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Industry
August 7, 2024
Virginia Experts Assess Gambling Addiction Programs’ Success
Virginia is one of the states that have been striving to curb high gambling addiction rates in the context of the ongoing expansion of gambling and has been successful at it. As reported earlier, according to Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health’s director, Carolyn Hawley, her team reached a massive 973% jump in the number […]
Industry
August 7, 2024
Surrey’s Bridge the Gap Program Receives £300K to Combat Gambling Harm
A new grant will support women affected by problem gambling in Surrey, the UK, playing a key role in their recovery and support. The £300,000 grant from the leading gambling harm prevention and treatment charity, GambleAware, will directly benefit Surrey County Council’s Bridge the Gap program. The grant will be used over the next two […]
Poker
August 7, 2024
Balatro Developer Ensures Game Remains Free of Gambling Influence
In the six months since its launch, the indie game Balatro has seen incredible popularity but has also run into big problems and accusations that it encourages gambling. To tackle these worries, the game’s creator LocalThunk, has taken a bold step by banning any future attempts to turn Balatro into a gambling game in their […]
Industry
August 6, 2024
Brit Changed Name to Escape Gambling Past
A recovering gambling addict has embraced a new name in an effort to put his past of addictive gambling behind him. The 62-year-old spent most of his life struggling with gambling but is finally on the path to recovery. Jagger Struggled with Gambling Almost His Entire Life The elderly Brit, known as Mike Jagger, has […]
Sports
August 6, 2024
Addiction to Betting Rising among Young People in Arizona
Arizona was among the states that launched legal sports betting several years ago, in 2021. The state currently offers options for retail and mobile sports wagering. There are currently more than two dozen retail betting outlets as well as more than a dozen betting operators, with the list including leaders such as FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM […]
Industry
August 2, 2024
GamStop Report Highlights an Increase in Young Registrants
GamStop has reported a rise in the number of self-excluded people, highlighting a concerning increase in young adults seeking its services. While the higher number of excluded players may also suggest more harm, it also underscores the improved visibility of safer gambling tools. According to the non-profit organization, a total of 49,500 people have excluded […]
Lottery
August 1, 2024
Massachusetts iLottery Plans Prompt Problem Gambling Concerns
For more than a decade, lawmakers in Massachusetts explored options for the legalization of online lottery sales. Those efforts emerged back in 2012 but all proposals faced tough opposition. However, after years of attempts, lawmakers recently found common ground about the legalization of iLottery across the state. Recognized as a compromise budget bill, legislation was […]
Legal
July 30, 2024
Russian Gambler Poisons Parents, Police Suspect Multiple Victims
A Russian gambler has been caught poisoning his parents in order to inherit their money. The man’s parents luckily survived but the police believe that others might have not been so lucky. A Gambling-Motivated Poisoner Artyom Missyura, 25, worked as a math tutor and was an avid gambler. He lived with his parents and sister […]
Industry
July 29, 2024
Study: Marginalized People Gamble to Cope with Social Exclusion
Leading gambling harm prevention and treatment charity GambleAware has published the results of a new study that suggests marginalized communities use gambling to cope with their social exclusion. The latest analysis was funded by GambleAware and conducted by The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). It saw NatCen analyze 138 previous studies on the effect […]
Industry
July 26, 2024
Gambling Addiction Pushes Manager to Steal £240K in Stock
A former general manager at a solar PV products business in the UK that was part of a larger company from Australia, was recently sentenced after stealing some £240,000 ($308,700) worth of company stock to fuel a gambling addiction. The case involved the former manager of PGK Distribution UK, a 48-year-old man identified with the […]
