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The $192bn industry known locally as Pachinko is causing a major existential crisis this week, as new figures and data show how many citizens and locations are still actively defying government directives for an enforced shutdown. The social-distancing measures carry no legal penalties for non-compliance in Japan, and many Pachinko...

Casino workers around the nation have called for their employers to pay out their full...

Secondary school pupils will soon receive education about gambling harms and debt risks. The Department...

The Alzheimer’s Society has come under fire over its partnership with UK gambling giant William...

The wealthiest gambling tycoon in Bulgaria, Vasil Bozhkov was arrested in the United Arab Emirates...

The gambling industry convention Ice London has been criticized for its use of scantily-clad models...

In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak in Asia, serious macroeconomic consequences are being witnessed,...

A recent petition in Spain has asked the government to ban the use of credit...

A self-exclusion scheme set-up by the Latvian government is now active. This system enables Latvians...

The Swedish Gaming Authority (Spelinspektionen) has recently published details for its strategy to counteract unlicensed...

Canada’s federal anti-money laundering agency has notified casinos to be wary of customers paying with...

Michigan’s House has overwhelmingly approved a bill that will make it easier for Detroit’s casino...

Twenty years after his last attempt, Sir Richard Branson is preparing to bid again to...

UK gambling machines are to be fitted with Artificial Intelligence systems to detect problematic behavior...