Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau recorded 952 casino self-exclusion applications in 2025, official data showed. That was nearly 68% more than in 2024 and the highest annual total since the system began in 2012; 828 applications came from gamblers and 124 from third parties.
The figures show rising use of Macau’s casino exclusion process, which operators must accommodate under local rules.
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The UK Advertising Standards Authority ruled against gambling affiliate website Best Bookies and Betting Sites after one of its search advertisements appeared in response to a query seeking self-exclusion information. The report says the ruling concerned an advertisement shown to a user looking for help with self-exclusion.
On 1 October 2024, a Gaming Commission secretariat member discussed ways for players to exclude themselves from gambling with prevention officers and social-care professionals from Halle-Vilvoorde. The meeting took place at a networking event organised by the Flemish Mental Health Action Plan.
On 13 March 2025, the Gaming Commission Chair gathered researchers, therapists and Player Protection staff to consider EPIS improvements. They examined automatic inclusion for people facing financial hardship and whether players should set the length of voluntary self-exclusion; the source reports discussion rather than a decision.
Researchers, psychologists, therapists and experts by experience were brought together by the president of Belgium's Gaming Commission, the regulator said. Their aim was to weigh the strengths of the EPIS system and to look at ways of further improving it, working alongside staff of the player protection service. Safeguarding the most vulnerable members of society stood at the centre of the talks, the notice stated.
The Illinois Gaming Board proposed rules to extend self-exclusion checks to the state’s nearly 50,000 video gaming terminals, according to the report. The proposed system would require players to verify their identity when obtaining vouchers or opening an account, and operators would need to offer account holders responsible-gambling limits, including self-exclusion.
The Illinois Gaming Board put forward new rules on Thursday, a news report said. Those rules are meant to extend self-exclusion prerequisites to nearly 50,000 machines across the state. The report said the state's video gambling terminals form the largest such network in the world, and self-exclusion does not currently apply to it.
Peru’s Mincetur published the process for individuals or family members to request registration on a list barring access to casino venues and sports-betting websites. The procedure is free and can be completed online or in person; registered venues and betting sites must prevent access.