Ukraine’s PlayCity launches responsible gambling area with self-exclusion register
The new area of the website is the latest initiative from PlayCity to protect players in Ukraine.
The new area of the website is the latest initiative from PlayCity to protect players in Ukraine.
Bill aims to promote education and prevention as online betting continues to expand in Brazil.
Brazil's Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents has come into force, placing new obligations on technology companies to protect minors online – including restrictions on gambling-related content.
MPs from the Most party have raised concerns that the new legislation fails to protect minors, pointing to sponsorships on youth sports jerseys and gaps in the self-exclusion system.
The regulator has estimated that bookmakers may lose as many as 40% of their customers.
Experts have cautioned that too strict regulations may harm legal gambling, whereas rules that are too lenient could lead to greater gambling-related harm.
Totalizator Sportowy warns that the legislation could create loopholes similar to those used by sweepstakes in the US, potentially allowing online casinos to operate outside the state monopoly.
The Authority explains that the baseline is that advertising for online gambling does not reach vulnerable people, even if it means operators cannot post on certain platforms.
A public hearing at the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul is set to bring together a broad cross-section of civil society to examine the risks associated with sports betting, as the state government's plans to relaunch its state lottery continue to face political friction.
A bill to introduce problem gambling prevention programs into the education system has been reintroduced in the Buenos Aires provincial legislature.