It was like the “Wild Wild West.” Online gambling operators were allowed to operate with little scrutiny while online gamblers were at the mercy of the operators and their own desire to gamble.
A lot has changed over the years. In 2007, the UK government created the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). Since then, the regulatory body has been in charge of regulating the entire UK gambling industry. That includes online gambling. Among the responsibilities they have are the licensing of online operators, monitoring advertising activities, and the protection of vulnerable online gamblers.
The GamStop Self-Exclusion Scheme
The protection of vulnerable problem gamblers has recently become a high priority for the UKGC. With the proliferation of online gambling throughout the UK and other parts of the world, they feel it is vital that online gamblers have a way of telling online gambling operators that they want help staying away from online gambling sites. While a cynical person might wonder what motivation a gambling site would have to help an online gambler, the reality is most…
