Mobile and digital gambling has been a godsend for the gaming industry. With the influx of online sports betting and to a lesser extent igaming, it’s easier to bet via a cellphone than ever before.
However, it also opens up a Pandora’s box of issues for those in the problem-gaming space.
“I think the challenge we face on the problem gaming side is how we develop awareness of these types of solutions, to be as sophisticated as the marketing that’s targeted at communities,” said Kevin Winters, the founder of Almond Health Digital, the provider of an app that gives customers “the space, tools and information to keep gambling habits under control or to take a break from gambling.”