Submission Title
Session Title
Session 1-3-B: Responsible Gambling Strategies
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation
Location
Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Start Date
23-5-2023 1:45 PM
End Date
23-5-2023 3:15 PM
Disciplines
Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics
Abstract
Abstract:
Casino Guru has launched the non-profit Global Self-Exclusion Initiative in 2020 with the goal to create a global self-exclusion system, which will allow players to block their access to all online gambling options at once simply and effectively, thus decreasing overall gambling harm and making gambling safer.
The limited scope of current self-exclusion possibilities tends to cover only a single operator or a single jurisdiction. Consequently, these cannot create an effective barrier for players that choose to self-exclude to minimize further gambling harm because their gambling habits have gotten out of hand. A global scheme is much better positioned for effective harm reduction by making it more difficult for vulnerable and/or recovering players to access online gambling when feeling an urge to play.
The presentation will outline the current state of self-exclusion options in online gambling, including unique data analyses of operators accepting players from multiple jurisdictions, and the scale of cross-jurisdiction gambling opportunities. Further focus will be aimed at the details of the proposed formation of the Global Self-Exclusion System (GSES), including an outline of technical specifications and requirements of the system, as well as the reasoning behind the specifics of the proposed implementation and its benefits for players.
Statement:
Currently available self-exclusion options are inadequate to protect vulnerable and addicted players. A global scheme in the form of non-profit Global Self-Exclusion System, as outlined in the presentation, has the potential to create a more effective barrier between these players and online gambling opportunities, and therefore decrease overall gambling harm.
Keywords
self-exclusion, global self-exclusion, player protection, gambling harm, harm reduction, cross-jurisdiction gambling
Funding Sources
Presented documents have been created as part of Casino Guru's sustainable gambling efforts aimed at improving the industry. Casino Guru is an independent global website about online casinos. Further steps of the Initiative to create the Global Self-Exclusion system involve creating a separate independent organisation overseeing the System, comprised of experts from various segments of the gambling industry and scientific community.
Competing Interests
Presented documents have been created as part of Casino Guru's sustainable gambling efforts aimed at improving the industry. Casino Guru is an independent global website about online casinos. Further steps of the Initiative to create the Global Self-Exclusion system involve creating a separate independent organisation overseeing the System, comprised of experts from various segments of the gambling industry and scientific community.
Global Self-Exclusion System
Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Abstract:
Casino Guru has launched the non-profit Global Self-Exclusion Initiative in 2020 with the goal to create a global self-exclusion system, which will allow players to block their access to all online gambling options at once simply and effectively, thus decreasing overall gambling harm and making gambling safer.
The limited scope of current self-exclusion possibilities tends to cover only a single operator or a single jurisdiction. Consequently, these cannot create an effective barrier for players that choose to self-exclude to minimize further gambling harm because their gambling habits have gotten out of hand. A global scheme is much better positioned for effective harm reduction by making it more difficult for vulnerable and/or recovering players to access online gambling when feeling an urge to play.
The presentation will outline the current state of self-exclusion options in online gambling, including unique data analyses of operators accepting players from multiple jurisdictions, and the scale of cross-jurisdiction gambling opportunities. Further focus will be aimed at the details of the proposed formation of the Global Self-Exclusion System (GSES), including an outline of technical specifications and requirements of the system, as well as the reasoning behind the specifics of the proposed implementation and its benefits for players.
Statement:
Currently available self-exclusion options are inadequate to protect vulnerable and addicted players. A global scheme in the form of non-profit Global Self-Exclusion System, as outlined in the presentation, has the potential to create a more effective barrier between these players and online gambling opportunities, and therefore decrease overall gambling harm.