As a number of people, both in and around the gambling industry and others know J4P is struggling with some of the work it is doing, e.g. helping with awful gambling disorder cases and having to keep them private, whilst gambling companies continue to behave badly. J4P hastens to add that this is the right…
Quite rightly the UK has a legal gambling industry, but it presently has a challenge like no other it has ever faced. This challenge is ‘hanging over its head’ like a big dark cloud. Those in the gambling industry who don’t recognise the extent of this danger are doing immense damage to their own industry….
The Bet24-7 social responsibility team confirmed today, following a 4-week internal investigation, that they are not guilty of social responsibility failings. Their internal investigation found there were no failings in their social responsibility processes despite evidence that their customer Mr PY Together had 120 failed deposits on 11 different debit cards, 422 reverse withdrawals, and…
Does your job rely on people doing either or both? If the answer to this question is yes this blog might not be easy reading. Do you earn 100K per week playing in the Premier League? If yes, you’ve no worries at all. What a gambler contributes to your wage or what one season ticket…
Like many people I like to gamble for entertainment. In my opinion gambling should be legal in a modern democracy, but legalisation comes with huge responsibilities for those providing gambling services. Nobody can deny that the UK gambling industry has been a fantastic success since its liberalisation in 2005 when it’s judged simply on expansion…
Every business has a primary income, trades at a profit on that income or it fails. In general, if that income comes from multiple sources the better chance it has of surviving. Where does the vast majority of horse racing’s primary income come from? As with most businesses horse racing has some big clients, e.g….
Emotive language to get the reader interested, but very relevant to the modern gambling world… read on. This job description for a major gambling company appeared over a week ago: “What will you be doing? Prohibiting Bonus Hunters from abusing promotions. Ensuring registrations are clean from multiple accounts and fake accounts. Liaising with the Fraud…
The primary objective of our latest meeting at the Gambling Commission (GC) was to find out what may happen after the imminent departure of Sarah Harrison their CEO. We had major worries; we were meeting with Sarah and other senior staff. We’re pleased to report that it’s unlikely that much is going to change; in…
Well worth a listen: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csw87n More excellent work by the BBC. A world focus, but plenty on the UK and the mistakes our government and regulators have and are still making with gambling. It’s madness to trust these companies.
If you didn’t watch a recent BBC series called ‘Broken’ the following clip is one powerful part of it. Brilliant writing and acting. Never forget; whilst people are given the chance to lose everything, if this lady had been a good sports punter she would have been banned from betting online and in shop. It’s…
Please listen to this podcast about creating a fair betting market: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=105789 All the content is interesting, but 5m:58s to 11m:17s is probably the most relevant to the UK and Irish markets. Interestingly Richard feels a national regulator may help the situation in Australia, whereas here sex pills viagra and levitra in the UK, we…
This is all great news. Get complaining and make bookmakers change. Their treatment of customers at present during dispute processes is awful. Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/30/gambling-commission-damning-verdict-dispute-procedures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Full Gambling Commission report: http://live-gamblecom.cloud.contensis.com/PDF/Complaints-processes-in-the-gambling-industry.pdf
When the fun stops, stop? Well, the fun has stopped, but there seems no stopping the takeover of football by the gambling industry So true; this is a big problem, as our young people are being bombarded with gambling adverts. Source: Football’s gambling problem: You better, you better, you bet – Football365
Attempts to reduce gambling addiction in the Medway towns have led to calls for stronger regulation on fixed odds machines. Source: Bookies’ gambling machines in Medway towns criticised – BBC News The conclusions of the review into fixed odds betting terminals will soon be announced. In the context of this announcement the BBC clip hyperlinked…
In the more than 15 years that I have worked in the gambling industry now, not once have I written a lengthy LinkedIn post or asked for people to read Source: Dear UK High Street Bookies: FOBT OFF! | Frank Schuengel | Pulse | LinkedIn Sad, but a lot of truth in this. A lazy…
You & Yours investigates how punters have few consumer rights in the UK gambling market. Delighted that ‘Justice Internet Pharmacy, Pharmacy Supplies Wholesale how to order flagyl online http://www.cpad.org/index.php/flagyl-500mg-online-order/ Canada Pharmacy Online No Prescription, buy flagyl over the counter Best Online Drugstore for Punters’ was involved with the planning and recording of this programme, which…
This week people involved with ‘Justice for Punters’ met with Sarah Harrison (CEO) and two of her senior colleagues at the ‘Gambling Commission’ (GC) head office in Birmingham. The meeting lasted for 90 minutes; covering a wide range of topics about the present gambling market. The observations put forward by ourselves were primarily based on…
Source: RORY DELARGY: Positive words from Gambling Commission You will have your own experiences, but this is a reminder of things that people can tell the Gambling Commission consumer email service about (get complaining – consumers@gamblingcommission.gov.uk): 1. Bookmakers removing promotions like BOG after the event to avoid paying out at the correct odds. 2. Identity…
No doubt the industry lobbyists, their trade bodies, regulators and governments will still deny all this science: An absolute disgrace. Source: CAMH – How do slot machines and other electronic gambling machines actually work?
The lights and music stimulate the same response as cocaine. How can all this be ignored for much longer? Source: Here Are The Dirty Tricks Poker Machines Use To Get You Addicted
Panorama on Monday evening showed that opinion is split on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Post programme coverage seems to suggest that well over 90% of people have major concerns about them and fewer than 10% don’t. We are leaving the EU based on a majority of 4%, yet we continue to allow easy access…
On day four of our investigation into gambling, Sarah Carter speaks to Ian, who is working to rebuild his life after hitting rock bottom. Source: ‘I saw gambling as the answer to my problem rather than the cause’ – Lancashire Evening Post There are links to the other articles on the above page. Compare all…
Are high-stakes betting machines addictive? Source: BBC Two – Victoria Derbyshire, Are high stakes betting machines addictive?
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