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 […]
Sports
December 10, 2025
University of Maryland Signals Alarm Over Increase in Gambling Disorders
Researchers from the University of Maryland have published new research in which they indicate that there has been a steady increase in the number of people experiencing gambling-related harm and, specifically, developing a gambling disorder. The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling at the University of Maryland School of Medicine tied the increase to […]
Legal
December 9, 2025
Australian Court Concludes Case Against Accountant Who Gambled with Client Funds
One of Victoria, Australia’s most high-profile cases of white-collar crime has finally drawn to a close. Former accountant Andrew Marshall has been sentenced to six years and five months imprisonment for stealing over AUD 4 million ($2.66 million) from clients to support his escalating gambling addiction. The County Court of Victoria delivered its judgment this […]
Casino
December 9, 2025
Gambling in Australia Might Become Exempt From R&D Tax Incentives
New Draft Legislation in Australia aims to take away the Research and Development Incentives of gambling-related R&D. The new legislation that was submitted on July 1 this year is still waiting to be presented to parliament. Alongside gambling, tobacco and nicotine products are also included. July 1 is also the date on which last year […]
Industry
December 3, 2025
Curaçao’s Gambling Regulator Faces Surprising Scrutiny
Curaçao’s gambling regulator finds itself under the spotlight after local prosecutors recently opened an investigation into the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA). This development, revealed in a recent letter from the Financial Supervision Board (Cft), adds to the mounting controversy surrounding the island’s former finance minister, Javier Silvania. The Rising Scrutiny Aligns with Broader Investigations According […]
Sports
December 2, 2025
Turkey’s Defense Minister Admits Problem Gambling as a Factor in Suicides
Speaking to the Planning and Budget Committee in Turkey’s parliament, defense minister Yaşar Güler made a rare remark and said that the country’s young recruits are increasingly facing issues related to their gambling behavior. Young military members are increasingly involved with gambling Suicide has been common enough to raise an alarm for the country’s top […]
Sports
November 20, 2025
BET99 Teams with Ex-UFC Champion to Promote Responsible Gaming
BET99 is putting the spotlight back on responsible play, bringing back its partnership with UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre for its latest campaign. St-Pierre has been one of the faces of the company’s responsible gaming work since 2022, and the latest TV and digital spot leans into his martial arts roots. He appears in […]
