"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:
https://t.co/uw8LlrdAI7
Following in @LutonTown's footsteps, which "made a similar move after its boss...father-of-3, said it made him uncomfortable that young fans were being bombarded," @SwansOfficial became the highest profile soccer club to ditch iGaming company's sponsorship https://t.co/iBSSVRhJp1
.@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" https://t.co/swLR4X9wFY
"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:
https://t.co/xm2k6U5cCX
New @pymnts Deep Dive examines "why online gaming appeals to fraudsters" as iGaming compliance experts predict that "cybercrime will sharply rise in the coming months" ⤵️
https://t.co/wtRR14voVS
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?" https://t.co/60b9gK1zJ4
.@SwansOfficial becomes the highest profile soccer club to ditch an iGaming company from shirts sponsorship ... "@LutonTown made a similar move after its boss Gary Sweet, a father-of-3, said it made him 'uncomfortable' that young fans were being bombarded" https://t.co/iBSSVRhJp1
.@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." https://t.co/vhN1F9r1c2
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" https://t.co/psVW6njjF3
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" https://t.co/wtRR14voVS
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" https://t.co/xm2k6U5cCX
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?" https://t.co/60b9gK1zJ4
"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: https://t.co/dMkVQa7pMB
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.'" https://t.co/xm2k6U5cCX
FLASHBACK:
In a 2013 letter to Congress, the FBI warned that "online casinos are vulnerable to a wide array of criminal schemes"
https://t.co/Fa7krhfI6v
New @pymnts Deep Dive examines "why online gaming appeals to fraudsters" as online gambling compliance experts predict that "cybercrime will sharply rise in the coming months." https://t.co/wtRR14voVS
READ via @pymnts: "Schemes against [online gaming] platforms rose 30% in Q1 2020...Scammers use phony friend requests or fake links to steal users' personal and payment details, then sell them on the dark web or use them for their own nefarious deeds" https://t.co/wtRR14voVS
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." https://t.co/psVW6njjF3
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.'" https://t.co/xm2k6U5cCX
"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 https://t.co/04fXYAZQrG