Industry
September 11, 2025
GambleAware Highlights Significant Increase in People Seeking Gambling Harm Help
GambleAware has published its latest Annual Treatment and Support Survey, highlighting a disconcerting increase in people seeking problem gambling support. While this figure attests to the increased visibility of support services, it also suggests an increase in gambling harm in the UK. Many People Are Seeking Problem Gambling Support The Annual Treatment and Support Survey […]
Industry
September 11, 2025
Mexico Considers Raising Its GGR Tax to 50%
Mexico has become the latest market to consider a gambling tax hike, much to the industry’s discontent. This proposal follows a broader trend that has seen other countries and several US states consider or implement similar measures. Mexico Eyes a Higher GGR Tax In Mexico, finance minister Édgar Amador has proposed significantly increasing the taxes […]
Industry
September 11, 2025
Spain to Introduce an AI-Powered RG System Which Flags Issues in Real Time
The DGOJ, Spain’s gambling regulator, has launched a public consultation that will continue through September 25, 2025. The purpose of the consultation is to help establish a new AI-driven system that flags 60 criteria that could be indicative of gambling-related harm and excessive spending, the regulator explained. Spain Set to Develop a Comprehensive State-Backed RG […]
Industry
September 10, 2025
Publishers Clearing House Winner Might Lose Home Despite $5K Weekly Prize
John Wyllie, a recipient of the Publishers Clearing House (PCH) “$5,000 A Week Forever” prize, has stepped forward, revealing to the media that his supposedly lifelong guaranteed payments have also come to an unexpected end following PCH’s bankruptcy and subsequent purchase by another company. Publishers Clearing House Winner Speaks Out In 2012, John Wyllie was […]
Industry
September 10, 2025
VCU Professor Talks About the Rise of Problem Gambling in Virginia
Carolyn E. Hawley, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling at VCU’s College of Health Professions, has gained a deep understanding of the risks linked to gambling through a variety of community-focused research initiatives and shared recent findings on the subject. Hawley Says Problem Gambling Can Be Hard to Identify […]
Industry
September 10, 2025
UK’s Horseracing Industry Goes on Historic Strike Due to Higher Taxes
The UK horseracing industry is staging a strike on September 10 in protest against the Treasury’s proposed gambling tax harmonization, which could raise the betting tax rate to at least 21%. The strike follows the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) launch of the #AxeTheRacingTax campaign in July, which came in response to the Treasury’s consultation on […]
Industry
September 10, 2025
Hong Kong Jockey Club Adds Veteran Executive Terecina Kwong as EDMCE
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has enhanced its team with the addition of the experienced Terecina Kwong as executive director of membership and customer excellence (EDMCE). The appointment was confirmed yesterday and will take effect from September 17, 2025. Kwong Brings a Wealth of Experience to the Club According to the Jockey Club’s official announcement, […]
Industry
September 10, 2025
Yggdrasil Founder Launches EXCO Game Studio to Revolutionize iGaming
Fredrik Elmqvist, Yggdrasil Gaming’s founder, is seeking to breathe new life into the online gambling sector with the launch of a new studio. The so-called EXCO Game Studio is set to break the mould and dazzle gaming fans with new experiences. The New Studio Rejects Repetitive Games EXCO, which stands for Excommunicado, seeks to […]
Industry
September 10, 2025
Dina Titus’ FAIR Bet Act Blocked by Rules Committee
Congresswoman Dina Titus from Nevada faced another obstacle in her push to change a debated gambling tax law. On Tuesday, the House Rules Committee chose not to include her Fair Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act, also known as the FAIR Bet Act, as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. […]
Industry
September 9, 2025
Brazil’s SPA and Conar to Work Together to Improve Gambling Ads Oversight
Brazil’s Prizes and Betting Secretariat (SPA-MF), part of the Ministry of Finance, has partnered with the National Advertising Self-Regulation Council (Conar) to strengthen the oversight of advertising campaigns within the country’s gambling sector. SPA and Conar Sign Agreement The agreement outlines several initiatives, including the establishment of a permanent communication channel between SPA and Conar […]
