Being regulated by the UK Gambling Commission means promoting responsible gambling to reduce and prevent gambling-related harms. GamStop is an omnipresent self-exclusion gambling scheme created to handle players’ gambling. The programme was, actually, launched in 2018. However, it has become compulsory for online operators from 31 March 2020.
As its name indicates, GamStop is a tool for self-exclusion to minimise gambling problems. Those who feel in difficulty are required to sign up and ban themselves on their chosen gaming sites. As the company’s growth means hiring a great team, GamStop expands its member by appointing a new non-executive director.
A New Non-Executive Director Was Appointed
To expand GamStop’s senior leadership team, the organisation was proud to announce that Simon Reynolds has been appointed as a non-executive director. As UK players visit non GamStop Non Stop online casinos, it has some weak spots that need to be solved in order to improve system effectiveness.
This new director replaces Roger Parkes as the only non-executive director on this responsible gambling awareness organisation. Roger Parkes is Director of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs in Betway. He has been involved in the gambling industry for more than thirty years.
As for Simon Reynolds, this former Chief Compliance Officer at Buzz Bingo has also over 30 years of experience regarding compliance and regulatory affairs within the gambling industry. As the non-executive director is a member of the organisation’s board of directors, Gamstop’s new director, thus, joins the five boards to bring the expertise of policies and strategies related to safe and responsible gambling.
This appointment will be expected to enhance awareness. Also to overview to the organism’s leadership offered to the operators who must integrate with the UK-based blocking tool.
Jenny Watson, Chair of Gamstop said “We are delighted that Simon has agreed to join the board. We look forward to working with him in the future. We will always put the consumer at the heart of our service. But, it is important for us to also hear from operators, and I know Simon will bring welcome insight to our discussions.”
A Significant Increase of Gambling Awareness
Gamstop is a free helpful service that permits UK-based gamblers to self-exclude from the gambling websites and applications of their choice. Those who feel that their gambling activities are excessive or who are more likely to experience gambling problems are required to get support via registering at the GamStop service. They can then procede to block themselves from accessing online gambling sites and apps.
The registration may take around 24 hours to be validated. During this period the users have to enter their identity details. Once the registration is validated, the consumers are able to decide the duration of their exclusion which can be six months, one year, or five years. These players will, therefore, be prohibited from their chosen gambling websites and applications. Once the period has expired, the players can ask Gamstop to remove their self-ban. After this approval, they can have access to the gambling sites again.
In the first semester in 2020, considerable growth in the amount of registration has been marked by Gamstop. As stated by the responsible gambling awareness organisation, a total of 40,000 new registrations were made for the first six months of the year. The peak was made in March.
The growing demand for the technologies provided by this gambling website blocker registered so far this year has given a ray of hope to Gamstop. In fact, the British are noticably becoming more aware of their gambling behaviour. Also in their response to the tools they used to avoid any gambling-related problem.
Since everyone can experience gambling harm, further raising public awareness of the issue will be kept on. As revealed by Gamstop in July, 82% of the registered have been positively affected. Some of them stopped completely while others reduced their gambling activities significantly.
