National Lottery operator Camelot has been fined by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for three errors occurring on its mobile app which affected thousands of players. The first failure which led to the £3.15 million penalty was an instance in which up to 20,000 NationaL Lottery app users were informed that their winning draw-based ticket was actually a non-winner when …
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Gamstop reports ‘significant spike’ in 2021 registrations
Gamstop has revealed that the number of registrations on its self-exclusion platform increased substantially during 2021 in its annual review. Issuing an update this morning, the organisation detailed that there has been a 28% increase in year-on-year registrations to its free online gambling self-exclusion scheme from 2020 to 2021, described as a ‘significant spike’. Of the self-excluded individuals in 2021, …
Read More »BGC: GAMSTOP to lead first trials of Single Customer View project
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced that UK gambling’s headline ‘Single Customer View’ cross-industry data-sharing project will be trialled by GAMSTOP. The Single Customer View project was assigned by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to BGC members to develop new technical safeguards to protect those most at risk of gambling harms. The trial’s aim is to identify those …
Read More »TalkBanStop secures funding for another year of operations
TalkBanStop will continue operating for another year, after receiving additional funding from a regulatory settlement approved by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The funding will allow TalkBanStop to provide its services until March 2023, with the initiative having originally been launched as a 12 month pilot programme last year, operated by the triple partnership of Gamcare, Gamban and Gamstop. All …
Read More »YGAM teams up with GAMSTOP and RecoverMe to embark on university tour
YGAM, The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust has embarked on its Gambling Support University Tour in partnership with safer gambling counterparts GAMSTOP and RecoverMe. The Tour will see teams from the three organisations visit university campuses across the UK, to engage students and university staff on wide-ranging issues related to gambling harms. Of significance, the tour will train university …
Read More »GAMSTOP & YGAM highlight concerns on gambling habits formed during University
A new survey commissioned by safer gambling charities GAMSTOP and YGAM has revealed insights into university students gambling habits and spending. Taking feedback from 2,000 Students across UK campuses, the survey undertaken by research agency CensusWide revealed that 80% of participants had gambled. Of those students, 41% admitted that gambling had a “negative impact on their university experience, including missing …
Read More »Steve Birch: Sky Bet’s EFL partnership ‘most significant’ in world of sport
Sky Bet’s long-term partnership with the English Football League (EFL) has been described as one of the ‘most significant’ in the world of professional sports by the group’s CEO Steve Birch. Writing on the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) website, he suggested that the deal, which was first established in 2013, has mostly revolved around advertising with a specific focus …
Read More »Tebwin sportsbook named betting partner of Worcester Warriors
Online casino and sportsbook Tebwin.com has become the official betting partner of Gallagher Premiership Rugby club Worcester Warriors. In a bid to increase Tebwin’s support of UK sport, the company’s logo will be displayed at Sixways Stadium with other promotional material as part of the collaboration. “We look forward to working closely with Worcester Warriors and seeing the team flourish …
Read More »GAMSTOP hits milestone of 250,000 self-excluded users
GAMSTOP has declared an operating milestone, as UK gambling’s self-exclusion programme has registered more than 250,000 users. During 2021, GAMSTOP recorded a spike in users joining its programme, with more than 67,000 players choosing to self-exclude, compared to the 51,000 recorded in 2020. Of significance, March 2021 saw GAMSTOP record its second-highest month of self-exclusions in the programme’s history, registering …
Read More »Gambling harm and education charities back Chesterfield FC’s matchday awareness campaign
Engagement between lower division football clubs and safer gambling organisations continues to increase, as a National League fixture on Tuesday was host to a number of charity delegates. A range of groups were invited to attend the match at Chesterfield FC’s Technique Stadium, including GamCare and the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM)- represented by Head of Delivery Sam …
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