Tag Archives: Gambling Act White Paper

Besides the attendance of SBC at this year’s ICE Barcelona, one of the other notable visits was that of Andrew Rhodes. Typical of the British banter, the Chief Executive of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) remarked that the weather in Barcelona is still better than that in London even in February, which only a few would care to disagree with.  …

Tim Miller, the Executive Director of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), urged more operators to sign up to the industry’s proprietary safer gambling tool GamProtect.  The Director gave a speech during GamProtect’s launching event earlier this week, where he praised the collaborative efforts to bring the initiative to life since the idea was first put on the table back in …

Details have emerged from the long-awaited release of the Gambling Act White Paper to better serve and protect UK athletes who object to wearing apparel that features  gambling branding.  This is mainly due to athletes who observe religious beliefs which oppose gambling of any form, with the White Paper highlighting that any “adults who have religious or health reasons object …

The Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS) has set out its case for becoming a potential UK Gambling Ombudsman, detailing operational and financial considerations.  Recognising the creation of a Gambling Ombudsman as a potential outcome of the Gambling Act review White Paper, the group asserted that it could take on the role ‘faster than any entirely new service could be created’ due …