New banking app addresses concerns with problem gambling
- Dec 18, 2018
A new UK banking app can block gambling payments and Hartley examines if something similar could be coming to banks in the U.S. in the near future.
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Barclays launches gambling transaction blocking service
- Dec 12, 2018
Barclays has become the first UK high street bank to enable customers to block transactions with gambling companies.
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NBA seals partnership with Uruguayan gaming operator
- Dec 11, 2018
Supermatch, the designated sports betting operator of the Uruguayan national lottery, will now serve as the first official gaming partner of the NBA in the South American country.
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Australia prepares for launch of national gambling framework
- Dec 4, 2018
Australia's six governments have formally committed to launching a National Consumer Protection Framework for wagering, paving the way for a number of social responsibility initiatives to be rolled out in 2019.
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Candy Crush 'leads kids to problem gambling' warns academic as researchers find 39% of 11-16-year-olds have wagered money
- Nov 26, 2018
Children should be banned from playing online games such as Candy Crush to prevent them becoming problem gamblers when they are older, a leading expert has said.
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Single game sports betting and downtown Toronto casino are back in the news
- Nov 20, 2018
Single game sports betting and a casino in downtown Toronto are renewed talking points in Canada.
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Brazilian Regulated Sports Betting and Online Gambling Makes Progress
- Nov 13, 2018
Brazilian National Congress Legal sports betting, both offline and over the internet, took a step towards becoming reality in Brazil on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, when a joint committee of the Brazilian National Congress (photo) approved Provisional Measure 846/2018.
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Israel could approve poker legislation
- Nov 7, 2018
Poker tournaments could soon be made available in Israel if a certain lawmaker has her way. Legislators are said to be considering a bill introduced by Sharren Haskel, who represents the Likud party, that would redefine poker and remove it from the classification of a gambling game
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Quebec Fights Against Single Sports Gaming and the Courts
- Nov 5, 2018
Quebec is already in trouble over its fight with the telecom companies and Internet neutrality. Now, it is in court over single sports betting. The province plans to appeal several judgments against it to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Study: Mexico’s online gamblers as rare as unicorns
- Oct 30, 2018
Among some of the report’s more interesting findings is that over 85% of those surveyed either disagreed or strongly disagreed with the phrases ‘gambling is for lazy people’ or ‘gambling is a sin.’
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Jared Tendler on the differences between Esports and poker
- Oct 29, 2018
Lee Davy sits down with the mental game coach, Jared Tendler, to talk about his move into other realms, particularly, Esports, and how the players differ from those he works with in poker.
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Unikrn gets gambling license for crypto-based betting on esports and games
- Oct 24, 2018
It is taking a big step today after four years of work in the right direction by getting a crypto-gambling license from the Isle of Man off the British Isles. That lets the company start crypto esports gambling in 20 regions.
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