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_2020-12-06
There has been no major change in those experiencing gambling problems since the Covid-19 pandemic, with a short-term improvement during the closures not persisting once venues reopened, according to a study by the University of Sydney.

_2020-06-24
New Zealand has launched a mobile app aimed at curbing problem gambling in collaboration with the Deakin University in Australia. 

_2019-10-21
The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs is planning to implement a ban on the use of credit cards for online gambling, local media reports.

_2019-08-07
Research into gambling behavior will feature as part of the keynote sessions at the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR)’s annual c

_2019-06-26
Macquarie Group in Australia has banned gambling and lottery transactions on its credit cards amidst mounting concern over easy access to credit for gamblers, local media reports.

_2019-04-12
There has been a large drop in the number of Australians who gamble, falling to 47.9 percent of the population, or 9.3 million, compared with almost two thirds of adults a decade ago, according to a survey Roy Morgan.

_2019-04-08
Japan's Ministry of Education has published a pamphlet aimed at high school teachers with the objective of raising their awareness and knowledge about

_2019-03-13
The number of people reporting gambling problems fell to a record low in Macau in 2018, according to the Central Registry of People with Gambling Diso

_2019-03-07
The central government is proposing new measures to combat the gambling addiction associated with pachinko, horse racing, bicycle racing, etc., but it

_2018-12-04
The Australian government has introduced the country’s first national protection scheme for harm related to online wagering. On Friday last week

_2018-10-18
Makoto Nakagawa, deputy-secretary general of the Abe Cabinet’s Office of Integrated Resort Regime Promotion remained for the entire three hours of

_2018-09-18
An Australian Senate inquiry into “loot boxes” has found a link between the popular game feature and problem gambling amongst gamers. The stud