TAB’s apps reveal dark side of digital tech

TAB’s apps reveal dark side of digital tech
Former Entain NZ managing director Cameron Rodger said Entain/TAB wanted sports and gambling to be much closer in NZ culture. (Image: NZME)
Ben Moore
Digital sports and racing betting applications are unearthing the darker side of the global trend towards digitalisation.The business benefits of cloud-based applications are being realised in the rapidly changing gambling industry, but many of those benefits also come with significant risks for users.This balance of benefits and harms will be front of mind for the Government as it looks to establish a regulated monopoly for online sports and racing betting.The keys to the kingdom will likely go to global gambling corporation Entain in its role...

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