Industry
December 19, 2025
Greece Blocks 11,000 Illegal Gambling Websites
The Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) is on the offensive, with Greece’s gambling regulator issuing a blocking order for thousands of websites that are suspected of targeting local customers and offering them unregulated and potentially dangerous forms of online gambling. Offshore Gambling Is Eating into the Regulated Market The watchdog is responding to a surging unregulated […]
Casino
December 18, 2025
Macau Regulator Boss Says Responsible Gambling Is a Duty of Operators
Ng Wai Han, the director of Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), said that responsible gambling is essential for fostering the lawful, healthy, and orderly growth of Macau’s gaming industry and is a legal requirement for casino operators. Ng Speaks at an Official Responsible Gambling Promotion Ceremony Ng made these comments at the “Responsible […]
Sports
December 18, 2025
Is GamStop Enough to Curb Harmful Online Gambling Habits?
With the growth of online gambling platforms, access to gambling activities, some of which may be harmful, has become increasingly easy. To help address these risks, initiatives like GamStop have been implemented in the United Kingdom. However, some have questioned the effectiveness of GamStop and other similar programs, as some offshore gambling websites seem to […]
Industry
December 18, 2025
Crime Hits 70% Spike During Sports Games, New Study Argues
Sports betting may be having an unintended consequence on people’s behavior – crime, but not for the reasons you might think. While most onlookers have worried that destitute gamblers would resort to thievery, robbery and violence to settle debts or fuel their gambling habits, there has been another reason tied to the rise in gambling-related […]
Industry
December 17, 2025
Feds Urged to Get Involved with Gambling, Prevent Addiction
Sen. Richard Blumenthal is pretty much sure that sports gambling – as things stand – needs more oversight. The idea is to have Congress step in and not restrict gambling as such, but rather set a national strategy that can help tackle some of the issues that the activity has caused, including a presumed increase […]
Business
December 17, 2025
MGM Hails Success of GameSense Program with 2,000+ RG Specialists
MGM Resorts International released news on Tuesday, recapping some of its ongoing responsible gambling efforts, with the company confirming that as many as 2,000 employees – and growing – are now deemed to be capable of aiding people experiencing gambling-related harm and, far more importantly, offering their insight to the company as a whole, allowing […]
Industry
December 15, 2025
Escaping Reality Via Gambling Leads to Addiction
A global research team has updated the Gambling Motives Questionnaire (GMQ), which is a standard scale that determines the reasons behind a person’s gambling habits. The freshly improved GMQ-R-27 is ready to assess a series of motives that have not yet been covered by the original form of the GMQ. The list includes escapism, which […]
Casino
December 15, 2025
New Study Shows Nevada Residents More Likely to Develop Gambling Addiction
A huge source of income for Nevada is tourism and hospitality, focused mainly on casinos and hotels. A UNLV study has found that around 15% of Nevada’s residents have a problem with gambling. These residents are described as far more likely to suffer negative consequences due to their gambling compulsion. The National Council on Problem […]
Industry
December 12, 2025
Attitudes Toward Gambling in Ohio Shift as Harms Become Harder to Ignore
Ohio’s sentiment toward online sports betting has shifted significantly since the state legalized the practice two years ago. Sports wagering arrived in 2023 with confetti, celebrity ads, and promises of new tax revenue. However, it now faces rising scrutiny by public health experts, lawmakers, and even the governor who signed the legislation, as the social […]
Industry
December 11, 2025
New UK Study Warns That Gambling Harm May Be More Widespread than Expected
New ScienceDirect research is raising uncomfortable questions about the scale of gambling-related risk in the UK. The data offers a detailed look into how many people will fall under the government’s upcoming financial risk checks. The study is based on a large amount of open banking data and comes just months before the checks become […]
