Responsible Gaming

The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) in Brazil announced the suspension of fourteen licensed gambling establishments due to their failure to fulfill their reporting obligations and comply with responsible gambling regulations. After the start of sanction procedures in August 2025, the SPA ex…

Holland Park Leisure, a company that operates adult gaming centres across Leiceste, has been fined by the UK Gambling Commission after failing to put into place the necessary mechanism that allows customers to exclude themselves from venues. Holland Park Leisure failed to implement the self-exclusi…

Dutch Regulator Backs Machine-Learning Tool to Detect Risky Online Gambling Netherlands Mihaela Gracanin - August 19, 2026 Delivered by PolitePaul service

Online Gambling Is Reaching South Korea’s Elementary School Children News Mihaela Gracanin - August 19, 2026 Delivered by PolitePaul service

Foreign Worker Gambling Exclusions Rise in Singapore as Employers Seek Safeguards Asia Carla Calderon - August 19, 2026 Delivered by PolitePaul service

The World Cup exposed how closely sports piracy and unregulated gambling now operate, with illegal streams monetizing audiences through betting ads, referrals and repeat impressions. About 174.3 billion qualifying illegal… Delivered by PolitePaul service

The UK Gambling Commission announced that it has levied a fine against Holland Park Leisure Limited, a company that operates three Adult Gaming Centers in Leicester. According to the announcement, Holland Park Leisure’s venues breached the self-exclusion requirements mandated by the UKGC. Holland P…

Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) has ordered the immediate suspension of 14 licensed betting sites after taking seven precautionary measures against operators over failures involving regulatory oversight and responsible gaming controls. The measures, adopted on Friday, followed adminis…

The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) has, in partnership with the Cape Coral Police Department, announced a new successful bust against illegal gambling venues, resulting in the seizure of gambling paraphernalia, cash, and machines. A total of 60 slot machines labeled by the organizers as “…

Online sports betting may be a source of mental health issues and distress comparable to pornography for young men, a new survey articulates. The Institute for Family Studies, a think tank focused on family formation, marriage, parenting, child well-being, and the role of technology in family life,…

Seven individuals have been charged in connection with an alleged fraud targeting bet365, with UK prosecutors claiming the group exploited the bookmaker’s introductory betting promotions to obtain free betting credit and move illicit funds between accounts. The defendants appeared before Cheltenham…

Gambling.com has appointed Shaun Wallace, the “Dark Destroyer”, from ITV’s hit daytime quiz The Chase as its first Head of Smarter Gambling. Wallace is known to millions as one of the most recognisable faces on TV, where his recall and composure under pressure as one of The Chasers have made him on…

Ireland will strengthen its scrutiny of gambling as a “sector vulnerable to money laundering and criminal exposure”, as the government launches its first National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy. The strategy was revealed last Friday by Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris. Its design esta…

VGCCC will expand the use of AI, data and predictive analysis under a three-year strategy focused on earlier gambling risk detection. The post Victoria regulator steps up AI, data use to tackle gambling harm first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Self-reported gambling has fallen sharply over the past decade, but prediction markets and a wide gap between phone and online responses complicate the picture. Are Americans actually gambling less, or… Delivered by PolitePaul service

FanDuel has responded to criticism stemming from a promotional video sent to a VIP player experiencing gambling harm. In a letter to three US Members of Congress, the operator emphasized that its responsible gambling rules apply equally to all players and that VIP program members are further scruti…

Gambling is becoming a primary driver of mental distress among young men, triggering levels of isolation and dejection similar to heavy pornography use. That’s according to a multi-part study conducted by the Institute for Family Studies (IFS), a think tank focusing on “marriage, child well-being,…

Approximately 7 million to 11 million people in the United States meet at least one criterion for gambling disorder, according to the National Problem Gambling Hotline. However, a large part of them are women who struggle to find adequate help, facing stigma, lack of knowledge about treatment, or l…