s exposure to age-restricted TV adverts, especially ads for gambling and alcohol, in 2020. The coronavirus outbreak significantly changed the daily routines and behaviours of local consumers, especially considering the periods of lockdown during…

The beginning of the week saw the UK Government publish its response to a consultation on a proposal seeking to increase the fees that gambling operators in the country are expected to pay to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for the right to offer their services. The last time when the fees applicable to gambling companies were revised was in 2017. The newly increased fees are expected to help the UK gambling regulatory body respond to new technological developments, risks and challenges, as well as the constantly increasing costs of…