GamCare launches gambling harms toolkit – iGaming Business

Responsible gambling charity GamCare has launched a new toolkit to help UK financial institutions, gambling businesses and debt advice agencies identify and support customers experiencing gambling-related financial harms. Available for free on the GamCare website, the new solution was developed in partnership with a number of debt charities and agencies, high street banks and gambling…

Gambling & football: Eight clubs, 130 miles & a mission to end sponsorship ‘blind spot’ – BBC Sport

Steve Ramsey gets his feet repaired at The Hawthorns At the peak of his addiction, Steve Ramsey was placing 500 bets on football a day. “It was the in-play betting that did me over,” he says, shortly after leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Molineux ground on a 130-mile walk this week to highlight football’s relationship with gambling.…

Gambling & football: Eight clubs, 130 miles & a mission to end sponsorship ‘blind spot’ – BBC News

Steve Ramsey gets his feet repaired at The Hawthorns At the peak of his addiction, Steve Ramsey was placing 500 bets on football a day. “It was the in-play betting that did me over,” he says, shortly after leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Molineux ground on a 130-mile walk this week to highlight football’s relationship with gambling.…

4 crime victim groups to split $2M seized from gambling – Washington Times

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – Four organizations that help victims of crime are splitting $2 million seized from an illegal gambling operation. WTOC-TV reports Chatham County District Attorney Meg Heap was recently notified that her office could distribute the money. The Rape Crisis Center, Coastal Childrens Advocacy Center, Safe Shelter and the Chatham County Family Justice…

William Hill, the $4 billion gambling giant, received takeover offers from private-equity firm Apollo and casino group Caesars – Business Insider Australia

William Hill has received takeover proposals from both Apollo Global Management and Caesars Entertainment, but says there is no certainty of sealing a deal, Bloomberg reported. The UK gambling group, valued at $US4 billion (3.2 million), announced last month that it was closing 119 stores due to COVID-19. Apollo is also up against private equity…

Scamwatch: ATO warns tax debt text, call is a scam – Wauchope Gazette

Every year, thousands of Australians are targeted by scams, whether it be online, via phone, mail or even in person. Australian Community Media has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites such as scamwatch.gov.au and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s website dedicated to informing people about fraudulent and dishonest activities: Have you…