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In his role as Chief Executive of the Remote Gambling Association, Clive Hawkswood has spent almost a decade and a half guiding the industry’s efforts to develop best practices, educate regulators and unify the voice of the remote sector...

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has published good practice guidelines to help operators recognise problematic online gambling behaviour.   The guidelines encourage businesses to make use of behavioural analytics to identify and reach out to problem gamblers. “Online gambling operators collect and retain a great deal of data about their customers,” The RGA said in a statement. “It is incumbent on...

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has urged the government to change how it funds anti-problem gambling measures, calling the current system “unfit for purpose”.   The association wants a statutory levy introduced to replace the current system in which gambling companies voluntarily funding research into problem gambling, adding that a levy would ensure the National Responsible Gambling Strategy is properly funded. Clive...