Conscious Gaming on Tuesday said Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc., (GNOG) has joined PlayPause, a recently launched multi-state responsible gaming technology tool.
Conscious Gaming is a philanthropic organization committed to using technology to propel social responsibility initiatives. The group says it works with gaming operators, regulators, advocacy groups, academics, and treatment professionals to enhance responsible gaming.
PlayPause will launch in jurisdictions where GNOG operates, New Jersey and Michigan, and in states where launches are forthcoming: Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Illinois.
Officials said PlayPause is designed to modernize and strengthen the effectiveness of the US gaming industry’s responsible gaming programs. The solution is made available to operators, regulators and sports leagues via Conscious Gaming, a new non-profit organization established by GeoComply, a provider of geolocation and compliance technology.
GNOG joins Entain/BetMGM and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board as members of PlayPause.
Conscious Gaming said the PlayPause solution will protect players who move from state to state, enable consumers to self-exclude across multiple states, and empower operators to strengthen responsible gaming programs by recognizing and protecting players if/when they seek to play in another jurisdiction.
“It is wonderful to have Golden Nugget Online Gaming aboard with Conscious Gaming to roll out PlayPause,” Anna Sainsbury, Conscious Gaming Trustee and GeoComply Chairman and Co-Founder, said in a statement. “It is only by working together with all stakeholders that we will be able to ensure consumers have the necessary tools to foster responsible play.”
“It is our responsibility to maintain the highest standards for responsible gaming as we expand our iGaming across multiple states,” added Thomas Winter, President of GNOG. “PlayPause’s innovative, multi-state approach to responsible gaming is a smart solution at a perfect time so we, as an operator and an industry, can use the latest technology to provide online patrons with the safest and most robust options available.”
