Author: Anna Kamber

GVC Launches Foundation to Support Corporate Social Responsibility

GVC Launches Foundation to Support Corporate Social Responsibility

Posted by | Oct 2, 2019 | |

On September 30, renowned global sports betting and gaming operator GVC Holding launched the GVC Foundation in a bid to bolster its efforts towards fostering corporate social responsibility (CSR). The new initiative is expected to expand the company’s global social responsibilities and one of the ways through which it will achieve this is by collaborating with regulatory bodies. The collaboration is set to assist in the implementation of research on addiction as well as outreach programs regarding problem gambling that will be aimed primarily at the youth. The GVC foundation will be dealing with several vital aspects of the...

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Football Supporters Association and GambleAware Team Up

Football Supporters Association and GambleAware Team Up

Posted by | Sep 16, 2019 | |

The Football Supporters Association (FSA) and responsible gambling charity GambleAware have recently forged a partnership to promote safer gambling in football. As part of the partnership agreement, a new survey has been carried out by the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) in conjunction with GambleAware’s safer gambling ‘Bet Regret’ campaign. According to the survey, football clubs in the United Kingdom will need to do so much more in order to educate their fans and supports about the risks associated with gambling. Out of the 1,200 fans that participated in the survey, 10 percent admitted that they felt that the football...

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Singapore Considering Personalized Alerts for Self-Regulation

Singapore Considering Personalized Alerts for Self-Regulation

Posted by | Sep 2, 2019 | |

During the Fifth Singapore Symposium on Gambling Regulation and Crime, a number of new proposals were made with regards to curbing the menace that is problem gambling and promoting responsible gambling behavior. Speaking at the event, Josephine Teo, who occupies the position of the Manpower Minister and Second Minister for Home Affairs, said that the country’s Casino Regulatory Authority has been hard at work trying to come up with policies that will best protect gambling patrons. She further pointed out that their efforts have involved studies and reviews of the good practices and responsible gambling measures that have been...

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ComeOn Launches AI-Based Responsible Gambling Tool

ComeOn Launches AI-Based Responsible Gambling Tool

Posted by | Aug 16, 2019 | |

Renowned online gaming operator ComeOn has been working with data specialist neccton to develop a new machine learning-powered and AI-based tool that will help its users to steer clear of gambling-related harm. The new and advanced responsible gambling tool is at its core a tracking and personalized feedback & communication system that makes use of the latest technology to detect changes in player behavior, risk pattern as well as other signs of problem gambling. With that information, the tool can then give user-friendly feedback to the players and the staff that are tasked with monitoring player activity. The AI...

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GVC Property Slapped with £5.9m Fine for Systematic Failings

GVC Property Slapped with £5.9m Fine for Systematic Failings

Posted by | Aug 2, 2019 | |

Ladbrokes and Coral betting shops owner GVC has recently been slapped with a £5.9 million penalty for “systematic failings” pertaining to anti-money laundering controls as well as the protection of problem gamblers. According to the United Kingdom Gambling Commission, the failings went on for nearly three years dating back to October 2017. The commission further stated that the failings in questions not only resulted in consumers being harmed but also losing money through the business. No Social Responsibility Interactions One of the most notable aspects of the controversial failings was the fact that that the company neglected to ask...

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