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EGBA urges support for European online gambling harm standard

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The European Gaming and Betting Association urged national standards representatives to back a proposed European standard on identifying harm indicators in online gambling. A vote has been open since early August; if national standards institutes approve it, CEN plans to publish the final standard in early 2026, while gambling regulators would decide whether to adopt its guidance nationally.

Approval could give online gambling providers a shared framework for identifying signs of harmful play across EU markets.

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