Responsible Gaming
Responsible Gambling Council partners with Toronto sports leader MLSE
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has partnered with Toronto sports ownership conglomerate Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) with the aim of increasing visibility and awareness of sports betting myths.The campaign will see RGC responsible gambling messages delivered prominently…
Responsible Gambling Council names Sarah McCarthy as new CEO
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has settled on its replacement for retiring CEO Shelley White.After an extensive search process, the RGC has appointed Sarah McCarthy, the former Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the Rick Hansen Foundation. McCarthy will start work officially on…
BetVictor signs former Toronto Raptor Tracy McGrady
Former Toronto Raptor Tracy McGrady has plenty of experience as a victor, having twice been named NBA scoring champion during his career.Now, the seven-time All-Star is making it official. The 45-year-old has signed up with BVGroup as the BetVictor brand's Safer Gambling Ambassador in Canada.…
Responsible Gambling Council explains how it drives change with action
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has illustrated how a year of education, certification and other action continued to propagate responsible gambling in Ontario and beyond.In its 2023-24 annual report, titled "Impact: Action Drives Change," the RGC noted that as rapidly evolving technology,…
Canadian soccer players complete IBIA betting integrity program
Canadian Premier League (CPL) soccer teams have undertaken an International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) sports betting integrity program designed to educate players in the league on the intersection of sports and gambling.Created by the IBIA using its 3Rs training model, the program…
More research needed to inform Canadian gambling ads policy, hears Senate
In a Canadian Senate Transport and Communications Committee meeting on Oct. 2 discussing Bill S-269, the National Framework on Advertising for Sports Betting Act, witnesses testified that Canada's gaming and broadcast regulators are doing all within their power to ensure due diligence is taken…
Senate urged to tackle social media, youth exposure to betting ads
After more than three months of dormancy, the Canadian Senate debate on gambling advertising picked up again this week with four hours of sessions discussing betting ads.The Transport and Communications Committee held a pair of meetings on Sept. 24-25 regarding Bill S-269, the National…
CGA research: gambling ad regulation misaligned with evidence
New research from the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) suggests that regulatory policies around gambling advertising are evolving at a faster rate than relevant evidence and warns the misalignment could lead to regulations that are wide of the mark.The CGA, along with leaders from GP Consulting…
Responsible Gambling Council to help create college ed campaign
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) is working with other leading responsible gambling organizations to develop a new national college responsible gambling education campaign.In partnership with EPIC Global Solutions, Kindbridge Behavioral Health and the operator-led Responsible Online Gaming…
iGaming Ontario self-exclusion tool ‘intuitive’ for operators and players
Ontario’s new centralized self-exclusion tool is designed to be an "intuitive" way for both operators and players to regulate users' gambling habits, said Integrity Compliance 360’s (IC360) President Eric Frank.iGaming Ontario (iGO) announced at the start of August that it had selected a joint…