Tag Archives: UKGC

NICE: GPs should question gambling habits on mental health 

SBC News NICE: GPs should question gambling habits on mental health 

British doctors and healthcare professionals have been advised to question gambling habits when treating patients with mental health issues. The advice forms part of a ‘draft guidance for consultation’ published by NICE – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – on identifying, assessing, and managing harmful gambling within Britain’s public health network. The institute advises healthcare practitioners, such …

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UKGC launches data intelligence projects of the Gambing Review  

SBC News UKGC launches data intelligence projects of the Gambing Review  

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) stands by its assessment that analysing operator data is the best way to fill knowledge gaps, governing the UK gambling sector. The assessment was made by Ben Haden, the Commission’s Programme Director of Insights and Engagement, referencing data and intelligence developments undertaken in the past year. Haden cited: “Operator data is a rich resource in …

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Bill South: All Change or Steady Ahead?

SBC News Bill South: All Change or Steady Ahead?

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has emphasised the necessity for industry leadership to contribute opinions and insights on imminent reforms. Compliance expert Bill South examines the evolution of the Commission’s relationship with leadership over the past decade and ponders whether both entities can collaborate to seize this seminal opportunity for effective gambling reforms. Earlier this year, the long-overdue review of the …

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Tim Miller: Evidence leads UKGC on Gambling Review’s most contentious issues 

SBC News Tim Miller: Evidence leads UKGC on Gambling Review’s most contentious issues 

Addressing the ‘Regulating the Game Conference’ (25 September 2023), Tim Miller, Executive Director of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has shed detailed insights on the regulator’s progress towards settling the most contentious issues of the UK Gambling Review.  The Commission’s Executive Director for policy development addressed an international audience providing in-depth context on the UK government’s generational review of laws …

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BHA and Racing media launch public survey on affordability checks

SBC News BHA and Racing media launch public survey on affordability checks

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), in participation with the media stakeholders of Racing TV, At The Races, and the Racing Post, has launched a survey to gather views from the betting public on affordability checks proposed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).  Initiating a combined survey, racing stakeholders seek to shed light on the diverse views of betting audiences on …

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UKGC hits back at Racing Post criticism of financial checks

SBC News UKGC hits back at Racing Post criticism of financial checks

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) states that it has been forced to defend itself against unwarranted criticism and daily attacks from the Racing Post. This afternoon, the Commission published an open letter from its Chief Executive, Andrew Rhodes, as a ‘right of reply’ to ‘imbalanced stories’ published by the Racing Post concerning financial risk checks as part of UK gambling’s …

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UKGC to set-up Forum for better industry insights

SBC News UKGC to set-up Forum for better industry insights

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has initiated its recruitment of members to form a new Industry Forum.  Made of members with experience working in the UK gambling sector, the Forum will provide the Commission with improved insights into the views of licensed operators. The UKGC continues its initiative to bolster the range of stakeholder feedback provided by special advisory groups …

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DHSC deems gambling a new risk factor in suicide prevention strategy

SBC News DHSC deems gambling a new risk factor in suicide prevention strategy

Gambling has been recognised as a ‘related factor’ in the UK government’s new strategy to reduce suicide rates by improving prevention and early intervention through the NHS and wider local public services. This morning, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published details of its new “five-year strategy to reduce suicide rates”. DHSC Undersecretary for Mental Health, Maria Caulfield, …

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Rhodes tells Dame Dinenage of ‘specific concerns’ on misuse of statistics

SBC News Rhodes tells Dame Dinenage of ‘specific concerns’ on misuse of statistics

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published further specific details on concerns related to the “misuse of statistics”  as relayed by CEO Andrew Rhodes to Dame Caroline Dinenage, the Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on 29 August. Micheal Dugher (CEO, Betting and Gaming Council – BGC), Wes Himes (Executive Director for Standards and Innovation, BGC) and Will Prochaska …

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Rhodes answers light touch and risk assessment misconceptions 

SBC News Rhodes answers light touch and risk assessment misconceptions 

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has posted a personal response from CEO Andrew Rhodes regarding “misunderstandings around financial risk checks and what they really mean”. In a blog and video posted on the Commission’s website, Rhodes seeks to answer important questions and clarify the most frequent misconceptions related to financial risk checks. Having initiated the consultation phase of the gambling …

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