Author: Anna Kamber

Poland’s Struggles with Legalizing Gambling

Poland’s Struggles with Legalizing Gambling

Posted by | Jul 16, 2018 | |

Poland has remained rather intransigent in its stance on gambling. While it’s no surprise that the country is not the flagship adopter of gambling regulations, Polish Finance Ministry remains firmly opposed against any sort of legalization. Not only that, but the Ministry, charged with overseeing the industry, is now stepping up its efforts to penalize wrongdoers in a bid to make an example. Poland has now started an anti-gambling campaign that intends to purge all operators targeting its citizens. Estimated 2,400 domains will be blocked between Internet Service Providers (ISP). Some of the most popular names in the offshore...

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UK Bolsters Advertising Rules for Gambling

UK Bolsters Advertising Rules for Gambling

Posted by | Jul 9, 2018 | |

The UK is definitely one of the best places on Earth to be a punter. According to a statistic carried out by the UK Gambling Commission, estimated 63% of all people living in the country gambled at least once in 2017. That’s a rather telling figure that reveals the scope of the whole undertaking. And so, with the UK being one of the most lenient regions where gambling is endorsed, you may be thinking to yourself. Are these chaps really bothering doing something about prevention? The answer is a simple yes. The UK Gambling Commission and NGO initiatives such...

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GambleAware Continues to Bolster Anti-Addiction Campaigns

GambleAware Continues to Bolster Anti-Addiction Campaigns

Posted by | Jul 2, 2018 | |

The United Kingdom has long been one of the bastions of gambling. Not only that, but the nation has strong traditions. One of the world’s best-established bodies that prevent gambling addiction, GambleAwarehas decided to yet again step up its game. GambleAware, the UK-based charity fighting gambling addiction is now crafting a new ad campaign to further boost the awareness for gambling and the problems it entails. It has been a most surprising turn of events with quite a fair handful of people becoming problem gamblers despite the strong opposition and widespread charities the United Kingdom has put in place....

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2018 Edition of Responsible Gambling Week

2018 Edition of Responsible Gambling Week

Posted by | Jun 25, 2018 | |

In a unifying move, the Irish and British betting industries have decided to pool their efforts in a bid to uproot reckless gambling practices. The Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) has announced that it will hold the Responsible Gambling Week 2018, an event dedicated to addressing the most common and pernicious consequences of excessive gambling. The pow-wow will be held in Ireland from November 1-7. Businesses and organizations from Ireland and Northern Ireland will come together with their Great Britain counterparts in a bid to work solutions on some of the most pressing issues at hand. The IGRG...

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Tories Postpone FOBT Bill and We Don’t Know Why?

Tories Postpone FOBT Bill and We Don’t Know Why?

Posted by | Jun 18, 2018 | |

The United Kingdom has long been a promised land of all sorts of gambling activity. Firms across the country are said to make as much as GBP7 billion from fixed odds betting terminals. Even though there has been a proposed legislation to restrict the cap of the betting, politics has got in the way. Tories have been slow to act, delaying a GBP2,000 cap for way too long, and then delaying to launch it in earnest. Finally, they managed to muster the political willingness to curb the gambling on the machines known as the most addictive gaming machines out...

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