Casino Guru and City St George’s, University of London, have presented the Self-Exclusion Standards Project to establish standardised guidelines for online self-exclusion programmes across jurisdictions, with a focus on Africa.
Šimon Vincze, Head of Sustainable and Safer Gambling at Casino Guru, and Dr Margaret Carran, Assistant Vice President for Education Partnerships at City St George’s, University of London, presented the project at the 32nd General Assembly of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO). The event was held in Kenya from 24 to 28 August and hosted in partnership with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).
The project provides a framework for developing self-exclusion standards that can be adopted across state borders to strengthen consumer protection and help reduce gambling-related harm.
“We focused on every aspect of the self-exclusion process and its implementation at operators to ensure that players are well-informed, able to find the right tool and use it at times when they are losing control,” Vincze said. “At the same time, we have sought to equip operators with appropriate procedures and safeguards to make sure they protect those who need it effectively.”
The Self-Exclusion Standards Project is based on extensive research and outlines a three-stage, evidence-based approach involving research, workgroup consultation, and broader public consultation.
“Creating international standards for safer gambling tools and principles would bring enormous benefits to all stakeholders,” Carran said. She added that regulators and policymakers would have access to an evidence-based framework, while consistent standards could make enforcement easier and provide players with a higher level of protection across jurisdictions.
The project’s authors have also committed to supporting jurisdictions seeking to implement the framework and improve local consumer safeguards.
Original article: https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2026/09/04/126201-casino-guru-and-city-st-georges-unveil-selfexclusion-standards-project-for-africa
