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Michael Dugher: UK Gambling’s improved Youth protections showcase need for effective reforms

BGC pledges to maintain safer gambling momentum. Michael Dugher.

Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) Chief Executive Michael Dugher has cited concerns that the Gambling Review has lost “real oversight and a genuine strategic approach” with regards to implementing effective reforms.  As February approaches, the deadline month for DCMS to publish the Gambling Review’s long-awaited White Paper of recommendations, Dugher questioned – “What exactly is the government trying to achieve …

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BGC: Gambling White Paper must ensure child protections across the board

BGC pledges to maintain safer gambling momentum. Michael Dugher.

Michael Dugher, Chief Executive of the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC), has led industry calls for the government to place child protection at “the front and centre of the forthcoming gambling white paper”.  Taking leadership of the BGC in 2019, Dugher outlined the sector’s unified commitment to keeping young people safe from gambling harms by the means of stricter age-verification …

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