Responsible Gaming
IBIA and PFA Canada to deliver sports integrity education to the CPL
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has partnered with the Professional Footballers’ Association Canada (PFA Canada) to design a sports-integrity education program for players and staff in the Canadian Premier League (CPL).The program will touch on the dangers of sports…
Ontario investing $9M to promote responsible gambling
The Ontario government has pledged $9 million to bolster responsible gambling measures in the province as part of a three-year investment plan.The funding for the Responsible Internet Gambling Fund (RIGF) was announced during the Responsible Gambling Council’s annual Discovery Conference. It…
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…