Tag Archives: APPG

Gambling APPG launches inquiry of White Paper’s scope & remit

SBC News Gambling APPG launches inquiry of White Paper’s scope & remit

The Gambling Related Harm All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has initiated an inquiry related to the Government’s White Paper on Gambling Reforms, titled ‘High Stakes: Gambling Reform for the Digital Age.’ The inquiry intends to assess whether measures outlined in the White Paper can be achieved and to make further recommendations to the government “during the White Paper’s consultation phase”.  The …

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Winning Post: UK Gambling lacking support in Parliament

SBC News Winning Post: UK Gambling lacking support in Parliament

Regulus Partners comments on the loss of gambling’s voice in Parliament following the All Party Parliamentary Betting and Gaming Group’s decision to close its ranks. UK gambling requires a new approach to engage with MPs on pending matters.   The paper tiger of gambling’s ‘powerful industry lobby’ emitted a plaintive meow this week, as the All Party Parliamentary Betting and Gaming …

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Betting & Gaming APPG closes political ranks

SBC News Betting & Gaming APPG closes political ranks

UK gambling will no longer have the support of the All-Party Betting & Gaming Group, which has called time on its parliamentary activity for the foreseeable future.  The decision was announced by Secretariat Steve Donoughue, who cited that officers had chosen to close the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) formally. “We would like to thank all of the Parliamentarians who have …

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Gambling Harm APPG: Premier League must explain ‘toxic’ TGP presence

SBC News Gambling Harm APPG: Premier League must explain 'toxic' TGP presence

The Premier League has been threatened with an investigation unless club bosses ‘provide satisfactory answers’ as to why clubs have partnered with TGP Europe, an Isle of Man business linked with jailed Macau tycoon Alvin Chau.  Grabbing Asian business headlines last week, Chau – the former CEO of ‘junket operator’ Suncity Group – was sentenced to 18 years in prison …

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Football campaign seeks 1m signatures to end all gambling sponsorships

SBC News Football campaign seeks 1m signatures to end all gambling sponsorships

Pressure is mounting on Premier League bosses to back an outright ban on betting shirt sponsorships. This weekend, Sky News reported on a new ‘fan-led campaign’ that aims to secure over one million signatures against gambling sponsorships being present in English football. Branded ‘Football Supporters Against Gambling Adverts’, the move is led by recovering gambling addicts and the families bereaved …

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Gambling Harm APPG: Industry leadership has no right to determine Review outcomes

SBC News Gambling Harm APPG: Industry leadership has no right to determine Review outcomes

MPs in the House of Commons held a two-hour debate yesterday, discussing a range of issues related to the future oversight of the UK gambling sector, with imminent reforms soon to be announced. The debate was led by long-term gambling-reformist Carolyn Harris, Labour MP for Swansea East. Proceedings were opened with Harris acknowledging the wide range of response, evidence and …

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Winning Post: Anti gambling lobby makes bold move for Boris full attention

SBC News Winning Post: Anti gambling lobby makes bold move for Boris full attention

Regulus Partners observes a week of bold anti-gambling lobby plays carried out in Commons, the House of Lords and UK media – undertaken to ensure that PM Boris Johnson maintains his election pledge to drastically reform the UK gambling sector. The heat on gambling was turned up again this week as the Peers for Gambling Reform and the Gambling-related Harm …

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John O’Reilly: Reflections on 2005 Gambling Act needed for best industry outcomes 

SBC News John O’Reilly: Reflections on 2005 Gambling Act needed for best industry outcomes 

Rank Group Chief Executive John O’Reilly believes that a positive outcome to the government’s generational review of the 2005 Gambling Act should “rewrite the industry’s historical flaws”.  Delivering the keynote speech at the ‘Reputation Matters: UK Gambling’s Future at Stake’ conference, O’Reilly provided his leadership take on legislative developments amid concerns of how the UK gambling sector will be re-shaped …

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Winning Post: Process of elimination to Boyle down UKGC’s new governor

SBC News Winning Post: Process of elimination to Boyle down UKGC's new governor

Regulus Partners examines the media speculation of who will replace Bill Moyes as Chairman of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) – a regulatory body in need of strategic reforms over PR messaging… The identity of the new chair of the Gambling Commission was the subject of fresh speculation this week as the Sunday Times published a short-list of candidates. The newspaper suggested …

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