Casino Guru and City St George’s Present Self-Exclusion Standards Project at ARSO Assembly in Kenya
TL;DR — Casino Guru and City St George’s, University of London, presented the Self-Exclusion Standards Project at ARSO’s 32nd General Assembly in Kenya. The Africa-focused initiative creates a three-stage evidence-based framework for standardized online self-exclusion to cut gambling harm. Authors will support jurisdictions adopting the guidelines.
SCCG Take — The project supplies regulators an evidence-based template that eases enforcement and lifts player protections. Operators in African markets should track its progress as a signal for upcoming responsible gambling requirements.
Casino Guru and City St George’s, University of London, have presented the Self-Exclusion Standards Project. The initiative establishes standardised guidelines for online self-exclusion programmes that jurisdictions can adopt across borders, with an initial focus on Africa. It seeks to strengthen consumer protection and reduce gambling-related harm.
The project was presented at the 32nd General Assembly of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO). The event ran from 24 to 28 August in Kenya, hosted in partnership with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).
Framework for Self-Exclusion Implementation
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, delivered the presentation. The project rests on extensive research and follows a three-stage, evidence-based approach of research, workgroup consultation, and broader public consultation.
Vincze said: “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. 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.”
Benefits of Consistent Standards
Carran said: “Creating international standards for safer gambling tools and principles would bring enormous benefits to all stakeholders.” 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 authors have committed to supporting jurisdictions that seek to implement the framework and improve local consumer safeguards. According to reporting by Yogonet International, the standards target every element of the self-exclusion process to inform players and guide operators.
African regulators now have a concrete proposal for cross-border alignment on self-exclusion. Adoption will depend on how quickly workgroup and public consultations advance into local frameworks.
Reporting: Yogonet International
Generated by SCCG’s automated editorial system from published source reporting. SCCG Management holds editorial responsibility.
Evidence-based self-exclusion standards give African regulators a ready-made compliance template and signal tougher responsible gambling rules ahead.
At SCCG, we watch African markets closely as they mature. This framework matters because it gives regulators a plug-and-play standard, which typically accelerates adoption. Operators entering or scaling in Africa need to anticipate these rules becoming the baseline—self-exclusion will shift from optional to table stakes faster than many expect.
- Three-stage framework (research, workgroup, public consultation) targets standardized online self-exclusion across African jurisdictions
- Presented at ARSO's 32nd General Assembly in Kenya; authors will support jurisdictions adopting the guidelines
- Aims to ease regulatory enforcement and lift player protection across borders
SCCG angle: SCCG connects operators and suppliers with the compliance, technology, and government affairs partners who help you get ahead of evolving RG mandates. We have worked in emerging African jurisdictions and know which partners can implement self-exclusion frameworks efficiently before they become mandatory.
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