The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has added two new members to its Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG). Dr Virve Marionneau and Dr Spencer Murch are the latest duo to join the UKGC. They were welcomed by Anna van der Gaag, Chair of ABSG, who commented: “They are highly respected academics, both with a strong record of achievement in the …
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Anna van der Gaag: RET research must be responsive to society’s greater needs
Anna van der Gaag (CBE), the Chair of the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG), has stated that UK gambling requires urgency in developing evidence-led research to reduce gambling harms. The University of Surrey Professor on Ethics and Regulation has led the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) advisory on research, education and treatment (RET) since 2018. Writing an update for the …
Read More »Winning Post: A tale of three reports for UK betting
Industry strategic consultancy Regulus Partners gives an overview of last week’s Lords Select Committee report, and how casinos may have found a silver lining amid parliamentary rows over research, prevention and treatment of harmful gambling. UK: Regulation – peer review reveals path to redemption? This week was a tale of three reports for Britain’s gambling industry as in turn the …
Read More »ABSG report calls for ‘accelerated progress’ on statutory levy
According to the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG) ‘Progress Report on the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms’, UK gambling must implement tighter measures relating to game design and stake reduction. The report calls for faster progress to be made on a national treatment strategy led by the NHS and the commissioning of research to measure gambling-related harms. It …
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