The IAGR & IMGL Rome Conference has announced the 2024 International Regulatory Awards winners, with regulators from Australia, the Netherlands, and Denmark taking home the prizes.
The prizes this year highlight creative and successful global regulatory initiatives.
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Regulatory Excellence Award
The ACMA received recognition for overcoming difficult delivery and regulatory obstacles to establish Australia’s first centralized exclusion register with the launch of the BetStop National Self Exclusion Register.
Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), Netherlands Gambling Authority, Regulatory Innovation Award. The KSA received praise for using data to promote consumer protection and expediting the development of sophisticated dashboards to strengthen regulatory supervision.
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The Danish Gambling Authority won the Best Regulatory Campaign Award. The Danish Gambling Authority took home the prize for their “One Armed Bandit” campaign, which educated the public about responsible gambling through humor and influencer partnerships.
“This year saw one of the highest numbers of global nominations, with a diversity of
entries reflecting the increasing efforts of our members to improve regulation
of the gaming sector,” stated Sarah Kelly, vice president of IAGR and member of the judging panel. She added “Our winners have shown exceptional dedication in advancing regulatory standards for the benefit of the gaming industry and its consumers.“
Nerida O’Loughlin, chair of the ACMA, mentioned: “BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register represents a significant enhancement of consumer safeguards available to Australians who gamble. The IAGR award for regulatory excellence is recognition of the dedication and collaboration of ACMA staff in delivering this important safeguard which has supported the more than 30,000 Australians registered to date.”
Michel Groothuizen, Chairman of the Ksa/Netherlands Gambling Authority said “I was honoured to be in Rome on behalf of our organization. I greatly appreciate the international acknowledgement for ‘Markers of risk’. I would like to thank my dedicated and impactful colleagues Dr. Flóra Felsö and Dr. Judith Kas and their team for their hard work. The report about this project will be published later this year. A great contribution to our mission which states consumers must be able to play safely. We act to prevent misconduct.”
Anders Dorph, Director of the Danish Gambling Authority, commented: “Our campaign “The One-Armed Bandit” targets underage persons to prevent them from gambling, which is why we took a quite unusual approach. For instance, our character uses a type of language which one does not normally hear in campaigns from public organizations. However, we found it necessary to use unorthodox methods to reach our target group and I am very thankful that the IAGR jury saw the value of our campaign.” He also added “Preventing underage children and young people from gambling and gambling harm is an important agenda for the Danish Gambling Authority which is why I am particularly proud of the award.”
These esteemed awards highlight the value of cooperation, creativity, and commitment in the international regulation of gaming.
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