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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is under pressure to improve its strategy, especially when it comes to data and statistics.
The Institute of Licensing (IoL), a British trade association, is pushing the UKGC to better support betting companies through improved use of data and statistics. In a statement put out following the UKGC’s publication of the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSGB) data,...
Brazil is set to welcome a wider variety of slot and gaming titles thanks to a renewed partnership between two major suppliers.
Operator SkillOnNet and content supplier Habanero have extended their existing partnership to include a wider selection of titles, bringing them to platforms in Brazil. That adds to the country’s already successful iGaming market, one of the fastest growing from around...
A new study has revealed that a huge 45% of high school students in Italy gambled for money in 2024.
This statistic is higher than the average of 23% across European countries, with Italy the highest, followed by Iceland at 41% and then Greece (36%). It was Georgia which had the lowest rate with this being 9.5%.
The insights come from a European research project, named the Europe School Survey...
Former Assistant Superintendent of Police Koh Kian Tiong, a 52-year-old Singaporean, has been sentenced to nine years in jail after being found guilty of a string of corruption offences, including taking bribes from illegal gambling syndicates, refusing to cooperate with anti-corruption investigators, and deserting the Singapore Police Force (SPF).
Koh had been on the run for 17 years before...
The UK parliament will soon be reviewing the Casinos (Gaming Machines and Mandatory Conditions) Regulations, the first major casino reform since 2005.
The Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) has presented the Casinos (Gaming Machines and Mandatory Conditions) Regulations to parliament, becoming the first major overhaul of Britain’s land-based casino rules since the 2005 Gambling Act....
An upcoming Thailand parliament meeting in July could open up the casino resort market in the country.
Casino giants are circling Thailand as the country takes another step towards making entertainment complexes legal. Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said between five and seven global firms want to break into the Thai market, with Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts already in talks with the...
The advisory company SCCG Management has announced a strategic partnership with FLI Golf which is the professional disc golf league as it embarks on a growth journey.
The league owns all its teams and hosts events at numerous venues across the country. “FLI Golf is poised to franchise the league and scale globally,” states the press release.
It’s SCCG Management which will be providing full-...
Licensing Ireland’s highly profitable gambling industry under strict new regulations is reportedly not expected to begin until the middle of 2026, more than a year after the new regulatory body was established.
According to The Journal, the Social Impact Fund, which is meant to support services for people affected by problem gambling and will be funded through licence fees, fines, and penalties,...
The French National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has launched a fresh prevention campaign ahead of Roland Garros, the French Tennis Open.
High-profile sporting events inevitably lead to more people placing bets, and the ANJ has launched a new prevention campaign to encourage people to take a pause before they gamble. In a new campaign, the organization seeks to reduce gambling-related harm.
The posters...
A review of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain, which is funded by the regulator, has been undertaken, with recommendations that it needs to build trust with users.
This survey focuses on collecting information about gaming, betting and playing and it is funded by the Gambling Commission. It’s through this that the details about gaming, betting and playing habits, attitudes and harms...