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Sports
December 6, 2024
AGA Introduces Keep Your Cool as RG Campaign’s Latest Pillar
The American Gaming Association has announced a plan to expand its Have a Game Plan. Bet Responsibly campaign. The campaign is now going to feature a fifth pillar, known as “Keep Your Cool,” which is seeking to address an emerging issue which has to do with the increased instances of sports bettors taking out their […]
Sports
December 6, 2024
ITIA Suspends Tennis Official from Bosnia-Herzegovina
The International Tennis Integrity Agency has found Damjan Dejanovic, a tennis official from Bosnia-Herzegovina, to be guilty of six offenses related to various instances of corruption. Tennis Official Gets Four-Year Suspension over Corruption Dejanovic has been suspended from the sport and will have to similarly pay a $5,300 fine. According to ITIA’s official press statement, […]
Industry
December 6, 2024
UKGC Offers Updated Evaluation of the Gambling Act Review
The Gambling Commission (GC), in collaboration with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has been actively working on assessing the impact of the Gambling Act Review, following the publication of the Government’s White Paper in April 2023. This ambitious effort was born from a need to bring about significant policy changes, with the […]
Casino
December 5, 2024
Gamres and Carleton Professors Make Addiction Prevention Breakthrough
A pioneering study spearheaded by Dr. Nassim Tabri and Dr. Michael Wohl from Carleton University’s Department of Psychology in collaboration with Dr. Richard Wood from responsible gambling-focused research and consultancy company Gamres has been published in Addiction, a prestigious journal in the field of addiction research. The study unveils the Positive Play Quiz, an innovative […]
Sports
December 5, 2024
Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley UFC Tampa Odds, Time, and Prediction
Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley is the fight that will headline the final UFC event of 2024. Titled UFC on ESPN 63, the event will take place in Tampa (hence the alternative name, UFC Tampa). This is going to be the first time in five years that the UFC is heading to this Floridian city. […]
Sports
December 5, 2024
Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo UFC Tampa Odds, Time, and Prediction
The last time the UFC had an event in Tampa was more than five years ago. One of the fighters who took part in that event was Cub Swanson, who beat Kron Gracie. Can he do the same thing again, this time against Billy Quarantillo? Judging by the Swanson vs. Quarantillo odds, the answer is […]
Sports
December 5, 2024
Botafogo RJ vs. Sao Paulo 2024 Brazil Serie A Odds, Time, and Prediction
Ahead of the final round of the 2024 Brazilian Serie A, Botafogo RJ is sitting in the No. 1 spot with 76 points. Palmeiras is just behind with 3 points fewer. What this means is that if Botafogo loses against Sao Paulo on December 8 and Palmeiras beats Fluminense, they’ll be on equal points. In […]
Lottery
December 5, 2024
2024 Gift Responsibly Campaign Sets Out to Protect Youths from Gambling Risks
The 2024 Gift Responsibly Campaign is a public awareness initiative launched by the National Council on Problem Gambling and backed by multiple state lotteries, private companies, and individuals, which aims at raising awareness about the harm that can be inadvertently inflicted on youths who receive lottery tickets as a gift. NCPG’s Campaign Seeks to Stop […]
Industry
December 4, 2024
Betsson, Back on Finland’s Payment Blocking List
At the start of the year, Finland blacklisted Betsson subsidiary BML Group, turning it into the pioneering Malta Gaming Authority-licensed company to face such action. Then, Finnish banks and payment providers were ordered to block payments to the operator after the Helsinki Administrative Court fined the group €2.4 million ($2.51 million) for allegedly targeting the […]
Sports
December 4, 2024
Andrew Yang Says Sports Betting and Inefficient Regulation Harm Young Men
Former New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang has voiced concerns over the state of state in sports betting affairs in the United States. The Bold Case for Why Sports Gambling Must Come with Better Guardrails Writing an opinion piece for Newsweek, a popular media outlet and magazine in the country, the entrepreneur raised […]