Archive | October, 2017

Cartoon characters alleged to expose children to online gambling

The online gambling industry has come under further fire from the media with a flurry of recent newspaper articles commencing with one entitled “Cartoons lure kids to online gambling” in the Sunday Times on 8 October, alleging that children are being targeted by operators who use cartoon and storybook characters in their online gambling games. The Sunday Times […]

Gambling Commission publishes updated AML Advice for non-casino operators

The Gambling Commission has published: its revised anti-money laundering advice for operators (excluding casino operators) Duties and responsibilities under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Advice to operators (excluding casino operators) in order primarily to incorporate new advice in relation to changes to POCA 2002 as a result of the Criminal Finances Act 2017, and its updated Proceeds of Crime […]

New Responsible Gambling report published

GambleAware has described as “a loud wake-up call for the gambling industry” a newly published report arising from responsible gambling research requested by the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG), and undertaken by Revealing Reality. GambleAware has published a press release in which it says that the report: shows gambling operators, across the industry, are […]