Tag Archives: Metropolitan Police Service

YGAM partners with Met Police in youth education initiative

SBC News YGAM partners with Met Police in youth education initiative

The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) has teamed up with the Metropolitan Police Service to train its Youth Engagement Team about how to identify and prevent gambling and gaming related harm among young people. The training initiative forms a part of the Police Service’s Youth Strategy, Engagement & Schools programme which focuses on establishing links between the police, …

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Unlawful poker organisers ordered to pay over £32,000 in fines

SBC News Unlawful poker organisers ordered to pay over £32,000 in fines

Two men have been ordered to pay over £32,000 in fines and legal costs to Kingston Council following a crackdown on illegal gambling at a private members’ club in London. Nicholas Clark and Luke Flack pleaded guilty to gambling offences at Kingston Crown Court on Friday 29 April, with Judge Coello sentencing Clark to a fine of £2,300 and Flack to £1,000, …

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BHA appoints Sir Paul Stephenson as Independent Regulatory Director

SBC News BHA appoints Sir Paul Stephenson as Independent Regulatory Director

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), the sport’s governing and regulatory body, today announces that former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service Sir Paul Stephenson has been appointed to its Board. Sir Paul will take up his role as an Independent Regulatory Director on 1 July, and will replace Ben Gunn in this capacity. Gunn, who has been involved with the …

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