Responsible Gambling

BetBlocker Passes 250,000 Active Users in 2025
Active Use of Blocking Tools Reaches Record Levels
The charity confirmed that more than a quarter of a million people are currently using its blocking software...

ACMA Blocks Nine Offshore Gambling Sites
Regulator Expands Blocking Measures
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) asked internet service providers to block nine gambling sites that breached the Interactive Gambling Act...

Norway Report Warns of Youth Gambling
Growing Connection Between Gaming Issues and Gambling Risk
Researchers surveyed thousands of students aged 12–17 across Norwegian schools and identified a notable rise in...

Dutch Regulator and Roda JC Launch Study on Young Adults’ Sports Betting Habits
Focus on Awareness and Social Impact
Ksa and Roda JC will carry out the research in the Parkstad region over the coming months, gathering detailed insights...

ACMA Reports Strong Self-Exclusion Benefits
Survey Shows Broad Improvements After Self-Exclusion
The ACMA-commissioned research examines outcomes for users of BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register launched in August...

One in Ten Irish Gamblers Hold Four or More Betting Accounts
Wagering While Working and the Power of Notifications
Anne Marie Caulfield, chief executive of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), said that around 10% of...

New Zealand Regulator Orders 20Bet to Stop Targeting Players
Targeted Ads Trigger Regulatory Response
20Bet, a company registered in Cyprus, had been running paid advertising on digital platforms such as YouTube, promoting its online sportsbook...

Croatia Introduces National Self-Exclusion Register
New Player-Protection Framework
The government launched the Registar Igrača, a self-exclusion system managed by the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ). It marks...

Europe to Adopt Unified Gambling Harm Standard in 2026
Standard Receives Broad Support from National Bodies
The majority of national standardization institutes voted in favor of adopting the proposal, paving the way for its final...



