Responsible gaming

Gambling Regulation Amendment Bill 2023 introduced to Parliament

October 4, 2023 | Responsible gaming

First Major Step In Preventing Gambling Harm In Victoria Bill will enforce mandatory closure periods for all gaming machine areas in venues except the casino between 4am and 10am every day. VICTORI...

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Normalising Responsible, Sustainable Gaming

October 4, 2023 | Responsible gaming

Oslo, 27-29 September 2023 – For this year’s sustainability and responsible gaming seminar, members from over 40 countries joined EL and WLA in Norway. The programme was packed with experts...

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Mandatory Pre-Verification for Online Gambling Goes Live

September 30, 2023 | Responsible gaming

Australia (September 29, 2023) — From today (Friday 29), all Australians registering for an online wagering account will have their age and identity verified by an operator before they can tr...

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Incode Technologies and Aristotle Reinvent Identity and Age Verification in the Gambling Sector

September 19, 2023 | Responsible gaming

Incode and Aristotle’s integration offers online users next-level speed and ease through combined solution San Francisco, September 18, 2023 — Incode Technologies Inc., a leading provider o...

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Colorado Division of Gaming Launched Self-Exclusion Program

September 18, 2023 | Responsible gaming

Lakewood, Colo. (September 13, 2023) – Just in time for September’s Responsible Gaming Education Month, the Colorado Division of Gaming (DOG, part of the Colorado Department of Revenue) off...

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WestLotto Welcomes Concrete Proposals for Loot Box Regulation

September 16, 2023 | Responsible gaming

MUNSTER, Germany (September 15, 2023) — With a six-point plan, lawyer Carsten Bringmann has shown concrete opportunities for the regulation of loot boxes in the Youth Protection Act. “This ...

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Support Grows for Improving Outdated Self-Exclusion Programs

September 12, 2023 | Responsible gaming

MELBOURNE, Victoria (September 12, 2023) — Efforts by Victoria’s clubs lobby to enhance the self-exclusion program for problem gamblers, particularly related to poker machines is gainin...

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New Jersey Lottery Renews Its Commitment to Prevention of Underage Lottery Play

September 12, 2023 | Responsible gaming

“Not 18 Yet? No Bet” Awareness Campaign Underway TRENTON (Sept. 8, 2023) – Today, New Jersey Lottery (NJL) Executive Director James Carey and Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc...

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Law Reform Is the Best Answer for Minimising Gambling Harm Says TAB NZ CEO

September 9, 2023 | Responsible gaming

NEW ZEALAND (September 6, 2023) — Law reform that delivers a single-operator betting market is the best harm minimisation outcome for Kiwi punters, says TAB New Zealand’s CEO Nick Roberts. ...

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AGA Kicks Off Responsible Gaming Education Month, Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Industry’s Commitment

September 6, 2023 | Responsible gaming

Responsible Gaming Awareness Remains High as Legal Industry Expands Washington, D.C. (September 5, 2023) – The American Gaming Association (AGA) commenced Responsible Gaming Education Month (RGE...

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Lottery Expands Efforts Toward Prevention of Underage Gambling

September 6, 2023 | Responsible gaming

“NOT 18 YET? NO BET” ANNUAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY Trenton (Sept. 5, 2023) – The New Jersey Lottery today announced that it is placing renewed emphasis on its continued commitment to res...

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Lootbox Regulation: Experts Confirm WestLotto’s Call for a Round Table

August 29, 2023 | Responsible gaming

Münster, Germany (August 28, 2023) — On the way to regulating loot boxes, WestLotto is calling for concrete steps. “The discussion that something needs to be done has now been completed....

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Australian Government Officially Launches BetStop Today

August 21, 2023 | Responsible gaming

AUSTRALIA (August 21, 2023) — Australians at risk of experiencing gambling harm will now be able to self-exclude from all licensed interacting wagering services following the launch today of ...

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Crown Launches PlaySafe Gambling Harm Prevention Program

August 1, 2023 | Responsible gaming

Broadened support for players with a focus on preventing gambling harm – Introduction of four key priority areas designed to maximise player safety – Crown PlaySafe to progressively r...

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PA Gaming Control Board Enhances Self-Exclusion Tools to Assist Individuals with a Gambling Disorder

July 15, 2023 | Responsible gaming

 (HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (July 12, 2023) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) today announced it has launched a more user-friendly online system that enables individuals w...

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BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register™

July 10, 2023 | Responsible gaming

AUSTRALIA (July 10, 2023) — BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion RegisterTM will let you exclude yourself from all licensed interactive wagering services in a single step from 21 August...

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MERKUR UK: Championing Innovation Around Safer Gambling

June 26, 2023 | Responsible gaming

U.K. (June 23, 2023) — MERKUR UK has been praised by one of the leading safer gambling and gaming experts for ‘championing innovation’ in the space. Lee Willows, who founded ESG Gaming fo...

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VGCCC Puts Gambling Operators On Notice to Minimise Gambling Harm

June 23, 2023 | Responsible gaming

MELBOURNE, Australia (June 22, 2023) — In a groundbreaking statement, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has put the gambling industry in Victoria on notice, warning...

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Gaming Compliance Inspections Underway Across NSW

June 22, 2023 | Responsible gaming

SYDNEY, NSW (June 21, 2023) — Liquor & Gaming NSW is kicking off the next phase of its targeted compliance program to ensure pubs and clubs are complying with key gaming harm-minimisation...

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Gaming Compliance Inspections Underway Across NSW

June 21, 2023 | Responsible gaming

Parramatta NSW (June 20, 2023) — Liquor & Gaming NSW is kicking off the next phase of its targeted compliance program to ensure pubs and clubs are complying with key gaming harm-minimisa...

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International Gaming Standards Association Creates Responsible Gaming Committee

June 21, 2023 | Responsible gaming

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (June 20, 2023), The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) announced today its Board of Directors unanimously approved the creation of a Responsible Gaming Committee (RG...

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Austrian Lotteries Optimises Protection of Minors and Raises Age Limit for Lottery Games

June 13, 2023 | Responsible gaming

Lottery Games Only for Over-18s in Future VIENNA, Austria (June 10, 2023) — Austrian Lotteries is raising the age limit for the sale of betting slip games and instant lotteries to 18 as of Mo...

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New Research to Guide Decisions on Late-Night EGM Play

June 5, 2023 | Responsible gaming

SYDNEY, Australia (June 2, 2023) — The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has welcomed new research showing a significant link between late-night poker machine gamblers and problem...

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Sports Betting and the NCAA: What You Need to Know

June 2, 2023 | Responsible gaming

USA (May 30, 2023) — “If you put something at risk (such as cash, entry fee, dinner or another tangible item) on any amateur and/or professional sporting event with a chance to win somethin...

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