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Betfred and Coral betting shops on a high street in Southampton, UK

Time to read: 4 min

UK betting industry appeals to jobs and community in anti-tax push

September 28, 2026

Slot machines, the kind found in various UK high street venues

Time to read: 4 min

High street slot venue fined £150k amid UK retail gambling debates

August 18, 2026

A question mark on a box with arrows leading in all over directions, symbolising the 'all options' being considered against Financial Risk Assessments by the BGC

Player Protection

Time to read: 3 min

British betting firms “considering all options” to prevent Financial Risk Assessments

Time to read: 5 min

“A gap between confidence and reality” - Entain fires back at illegal gambling on social media

the UK flag over the palace of Westminster in London, symbolising the political debates the BGC has found itself in

Time to read: 10 min

BGC CEO Grainne Hurst on politics, taxes and Google

Pause, representing the Gambling Commission still reviewing FRAs

Time to read: 3 min

UK affordability rollout remains on hold as Gambling Commission review continues

Pound notes being counted in a cash counter, symbolising the gambling 'affordability checks' which have sparked debate in the UK

Player Protection

Time to read: 6 min

Gambling Commission: “finance risk assessments are not affordability checks by another name”

A Medieval cavalry charge, symbolising the BGC and UK betting industry's pushback against affordability checks

Time to read: 6 min

‘Lanyard class v working class’ - UK betting braces for last stand against affordability checks

UK flag on a dartboard, symbolising the debates between lobbyists like the BGC and various MPs and Lords

Time to read: 3 min

BGC names Kane Purdy new Chair amid UK wars of words

Big pile of British pound money bills on table close up

Time to read: 4 min

Affordability checks back as point of contention for UK gambling

DCMS building in London

Time to read: 7 min

FOI request reveals disagreements between DCMS and Treasury over tax hikes

British horse racing, representing Lord Charles Allen resigning as chair of the BHA

Time to read: 5 min

BHA chair Lord Allen steps down after just six months in role amid horse racing crisis

A photo of the BGC AGM, where the black market was a key talking point

Time to read: 7 min

Black market fight to test UK gambling’s will, patience & stomach

February 26, 2026

growth concept image

Time to read: 5 min

Ban on unlicensed betting sponsors offers new hope to hard pressed bookies

February 24, 2026

bet365 betting marketing at a UK horse race

Time to read: 4 min

Industry makes case for the value of betting marketing but will politicians listen?

February 3, 2026

Michael Dugher, who has stepped down as Chair of the BGC

Time to read: 4 min

Michael Dugher retires as Chair of a unified BGC

January 14, 2026

A closed betting shop run by William Hill, one of the biggest names in British betting

Time to read: 4 min

BGC calls for rethink on business rates impacting British betting and local economies

January 12, 2026

Rachel Reeves, UK Chancellor of Exchequer

Time to read: 4 min

No mention of gambling but Reeves all but confirms tax hikes on horizon

November 4, 2025

Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK

Time to read: 8 min

Sun newspaper campaign and Farage involvement takes betting tax debate to new levels

October 31, 2025

Union flag flying in front of Westminster palace and Big Ben

Time to read: 3 min

EY warns of economic risks of overstated UK gambling tax treatments

October 27, 2025

Ponteraact Racecourse in Yorkshire - horse racing remains bitterly opposed to any increase in betting tax

Time to read: 6 min

Racing appeals directly to Reeves as calls for betting tax rethink reach crescendo

October 27, 2025

UK Treasury says calm down with racing tax hike speculations

Time to read: 3 min

Exchequer Secretary slams “irresponsible” racing tax hike talks

September 10, 2025

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