Published 13.07.2019 Author: J.D Category: News
Duncan Garvie, BetBlocker Managed said “with more and more people accessing gambling via their mobile devices it is more important than ever that there is a resource available for those who feel that gambling is getting on top of them to take action to help themselves limit their exposure to this addictive activity. Restricting gambling apps further improves our service for Android users, limiting one more avenue of access.”
It’s been said that BetBlocker is hoping for the feature to transition into a “community project” with users reporting sites and apps that have been missed by the blocking system, to continuously improve it. Currently the feature only blocks sites that are confirmed to be gambling sites, instead of using keywords to determine, in an effort to prevent “false negative” results
When using the Gambling Self Restriction tool, users are able to choose their own restriction length, from anywhere between 24 hours and 5 years. Once activated the user will not be able to deactivate the restriction until the set time has been met. Users can also select to include gambling information sites too, to ensure they are not exposed to advertising for gambling or have their self-control challenged.
Published 11.07.2019 Author: J.D Category: News
The Swedish regulator had spent a considerable amount of time investigating the operations of the company and in doing so, had found many violations of the regulators most important laws which were put in place to protect players. One of the biggest discoveries was that customers were able to spend large amounts of money without the company having an appropriate reaction. It was also found that players were able to continue playing far beyond their own set deposit limits.
Additionally, when it came to the measures taken to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, there were a number of shortcomings. The final nail in the coffin was when they found SafeEnt to be offering numerous bonuses to their players, which is strictly against the agreement
SafeEnt claimed they were constantly working to implement new measures to correct the deficiencies that have been outlined. However, Spelinspektionen have said that the actions are too little too late and stated that SafeEnt lacks understanding of important parts of the local gambling laws and in turn, has revoked the licence with immediate effect.
Published 09.07.2019 Author: J.D Category: News
Since the event, the ASA has found that the advert was not a breach of the advertising regulations and retracted their earlier statement.
During the broadcast of the advert, the gambling operators is promoting a “request a bet” service to their customers, which allows them to place a combination of small bets throughout a football match.
In the advert, Jeff Stelling says “Forget ‘anything can happen’, in sport anything does happen. But
Viewers claimed that the advert was saying there is a correlation between the level of sports knowledge and gambling success. This was originally enough for the ASA to take action against Sky Bet, but after reconsideration they changed their mind on the matter.
The Advertising Standards Agency released a statement justifying their new ruling: “The phrase 'in sport anything does happen' explicitly recognised the uncertain nature of sporting outcomes. We therefore concluded that the ad was not socially irresponsible and did not breach the Code.”
Published 08.07.2019 Author: J.D Category: News
The reminder came after the changes to the license conditions in May, where age verification measures were outlined. Operators were told they must carry out thorough checks on a player’s age before they are able to access free-to-play games.
The statement from UKGC informed operators that they have “been made aware that licensees may be benefiting from affiliate advertising models, which offer free-to-play versions of real money games on their websites without the necessary accompanying age verification of users
The reminder from the UK’s gambling regulator concluded by saying “You should take steps immediately to ensure that your free-to-play games cannot be accessed by children and young people via affiliate’s websites.”