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Joonas Karhu, Chief Business Officer at online casino comparison site Bojoko.com, says that affiliates must do more to protect gamblers from problem play

 

The global online casino industry is now very much focused on prioritising responsible gambling and ensuring that players are properly protected.

This is being driven by regulators in core markets around the world coming down hard on operators that have dropped the ball in this regard.

In the UK, for example, several big-name gambling giants have been hit with multi-million-pound fines for serious responsible gambling failings.

But it is not just operators that have to shoulder the responsibility for ensuring that online gamblers are happy, healthy and given the tools they need to remain in control of their play.

Affiliates are a huge driver of new player traffic to online gambling sites and are rewarded financially for the customers they send.

As such, online casino publishers must do as much as they can to protect their readers in addition to the efforts operators must go to as part of their licence requirements.

There are several ways this can be done.

The first is to provide players with the information they need to understand what tools are available to them, and how they can be used to manage their play.

This means creating guides that clearly explain deposit limits, loss limits, wager limits, session limits and the options to cool-off and self-exclude.

What’s more, responsible gambling should be a separate tab on the homepage or on the bottom banner – the clearer it is the better.

In addition to this, affiliates must also make sure players understand wagering requirements and how they work.

The seasoned gambler is likely to be very familiar with them, but those that play on a more casual basis may not be.

The best way of explaining how wagering requirements work is to clearly outline the different types of play through operators can attach to a bonus and use an example.

It is also important to make bonus terms and conditions, in particular wagering requirements, clear at all times.

The UK Gambling Commission now requires that significant terms and conditions be visible below all bonus offers, and not just one click away.

This shows how serious the regulator takes the issue of bonus T&Cs when it comes to responsible gambling and properly protecting players.

Of course, this is all standard practice for any good online casino affiliate site. So, what more can be done?

Here at Bojoko, we recently took the decision to team up with gamban®, a tool that allows players to block gambling websites and mobile apps.

Why did we do this? While all licensed online casinos offer the option to self-exclude, errors do occur and, in some cases, players have been able to continue to wager.

We wanted to give our readers the best tool around to completely block online gambling websites and apps should they decide to self-exclude.

We have negotiated a deal with gamban® so that our readers can use the software free of charge for three months before their £1 per month per device subscription kicks in.

It may seem counter intuitive for an online casino affiliate site to allow its readers to self-exclude from sites, but it’s not.

Publishers should want their players to be healthy and if they do go on to develop a problem it is vital they do all they can to provide the tools and support they need to overcome it.

Here at Bojoko, we believe that it is the responsibility of all industry stakeholders, and not just operators, to uphold the highest responsible gambling standards.

We are proud of our partnership with gamban® and hope that other publishers will follow our lead in doing all they can to protect players.


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White Hat Studios launches with Betly mobile sportsbook and casino in West Virginia

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Partnership sees leading branded content and popular Jackpot Royale integrated into Delaware North’s Betly online casino in the Mountain State

 White Hat Studios, the “House of Brands” provider to the United States iGaming market, has partnered with Delaware North to launch on its Betly mobile sportsbook and casino in West Virginia.

The leading provider aims to build its online casino offering with the addition of the industry’s top-performing games.

Betly players in West Virginia will now have access to White Hat Studios’ acclaimed portfolio of premium branded titles, including Ted, The Goonies, and the award-winning 7s Fire Blitz series.

Also included in the rollout are the popular Jackpot Royale and Jackpot Royale Express progressive jackpot networks, currently live across more than 40 titles, and the first Betly-branded iCasino game – Betly Player’s Choice Blackjack.

Designed to elevate player engagement and boost retention, the addition of these promotional tools adds another layer of excitement to the Betly casino offering.

White Hat Studios has made significant strides in its U.S. growth trajectory since launching in 2021, consistently delivering high-performing content across multiple states. West Virginia remains a key market for the provider, following its remarkable success in all seven regulated U.S. iGaming states.

The collaboration represents another major step in White Hat Studios’ expansion across regulated U.S. states and reinforces its reputation as a go-to content partner for forward-thinking operators.

Daniel Lechner, SVP Sales and Marketing at White Hat Studios, said: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Delaware North on the Betly online casino app in West Virginia.

“This partnership reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering top-tier content quickly and seamlessly to operators across the U.S. With our portfolio of fan-favorite branded titles and innovative features like Jackpot Royale, we’re confident we’ll make an immediate impact for Betly and its players.”

Bob Akeret, General Manager for Betly, added: “We’re excited to welcome White Hat Studios onto our Betly platform in West Virginia. Their reputation for delivering engaging, high-quality games, especially branded content, makes them an ideal partner as we continue to elevate our casino experience.”

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Games Global and Slingshot Studios expand Cashingo™ series with Eruption Blaze Cashingo™

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Title pairs advanced Cashingo experience with ULTRA Link&Win enhancements

Games Global, together with its exclusive studio partner, Slingshot Studios, has released Eruption Blaze Cashingo, bolstering the popular series with a feature-rich release, where jackpots up to 5,000x chart a path to 13,283x win potential.

Set against the backdrop of a lava-spewing volcano, every cash and jackpot coin that lands is added to the mirrored Cashingo grid, with the value of all prizes paid out when a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row is completed.

Adding further variety to the action is the integrated ULTRA Link&Win feature, which can be activated by landing six or more coins. The feature begins with three respins on a 5×5 reel set, with three extra rows initially locked. Keys can unlock additional rows, expanding the reels and increasing win potential.

Special Boosters can appear during the round, including Doublers that increase the value of up to four cash prize coins and Collectors that gather all visible cash coin values at once. Persistent versions of these boosters remain active, while Extra Life coins award an extra spin once the initial respins are exhausted.

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Richard Vermaak, Creative Director at Slingshot Studios, said: “Our goal with Eruption Blaze Cashingo was to take what players enjoy about Cashingo and give it more room to develop.

“The combination of the Cashingo and Power Stacks mechanics introduces a dynamic element to the base game, and the enhanced ULTRA Link&Win feature adds clear progression as the grid expands. We are delighted with how the experience comes together.”

David Reynolds, Director of Games Strategy & Partner Management at Games Global, added:Eruption Blaze Cashingo is a strong addition to our portfolio and a great evolution of the Cashingo concept. Cash and jackpot coins open up new ways for the game to build, while the updates to the ULTRA Link&Win feature bring more variety to each round.

“Slingshot Studios has continued to grow the series in a way that feels natural and engaging.”

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13 gambling company executives in appeal against ATG’s proposal to raise gambling tax in Sweden

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BOS – The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling – is today submitting a letter to the government. The letter is signed by 13 gambling company executives and BOS’s secretary general. In the letter, the signatories urge the government not to support the gambling company ATG in their proposal to raise the general gambling tax in favour of a reduction in the tax on horse racing.

As a main argument, the signatories highlight the fact that the level of the gambling tax affects the proportion of consumers who choose to gamble on the legal licensed gambling market, and that too many consumers are already opting out of the safety of the licensed market with its extensive consumer protection.

“Horse betting has a channelisation rate of between 98-99 percent. Online casino, according to the most optimistic estimates, has a channelisation rate of between 72-82 percent. The higher the tax, the greater the risk that the consumer will choose unlicensed gambling, where neither gambling tax nor consumer protection exists. To then lower the gambling tax for horse betting, which already has a very strong channelisation, and raise it for online casino, which has a very weak channelisation, would be completely incomprehensible. At least for those who prioritize consumer protection,” says BOS Secretary General Gustaf Hoffstedt.

You can read the full letter here:  Letter to Government on ATG gambling duty

 

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