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Pair Of Recovering Addicts Take Responsible Gambling Seriously

Geographically speaking, there's an ocean separating Dan Spencer and Greg Weber. But the two stay in touch on a daily basis, and each has turned his pain from gambling addiction into promise through an organization that emphasizes lived experience to reach people. By all appearances, Weber was one of the most successful poker players in New Jersey.…
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Kindred expands responsible gaming efforts by making Gamban software available to French players

Online gambling operator Kindred announced Monday it reinforced its "0% revenue from harmful gambling" project by becoming the first online platform to offer its players the ability to block access to all online gambling sites on their devices using Gamban software. The company is also sponsoring its localization in French, in order to make it as…
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Kindred expands responsible gaming efforts by making Gamban software available to French players
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Meet Casino Guru Awards' Social Responsibility Initiative judges

Casino Guru is happy to reveal the list of judges for " The Most Impactful Social Responsibility Initiative," part of the upcoming Casino Guru Awards. After Casino Guru revealed the judges for " The Best Implementation of Responsible Gambling Tools," the company is happy to introduce the new faces who will leverage their expertise to weigh on one…
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Safer Gambling Week a success says BGC

Safer Gambling Week, which took place between October 17 and October 23 this week, was a success, the Betting and Gaming Council said. The trade body for the gambling industry said that Safer Gambling Week during the period was displayed 25 million times across a number of social media channels. BGC has been a staunch supported of the initiative,…
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Safer Gambling Week a success says BGC
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Kindred determined to eradicate harmful gambling revenue with EPIC

Zero. This is the exact number of revenue Kindred Group intends to generate from harmful gambling in the foreseeable future. The company has been a champion of responsible gambling but has acknowledged that there must be more work done in order to completely eliminate this revenue channel. Over the last reporting quarter in the third quarter of…
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EPIC Unveils Initiatives for Safer Gambling Week

Safer Gambling Week is underway and Epic Risk Management has taken this opportunity to highlight its work. Epic said it strives for a "safer gambling environment" all year round, and sought to use the "heightened platform" this occasion offers to promote these efforts. In particular, Epic focused on the work it will undertake over the event's seven…
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EPIC Risk Management unveils initiatives for Safer Gambling Week

EPIC Risk Management, the leading problem gambling awareness and harm minimization organization in the US and the UK, unveiled multiple initiatives during this year's Safer Gambling Week. The Safer Gambling Week started on Monday, October 17 and will continue until Sunday, October 23, 2022. During the one week, government structures joined forces…
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EPIC Risk Management unveils initiatives for Safer Gambling Week
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Indiana Gaming Commission considers legalizing internet casino gaming, some fear a rise in youth gambling addictions

This past week, the Indiana Gaming Commission released a 103-page study analyzing internet casino gaming, or iGaming, and considering its legalization within the state. IGaming includes the operation of digital versions of slot machines, table games and other typical casino games through internet channels and apps on mobile devices and personal…
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Indiana Gaming Commission considers legalizing internet casino gaming, some fear a rise in youth gambling addictions
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'Play My Way' Now Live On Every Massachusetts Slot Machine

When Massachusetts gaming regulators and Encore-Boston Harbor on Monday rolled out the "Play My Way" responsible gaming software on the casino's more than 2700 slot machines, it completed a six-year process that makes the state the first in the nation to offer an optional responsible gaming program on every slot or electronic game machine in the…
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SBC Summit Barcelona outlines responsible gambling as priority

The upcoming edition of SBC Summit Barcelona will reunite hundreds of player safety professionals this year who will come together to discuss the state of the industry and what measures can be done to improve gambling harm prevention. Overall, the industry has made a huge leap forward toward bolstering player protection, but there is still room for…
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SBC Summit Barcelona outlines responsible gambling as priority
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Epic’s gambling risk programme reaches 35,000 students in 2021/22

The workshops, which are funded independently from the gambling industry, aim to educate students on the potential risks of betting and gaming, as well as offering advice on how to seek help for problem gaming behaviour. Schools throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland received the sessions either in-person or through online…
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Epic’s gambling risk programme reaches 35,000 students in 2021/22
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IAGR releases conference program for IAGR2022

