recently slammed<\/a> the comparison between FOBTs and online casinos as \u201cfalse\u201d because there is no black market in FOBTs — therefore, reducing the maximum stakes at online casinos would, he claimed, simply drive gamblers to unscrupulous, untaxed, offshore operators.<\/p>\nThe BGC represents 90 per cent of the UK-based betting and gaming market. Its interim chief executive, Wes Himes, said in an official statement that the AI initiative was \u201can opportunity to champion the highest standards and share best practice on safe betting and gaming, and we hope these measures are a sign of intent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m convinced that this approach can help restore public trust, and I look forward to working on further betting and gaming initiatives across the industry,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Britain\u2019s betting industry is to implement artificial intelligence (AI) systems on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) that can detect if gamblers are blowing their cool. The Anonymous Player Awareness System (APAS) will analyse player behavior on the machines, which are found in retail betting outlets across the country and offer digital versions of games like roulette, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":120226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35563,16693],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
UK Betting Industry Embraces AI to Stop Gamblers Chasing Losses<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n