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...