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FanDuel Q&A With Bonus: VP Alison Kutler on Responsible Gaming
Responsible gaming is a duty shared by the entire US online gambling industry, says Alison Kutler, FanDuel Group‘s vice president of sustainability and responsible gaming. Her employer, sports betting leader and online casino heavyweight FanDuel, deemed responsible gaming a priority on “Day One,” Kutler said in an interview with Bonus. Her words said yesterday to […]
TransUnion Report Finds US Gamblers 2-3 Times More Vulnerable to Fraud Than Non-Bettors
A new TransUnion report found that US gamblers are almost twice as likely as non-bettors to fall victim to financial fraud. The risk is three times higher for high-value players, who deposit $500 or more monthly. The report also found bettors of all types are more willing to trade personal information for potential gain. As […]
Unibet Revenue Rises 29% in Q2, ‘Harmful’ Online Gambling Income Falls to 3.1%
Unibet and the online gambling operator’s parent company, Kindred Group, seem to prove betting doesn’t need income from problem gamblers in order to be profitable. In Q2 2023, Kindred’s total revenue rose 29% over Q2 2022. Also, in Q2, revenue “from harmful gambling” was 3.1%. Kindred reported the first number today and the latest result of its […]
Circa’s Barbie Activation Raises Qs Around ‘Nostalgia’ Marketing and Responsible Gambling Risk
For most of last week, Circa Resort and Casino glowed Barbie-pink as the adult-only casino resort became the Barbie movie’s “official” Vegas hotspot. The activation, which ran from July 18 to 23, saw Circa’s Stadium Swim transform into a poolside homage to Barbie Land in celebration of the now-hit movie’s July 21 release. The casino […]
Study Finds Debt Consolidation Offers Opportunity to ID, Support Problem Gambling
A study out of Finland has identified an opportunity to identify problem gambling and offer addiction support during the debt consolidation process. Unlike previous studies on the topic, it used direct data from people applying to consolidate their debts, rather than less reliable self-reported data. The study found that over half of those seeking to […]
Pennsylvania’s Responsible Play Online Portal Simplifies Self-Exclusion
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has launched a new portal allowing individuals to self-exclude from the state’s regulated gambling market with ease. The “user-friendly” online self-exclusion system that appeared last week is the latest update to a program founded in 2006. Initially, those self-exclusion efforts focused only on Pennsylvania’s brick-and-mortar casinos. At the time, […]
NCLGS Unanimously Adopts Resolution On Responsible And Problem Gaming Standards
Responsible gambling (RG) was in the spotlight in Denver, Colorado last week after a committee at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) 2023 Summer Meeting unanimously approved a problem gambling resolution aimed at helping states develop robust RG standards. Current NCLGS president Sen. Jon Ford of Indiana, who chairs the Responsible Gaming […]
Latest GambleAware Study Finds Stigma a Key Barrier to Accessing Problem Gambling Support
According to GambleAware’s Annual GB Treatment and Support Survey 2022, stigma is a substantial barrier preventing adults from accessing help for gambling harm. YouGov studied over 18,000 adults on behalf of GambleAware to explore the usage of and demand for support and treatment among people in Great Britain who gamble and those affected by another’s […]
Ohio to Impose Further Restrictions on Betting Promotions and Ban Bettors Who Threaten Athletes
Ohio is continuing to take a hard line with its regulated gambling market, authorizing the state regulator to issue a gambling ban to those threatening violence against sports figures, alongside other policy changes. That rule is part of the 2024-2025 budget bill signed by Gov. Mike DeWine on July 5. It protects athletes and others […]
Study of 100,000 Online Gamblers Shows Live Dealer Games Correlate With High Risk
Slots are the gambling product most strongly associated with addictive behavior, but a new study of online gamblers in the United Kingdom suggests that some live dealer games aren’t far behind. Researchers from the UK and Australia teamed up with Kindred Group to assess the behavior of 100,000 UK users of Kindred’s Unibet brand of casino and sports betting […]
