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"It's time for the Government to limit the stakes online" Read more below via the @DailyMail about how "the growth of betting on mobiles, dubbed a 24/7 'casino in your pocket', has sparked alarm" in the iGaming industry's largest worldwide market: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…

dailymail.co.uk

UK's biggest bookie makes £1.3bn as gamblers blow millions in lockdown

Flutter - which runs the Paddy Power, Betfair and SkyBet websites - said the staggering figure was a fifth higher than in the same period last year.


.@ASA_UK "discovers 70 betting ad breaches on child-facing websites" ... "Regulator's monitoring report reveals marketing from four operators appeared across eight child-friendly web domains" egr.global/intel/news/asa…


"Online gambling has grown exponentially, and all too often it is a toxic and dangerous environment" Read more below about a senior MP's call for an "urgent review" of the "toxic" online gambling industry: christian.org.uk/news/mp-calls-…

christian.org.uk

MP calls for review of 'toxic' online gambling industry

A senior MP has stressed the need for an “urgent review” of gambling regulation as she highlighted its harmful effects.


ICYMI, the KY Council on Problem Gambling's Mike Stone warned WDKY viewers about the dangers of iGaming: "People don't want others to know how much they gamble...well how much easier is that when you're always at home & you're not under any supervision?" youtube.com/watch?v=km1OX0…


.@NZStuff reports on the latest example of the iGaming industry's tight grip on problem gamblers: Niece stole $7,000 from aunt to gamble online – "making more than 60 transactions using details from her debit card." stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily…

stuff.co.nz

Woman stole $7k from aunt to gamble online

In total, the New Plymouth woman used stolen card details 62 times in five days.


ICYMI, @ccatsober's Mike Rosen warned WCPO viewers about the ease & accessibility of iGaming: "It's available 24 hours a day at the simple click of a button. There's really no time or money limits until you pass out of exhaustion or you run out of money" youtube.com/watch?v=cwdXMm…


An alarming reality that corroborates the FBI's 2013 warning to Congress: Fraud is "afflicting the online gambling industry" as "scammers use phony friend requests or fake links to steal users' personal and payment details, then sell them on the dark web" pymnts.com/authentication…

pymnts.com

Deep Dive: Preventing Fraudsters From Gaming The System As Online Gaming Heats Up | PYMNTS.com

Millions of consumers around the globe are turning to online games during the COVID-19 pandemic, and cybercriminals are springing into action with schemes


A senior MP in the UK – the world's largest regulated iGaming market – has stressed the need for an "urgent review" of the "toxic" online gambling industry. "Online gambling has grown exponentially, & all too often it is a toxic and dangerous environment" christian.org.uk/news/mp-calls-…

christian.org.uk

MP calls for review of 'toxic' online gambling industry

A senior MP has stressed the need for an “urgent review” of gambling regulation as she highlighted its harmful effects.


WATCH via WDKY: Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling's Mike Stone warns against the dangers of iGaming: "People don't want others to know how much they gamble – well how much easier is that when you're always at home and you're not under any supervision?" youtube.com/watch?v=km1OX0…


"You can essentially sit in your house, on your couch, in your pajamas, & click the mouse button & gamble ... You can blow thousands of dollars in a short amount of time" Pennsylvania problem gambling counselor warns about the dangers of iGaming: youtube.com/watch?v=tPm7mO…


ICYMI last week: MP in the industry's largest regulated market "calls for review of 'toxic' online gambling industry...'Online gambling has grown exponentially, and all too often it is a toxic and dangerous environment.'" christian.org.uk/news/mp-calls-…

christian.org.uk

MP calls for review of 'toxic' online gambling industry

A senior MP has stressed the need for an “urgent review” of gambling regulation as she highlighted its harmful effects.


WATCH via WCPO-TV: @ccatsober's Mike Rosen warns about the ease and accessibility of iGaming: "It's available 24 hours a day at the simple click of a button. There's really no time or money limits until you pass out of exhaustion or you run out of money." youtube.com/watch?v=cwdXMm…


"It was the rise of online gambling which really caused him problems...you can go to the toilet, lose a thousand pounds & no-one will know" Harrowing @ShropshireStar piece details how the "hidden menace" of iGaming brought a father to the brink of suicide shropshirestar.com/news/features/…

shropshirestar.com

Hidden menace of problem gambling

In February 2018, at his lowest ebb, Andy Gray went for a walk in the woods, ready to take his own life.


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