Responsible Gaming

Sarah Gardner, acting chief executive officer of the UK Gambling Commission, wants Allwyn UK to step up its game and do more to increase the sums that it generates for good causes. At the same time, the CEO wants the operator to maintain high standards for player protection. “Progress Has Been Made…

Wind of change over the Chicago area: video gambling has turned into a full-blown fixture across the metropolitan area. Today, nearly 80% of communities have officially embraced the machines and more than 200 municipalities allow them in one form or another. Big Change from 20 Years Ago The spread…

The online poker security scandal surrounding the suspected account “Paul Gregg” has taken a new turn, with reports showing that poker operators were warned about the account before the wider investigation emerged. Poker Malware Attack Targeted High-Stakes Players’ Computers The account was linked…

The number of Pennsylvanians voluntarily excluding themselves from gambling rose 18% in the past fiscal year, extending a sharp increase that has continued since the state’s first online casino opened in 2019. More than 30,000 people are now voluntarily excluded from one or more forms of gambling,…

G2E 2026 closed in Las Vegas on Thursday, capping three days of networking, education and business activity that brought together gaming professionals from more than 120 countries and territories. The event once again placed technology, responsible gaming and the evolving guest experience at the ce…

D. Todd Christofferson, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Mormon church, criticized prediction markets and sports betting and their rapid growth, saying they foster greed, particularly among youths. Religious Leader Criticized Prediction Markets Christofferson warned that…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) leader D. Todd Christofferson took time on Saturday (Oct. 3) during the fall General Conference to decry gambling in all forms. Christofferson, one of three members of the First Presidency, whom the church calls Apostles of Jesus Christ, address…

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has introduced Evive, a mobile app intended to give people who struggle with gambling an initial point of contact for support. State officials said they hope the app will reach bettors at a time when gambling activity continues to move from casino…

A lawmaker in Pennsylvania, Rep. Joe Webster, has put forward a new proposal seeking to implement a measure that was introduced in Australia in 2022 and, Webster argues, has helped reduce harm experienced by gamblers. Learning from this best experience, Webster argues that the Pennsylvania Gaming C…

Betsson Group CEO Jesper Svensson speaks during the inauguration of the company’s facilities in Colombia in 2022. (Image: Gaming Americas) The post Betsson Launches Foundation to Strengthen Global Charity Initiatives appeared first on Casino.org.

Around 480,000 Brazilians have voted for Lula’s betting ban in a Senate public consultation. In the e-Cidadania portal poll 478,845 votes were in favour and 80,387 against on 3 October. Proponents have more votes than the opponents approximately six to one. The e-Cidadania consultation, which is ba…

In the first week following the implementation of the betting ban, Brazilian officials submitted over 10,000 illegal gambling sites to the authorities for removal. According to the results published by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, as a result of the measu…

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux will hear a lawsuit filed by three gambling associations who want to suspend the betting ban. Justice Luiz Fux has been appointed rapporteur for lawsuits challenging the provisional measure issued by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that banned fixed-odds…

A former sports bettor who self-excluded from regulated gambling sites went on to lose more than $25,000 trading on Kalshi, raising new questions about prediction markets and gambling harm. Self-Excluded Bettor Loses More Than $25K Trading on Kalshi The Pennsylvania man, who uses Thomas as his midd…

Loyola University Chicago is introducing a new undergraduate course to study the impact of sports betting and prediction markets on the US sports industry. Loyola Course Explores the Growing Role of Gambling in US Sports The course, launched in Spring 2025 by the university’s Quinlan School of Busi…

Be it prediction markets, sports betting or other forms of alternative finance, young people like to gamble and one of their motivations for doing so is clear: reducing debt. A new survey by debt settlement provider National Debt Relief indicates that “87% of millennials as well as 77% of Gen Z cur…

Betsson Group has announced the creation of the Betsson Foundation as a dedicated vehicle for coordinating and scaling the company’s social impact activities. Betsson itself has maintained a long-standing commitment to supporting various organisations and local communities through its partnerships…

According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, authorities confiscated 164 illegal slot machines during simultaneous raids on three businesses in Englewood, Florida. Elsewhere in the state and earlier in the month, authorities conducted additional raids on illegal gambling venues. Authorities S…