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Brazilian Supreme Court Blocks Rio de Janeiro Lottery Licensees From Attempts to Operate Nationwide
Just one day after Brazil’s legal online casino market launched on January 1, the Federal Supreme Court intervened to end a long-standing battle between Rio de Janeiro State Lottery (Loterj) and Brazil’s Attorney General Office (AGU) with implications for the new vertical. Justice André Mendonça issued a preliminary injunction ordering Loterj and the State of […]
Ropinirole Drug Can Elevate Risks Of Problem Gambling For Users
With the expansion of regulated online gambling in North America, risks associated with problem gambling are getting more attention. Side effects of prescription medications that may result in people experiencing harm from gaming are part of that increased awareness. Commonly used to treat Parkinson’s Syndrome and Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), the drug Ropinirole has been […]
Bally Bet Launches Integrated Sportsbook-Casino App in Canadian Province of Ontario
Bally’s has brought its revamped Bally Bet app to Ontario, merging the formerly separate Bally Bet Sportsbook and Bally Casino verticals. The company is continuing to iron out its strategy for online gambling as it prepares to go private. Bally’s main selling point for the new app is consolidating the online casino into a shared experience with the online […]
More People Than Ever Are Seeking Help for Gambling Problems—Even When Not Their Own
More people in the UK sought gambling treatment and support—for their gambling or someone else’s—over the last fiscal year, according to leading gambling harm prevention charity GambleAware. But, while the increased demand is something to watch, the report also offered a silver lining: treatments appear effective for those who reach out. For American policymakers, the […]
Cryptocasino BC.Game Appears on the Verge of Going Out of Business
Curaçao-based cryptocasino BC.Game is facing the possibility of license revocation by the country’s gambling regulator, Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) for questions over its finances and regulatory compliance. Curaçao was, until recently, a jurisdiction known for black market offshore sites, but has been attempting to clean up its reputation through regulatory reform. GCB intends to […]
Emergence of High-Interest Loans Alongside Legal Gambling Spells Recipe for Trouble in Brazil
The imminent launch of legal online gambling in Brazil comes at a risky time because it coincides with the emergence of high-interest microloans. Though regulated markets are safer than the alternative, the opening of new markets typically leads to a temporary uptick in gambling. Throwing predatory lending practices into the mix threatens to create a perfect storm […]
Gambling Harm is More Than Just Clinically-Defined ‘Problem Gambling,’ Argues Lancet Public Health Commission
A recent report from The Lancet’s Public Health Commission on Gambling argues the gambling industry understates the social harm of gambling by emphasizing the low rate of clinically disordered gambling and ignoring other forms of harm. The esteemed medical journal’s new report suggests our focus on individual responsibility in response to ‘problem gambling’ likewise minimizes […]
Caesars Expansion of Horseshoe Online Casino Goes International With Ontario Launch
Horseshoe Online Casino is now live in Ontario, following a rapid series of launches in the United States. It marks the first time Caesars has brought one of its secondary online casino brands to an international market. Others, like Tropicana and Harrah’s, remain limited to just one or two states. Caesars debuted the Horseshoe brand in Michigan about […]
Bet365 Opens US Headquarters in Denver, Plans for 1000 New Jobs
UK-based online casino and sportsbook operator bet365 has opened its new US headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and begun hiring nearly 1,000 employees. Situated at One Platte, bet365’s new US foothold occupies 120,000 square feet of completely renovated office space. Although bet365 has operated a gambling site in New Jersey since 2019, it kept a low […]
Online Gambling is Just as Hard to Quit as In-Person Gambling, But Not Harder
Online gamblers are more likely to develop a gambling problem than those who gamble in a retail environment, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a harder addiction to kick. You might guess that the always-present temptation of mobile gambling would make it more of a challenge to avoid than traditional land-based casinos. On the other […]
