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The Netherlands was left with no national gambling harm self-registry this morning after a system error blocked login access to CRUKS. Players and providers were notified about the situation through a message posted by Netherlands’ gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) on its website.  “CRUKS malfunction due to BSN register error. There is a malfunction in the BSN register, which means that …

The Argentinian province of Buenos Aires has launched a new campaign to prevent gambling ads from reaching minors.  As first reported by SBC Noticias, the campaign with the slogan “Placing a bet doesn’t pay off” will be visible across all communication platforms currently popular among youths, especially social media as most high school students are “spending at least five hours …

The Dutch Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has updated the Netherlands’ self-exclusion scheme CRUKS.  Thanks to the improvements, measures around the processing and control of personal data will tighten. According to the regulator, some problems that could have been previously experienced with CRUKS include missing names or birth dates from ID documents, which the scheme’s new API has now fixed.  Gambling …

Dutch market analyst LADIS has released a new report warning that the number of problem gamblers in the Netherlands is on the rise.  The study summarises the different levels of problematic consumer behaviour, covering the rate of abuse of various substances, as well as excessive gambling, over the period between 2018 and 2023.  Categorising the harm levels based on cause …

The Irish Institute of Public Health (IPH) has released a summary of its actions and results throughout last year to address some of the most pressing issues on gambling harm.  Reported on by IPH Public Health Development Officer Dr. Ciara Reynolds, the available data shows an increasing focus placed by the organisation on creating a strong bridge between public health …

South Wales’ Tarian Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) has collaborated with the UKGC, HMRC and Cardiff City Council Licensing to issue seven warrants across Cardiff on reports of an illegal gambling den in Splott. The warrants, issued on 28 February, saw the arrest of two males on suspicion of money laundering and breaches of the gambling act. After conducting a …

Swedish gambling authority Spelinspektionen‘s industry seminar held at the Vasateatern in Stockholm has concluded with a renewed collaboration between Sweden and the UK.  Continuing their partnership which was first instigated in November 2019, Spelinspektionen and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will maintain a close partnership for the exchange of information between the authorities.  The renewal was co-signed by UKGC’s Deputy …

GambleAware’s latest research into problematic gambling behaviours found that the West Midlands is the region most exposed to gambling harms.  The safer gambling body’s report shows that “as 168,000 adults in the West Midlands are experiencing ‘problem gambling” – indexed at a total of 3.9% of the local population which is 25% higher than the national average.  The data comes …

Regulatory compliance specialist BetComply has introduced a tool that combines self-assessment with auditing services for licence holders in the Netherlands.  The ‘ComplyCheck’ solution, powered by SG Certified, offers a set of questions that can be completed by operators with the relevant evidence before submitting it to the BetComply team for review.  BetComply then analyses the information with the help of …

Franc Weerwind, Legal Protection Minister of the Netherlands, has informed the President of the House of Representatives about his intentions going forward in regards to the upcoming evaluation of the country’s Remote Gambling Act (KOA) taking place in October. The letter to Martin Bosma is a follow up to Weerwind’s previous alert on failing player protection measures of the Remote …