Online gambling puts children at risk of addiction: Expert
Digitalization has made gambling more accessible than ever, fueling a surge in addiction, according to Ali Erdoğan, head…
From politics to aliens: How betting on the future became a full-time job
Prediction markets are culturally ascendant. There are now thousands of questions, live around the clock, on which anyone…
EPF savings drained to repay son’s debts
IPOH: His savings with the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) have all been used to clear his youngest son’s…
Gambling bodies move to deny student loan and social grant beneficiaries access to gambling
Following Daily Maverick’s reporting that revealed that some tertiary education students are deep into online gambling and are…
Online gambling tax plan draws industry ire
The gambling industry has come out guns blazing against a Treasury proposal to mitigate the socioeconomic harm of…
Odds are National Treasury’s proposed 20% online gambling tax will fuel illegal operators
A proliferation of gambling adverts and heightened awareness of the bigger role that gambling is playing in South…
Steep increases for online gambling tax to address ‘highest levels of harm’
The Chancellor has announced a steep increase in online gambling tax associated with the “highest levels of harm”…
A 24-year-old’s struggle with addiction
South Africa’s gambling sector is exploding with gross gambling revenue surging to R59.3-billion in 2023/24 as online platforms…
Gambling’s old guard wants to curb online enthusiasm
The legacy bookmakers are furious about all the illegal online activity and want the government to crack down…
Australia’s de facto online gambling regulator stops accepting gifts from betting companies, for now
Commissioners at Australia’s de facto online gambling regulator will stop accepting gifts from betting companies, at least for…
SC notice to Centre on PIL seeking nationwide ban on online gambling operating under guise of e-sports, social games
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and sought its response on a PIL seeking directions…
‘Chaos’ at Thai beauty pageant as contestant promotes iGaming
Thailand police are investigating pageant due to a Filipina participant’s marketing for an online gambling website. Police in…