The International Association of Gaming Regulators has released the program for its annual conference, taking place in Melbourne, Australia from 17 to 20 October. The program is availableonIAGR's website, with early-bird ticket prices on offer until 15 August. IAGR Vice President and UK Gambling Commission Director,Ben Haden, believes the line-upis…
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Brianne Doura-Schawohl Launches a Consulting Firm to Battle Gambling Harm

Brianne Doura-Schawohl, who was recently named by the National Institute of Lobbying and Ethics a Top 100 Lobbyist, announced the launch of her own consulting firm, which will focus on promoting policies regarding responsible gambling. The firm's main goal will be to drive initiatives such as legislation, public health, regulation, and community…
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Remote Registration For Casino Accounts Coming To Nevada?

While the idea of going to a casino without a wad of cash in your hand may still feel somewhat counterintuitive to some, there is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an American move away from carrying cash. From ApplePay to food apps to debit cards, the next generation rarely carries cash, and some Nevada casinos - Resorts…
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Safer gambling in focus at the Sustainable Gambling Conference

VALLETTA, Malta, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kindred Group hosts the Sustainable Gambling Conference for the sixth consecutive year, bringing together experts from inside and outside of the industry to share ideas on how operators can offer a thrilling gambling experience that is also safe and responsible. Aspects that are crucial for a…
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Sustainable Gambling Conference commitment from Kindred Group

Prominent iGaming operator Kindred Group has announced that it is currently hosting the Sustainable Gambling Conference for a sixth consecutive year featuring a particular focus on how firms can implement safer and more responsible gambling practices. The Swedish firm used an official press release to detail that the virtual event is currently…
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EPIC Risk Management launch new holistic Gambling Harm Education Programme

With an ever-increasing spotlight on addiction and mental health issues shining on the UK's schools as they return for the new term, a leading gambling harm minimisation consultancy is teaming up with new partners for a self-funded independent programme to reinforce the importance of education, awareness, and prevention surrounding gambling-related…
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Epic Risk Management targets teenagers with new Gambling Harm Education Programme

The UK-facing initiative will focus on students aged between 15 and 18 and run across 200 secondary schools and colleges during the 2021-22 academic year, while resources will also be made available to parents and teachers. The programme will feature a combination of online webinars and video content alongside face-to-face delivery. This will fuse…
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Epic Risk Management targets teenagers with new Gambling Harm Education Programme
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NCPG welcomes Twitch ban on gambling links but warns that 'more must be done'

Twitch, the live streaming platform for gamers, has responded positively to concerns aired by The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and EPIC Risk Management over its use of gambling games that can lead to under-age gambling and addiction. With immediate effect, it has imposed a ban on the sharing of links to gambling sites. Keith Whyte,…
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NCPG welcomes Twitch ban on gambling links but warns that 'more must be done'
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Entain extends reach of safe play initiatives into video gaming

Delivered through its not-for-profit organisation Entain Foundation, Entain will work with its US partners to help players at potential risk of harm both in the UK and Europe. Early initiatives within the scheme will include the launch of'Mind Your Game' in the UK in partnership with Game Quitters, a support community for victims of gaming…
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Rutgers To Partner With Playtech, Kindbridge On Problem Gambling

What are the origins of problem gambling, and what treatments are most effective in helping those who come forward to try to break the cycle? Those are questions that many leading figures in the field of compulsive gambling say have not been the subject of nearly enough research. But now Playtech, known as the world's leading gambling technology…
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Should Kids Learn About Gambling Before They Can Legally Participate?

In the US, responsible gambling education is genrally aimed at those who can legally gamble. That leaves a dearth of education for Americans under the age of 21. This may explain low rates of gambling literacy among younger bettors. Yet at the moment, there seems to be no systemic way of addressing that lack of knowledge. If the issue of preventing…
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Should Kids Learn About Gambling Before They Can Legally Participate?