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The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) begins a new leadership era by welcoming Grainne Hurst as the CEO of the trade and standards body of UK gambling. Announced in April, Hurst succeeds Michael Dugher as CEO, who, as part of a leadership restructure, chose to take on the role of Chairman. The BGC describes Hurst as a ‘standout leader’ for …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced that its members have achieved record compliance rates in age verification checks, according to an independent audit. The trade body for UK gambling was provided with independent data by Serve Legal, which reported that members had secured a 91.4% age verification pass rate across thousands of annual checks. Serve Legal is recognised …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has recorded a 12% increase in online total gross gambling yield (GGY), during the first quarter of the financial year of 2024. The Commission sourced data on the gambling industry, covering online and in-person gambling with licensed betting operators found on Britain’s high streets. The commission has been collecting data from March 2020 to June …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced new Codes of Conduct for gambling related agreements across a number of major sporting bodies. Aiming to significantly raise the standards of sports sponsorship deals, the BGC has been working alongside the Premier League, English Football League, The FA, Women’s Super League, Rugby Football League, British Horseracing Authority plus official bodies representing …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has put out a statement following the publication of the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSBG). A BGC spokesperson explained that the methodology used in this survey is different to those previously conducted into betting and gaming. Their statement emphasised: “As a result, the Gambling Commission has been clear, GSGB should not be used …

The Betting and Gaming Council’s (BGC) largest members have donated £122.5m over four years to tackle problem gambling and gambling harm, new figures have shown. Described as a record funding increase, this total is £22.5m more than the £100m the BGC’s four largest members pledged to contribute between 2020 and March 2024. Wes Himes, BGC Executive Director of Standards and …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) will support the Labour government’s directive to improve access to grassroots sports for working-class communities. Chairman and former Labour MP Michael Dugher praised the message of new DCMS Secretary of State, Lisa Nandy, that “prioritising support for the grassroots as a visible symbol that those young people matter to us and that sport has …

The Labour Party has overturned a deficit of 127 seats to win the UK General Election, a historic achievement instantly branded with the damp label of a “loveless landslide”. Apathy aside, yesterday’s ballots saw Labour win 412 constituencies, forming a majority government of 170 MPs, taking the biggest share to Parliament since Tony Blair’s New Labour victory in 1997. This …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has voiced its support for the new Labour government following results of the General Election. The body has stated that it is committed to working with the new cabinet to deliver a ‘world class’ betting and gaming industry, following Labour’s landslide victory. Prior to yesterday’s vote, Labour pledged to ‘drive up’ standards on responsible …

Several British bookmakers are donating all of their profits from this year’s Britannia Stakes race at Royal Ascot to UK charities. Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) members which have signed up to the fundraising initiative include Flutter (Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Bet), Entain (Ladbrokes, Coral), Evoke (888, William Hill), Kindred (Unibet), Betway, Rank Group (Grosvenor Sport), Virgin Bet, LivescoreBet, Fitzdares, …