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The SOFTSWISS Managed Services Anti-Fraud Team has demonstrated its commitment to social responsibility after becoming the latest company to complete the ‘Social Responsibility, Communication and Motivating Behaviour Change’ course by GamCare. SOFTSWISS explained that it will be able to carry out a series of upgrades to its service level to ensure all parts of the business work “in line with …

Soaring energy costs have hit the headlines for the past few months, and the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has highlighted the impact these could have on the hospitality sector. Specifically, the betting and gaming trade association highlighted the difficulties faced by retail bookmakers and casinos, citing ‘news reports’ suggesting that these businesses are facing average increases of 300% under …

Further expanding its safer gambling activities, amusement arcade industry trade association Bacta has announced its Social Responsibility Exchange.  The event will take place on 22 November at London’s County Hall, and function as a means for Bacta members to share social responsibility best practices, tactics and strategies.  YGAM and GamCare will both speak at the event, which will also feature …

Two establishments that are an almost universal feature across Britain’s high-streets and town centres are pubs and betting shops, both popular with millions of customers.  One thing that both the betting and pub/alcohol industries have in common, as argued by Ian Austin, Lord of Dudley in Politics Home this morning, is that they provide many people with a sense of …

The British betting and gaming industry’s post-pandemic recovery is on track according to recent UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) figures.  Published on the regulator’s website, the data revealed total online GGY during the first quarter of the financial year (April-June 2022), rose by 1% from Q4 to £1.2bn. The number of active accounts, meanwhile, rose by 5%, as did the number …

GamCare continues to expand treatment and recovery resources for those serving time in the Criminal Justice System, forming a new partnership with Interventions Alliance.  Part of the Seetec Group, Interventions Alliance develops cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention programmes for individuals recovering from all forms of addiction. GamCare views CBT as an essential treatment for gambling addiction recovery that needs to …

Steve Birch, Sky Bet Chief Commercial Officer, has stated that the operator’s partnership with the English Football League (EFL) will continue to focus heavily on responsibility.  Approaching the 10-year mark, the Flutter Entertainment sportsbook brand’s collaboration with England’s second-to-fourth flights of football continues amid a debate on betting’s relationship with sports.  Gambling reform advocates have repeatedly encouraged a distancing between …

GambleAware has expressed concern that the government’s white paper judgement on the Gambling Act review may be further delayed.  Political turmoil in Westminster has cast uncertainty as to whether the white paper – originally slated for publication in the spring – will still be made public this month, as previously stated by the government. Boris Johnson’s withdrawal from the premiership …

Following its Q2 2022 earnings update, Entain has detailed continued focus on its M&A strategy as well as sustainability, as regulatory judgements in the UK loom.  Sharing their perspectives in an investor earnings call, group CEO Jette Nygaard-Andersen and CFO Rob Wood explained that the FTSE100 gambling firm’s acquisition strategy was ‘active as ever’.  Assessing Entain’s global operations, Nygaard-Andersen pointed …