Responsible Gaming
Caesars Sportsbook accredited by Responsible Gambling Council
Caesars Sportsbook has been awarded the Responsible Gambling Council's RG Check accreditation, certifying the quality of the sportsbook's responsible gaming efforts including such as player and team education, public awareness advertisements, and funding for organizations dedicated to RG research…
DraftKings and Kindbridge expand problem gambling program
DraftKings and Kindbridge Behavioral Health have extended their partnership with the aim of providing more readily accessible treatment for problem gambling to encompass all of the sportsbook's active markets.The sportsbook and the mental health service provider originally teamed up back in…
iGaming Ontario hunting for proposals for centralized self-exclusion solution
iGaming Ontario has announced it is now seeking proposals in its ongoing efforts to construct a centralized self-exclusion solution for gaming in the province.From now until April 24, iGO is accepting bids for a software-as-a-service (SaaS) project that intends to make it as easy as possible for…
DraftKings launches My Stat Sheet tool to promote responsible gambling
DraftKings has launched My Stats Sheet, a tool designed to help promote responsible gambling.The feature allows players to view and track their personal stats through a series of “intuitive” charts and filtering options.According to DraftKings, My Stats Sheet is intended to be used to…
BetMGM and FanDuel team up with Kindbridge for Problem Gambling Awareness Month
BetMGM and FanDuel have teamed up with Kindbridge Behavioral Health in the U.S. as part of Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM) in the country.Both operators have joined Kindbridge Behavioral Health’s pilot program, where customers who choose to exclude themselves from a betting app be…
North America remains a safe environment for sport betting
North America remains a safe environment for betting activity, according to Sportradar Integrity Services’ betting corruption and match-fixing review.Of the approximately 850,000 events analyzed across 70 sports Sportradar detected 1,329 suspicious matches across 11 sports, which is no…
Canadian Gaming Association working to advance responsible play
Canadian Gaming Association CEO and President Paul Burns discusses why operators need to step up and take ownership of promoting responsible gambling in advance of the CGA's symposium on the subject in Toronto next week.
The last two years have seen an important and exciting evolution in the…
iGaming Ontario putting out RFP for universal self-exclusion list
iGaming Ontario (iGO), the agency that regulates online gambling in the province, has announced it is looking for tech partners to help create a centralized, self-exclusion list encompassing all Ontario operators.In early 2024, iGO plans to issue an RFP for parties interested in the project. The…
National Addictions Awareness Week 2023 combats gambling stigma
Canada’s National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) 2023 is in full swing, running from Nov. 19-25. This yearly initiative, organized by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), aims to raise awareness about addiction and reduce the stigma that surrounds it. It also includes raising…
CGA launches new initiative on player protection and health
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is not the only group putting tremendous thought and taking tremendous care with player protection.The Canadian Gaming Association is taking the initiative and launching a new program called the CGA Commitment and Strategy to Promote Player…