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Richard Flint: “The industry has not done enough to look after problem gamblers”

Flint, who is set to leave his role next month, said: “We need to do more to self-regulate, and if we don’t do more there will be more regulation forced upon us.” The Gambling Commission estimates around 400,000 adults in Great Britain alone are battling a gambling problem. Sky Bet, which helped parent company Stars […]

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GLMS reports 33 counts of suspicious betting activity to partners

The majority of alerts came from Europe, where there were 129 cases. Asia saw 30 alerts, while 22 were found in South America. North America had 11, Africa saw three, Oceania reported two and one was found internationally. GLMS said: “Out of the 198 alerts, 12 were generated due to suspicious odds changes, which were

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Sports betting drives US casinos to record year for 2018

The American Gaming Association (AGA) announced the industry  generated $9.7bn in gaming taxes for both state and local governments. The legalisation of sports betting in several states has played a vital role in the significant growth in gaming revenue, which is expected to grow further as mobile gaming begins to roll out across legalised states.

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Gambling Commission “will consider” Labour’s proposed new gambling ombudsman

When contacted for comment by Gambling Insider, the Gambling Commission said it would “consider the case for an ombudsman.” Watson’s party continues to plan a betting regulation overhaul in Great Britain and hope to achieve this via a new Gambling Act. Watson said the new ombudsman would work alongside the Gambling Commission as well as

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Marathonbet announced as shirt sponsor of Sevilla FC

The agreement makes Marathonbet the principal partner and front-of-shirt sponsor of the La Liga team from the start of the 2019/20 season, with the operator’s logo to appear across the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium and on match-day interview backdrops. José Castro Carmona, President of Sevilla FC, said: “In line with Sevilla’s project of international growth,

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