The International Gaming Awards 2009 returns to London, celebrating excellence and social responsibility while raising funds for global charities.

In the UK, the gambling industry has been warned by Government Ministers that it has less than a month to establish a voluntary system to fund the Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RIGT) or it will be forced to pay a statutory levy. According to The Financial Times, the government will begin drafting legislation to fund the problem gambling scheme in mind-November should the industry fail to meet its requirements with any levy due from April of next year onwards.

This booklet contains a compilation ofstatutes and regulations regarding responsible gaming in the 20 states that have commercial casinos or racetrack casinos,also known as “racinos”,as ofFebruary 2008. The content in each section is divided into seven general categories: Alcohol Service, Credit/Cash Access, Funding/Revenue Sharing (treatment funding), Self-exclusion, Signage/Help Line/Advertising...

The American Gaming Association and JCM Global are set to celebrate their decade-long partnership for responsible gaming at the 10th annual JCM/AGA Golf Classic held at Cascata in Boulder City, Nevada, on April 28. The Golf Classic is a fundraiser for the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG). Since its inception, the event has raised more than USD 500,000 for the NCRG, including USD 75,000 last year.

Las Vegas – The American Gaming Association and JCM Global are set to celebrate their decade-long partnership for responsible gaming at the 10th annual JCM/AGA Golf Classic held at Cascata in Boulder City, Nev., on April 28. The Golf Classic is a fundraiser for the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG). Since its inception, the event has raised more than USD 500,000 for the NCRG, including USD 75,000 last year.

Cairns, Australia - November 14, 2007: The Australasian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association ("AGMMA") today launched its new "Responsible Gaming Machine Play" leaflet, providing free, independent and accurate information about gaming machines in a simple and easy to understand format to assist players to make informed decisions.

A new responsible gaming policy unveiled by Premier Shawn Graham and Finance Minister Victor Boudreau focuses on responsible management and responsible play, in a responsible environment. The new policy, the most comprehensive of its kind ever introduced in the province, will bring transformational changes to gaming in New Brunswick. Graham said there were many issues considered leading to today’s announcement.

The gambling industry has been forced to establish a new body to draw up a voluntary code for socially responsible advertising, weeks before the Gambling Act 2005 comes into force. The group will monitor the code, adding to the plethora of different bodies, including the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), already regulating the industry. Members will be drawn from representatives of a number of gambling associations.