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The UK has fallen behind on research into gambling, Stuart Andrew, Gambling Minister, admitted to MPs this morning, as he reiterated the need for a ‘balanced and proportionate’ approach to emerge from the White Paper consultations. These consultations, conducted by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and DCMS, are seeking to pave the way for adoption of the Gambling Act review …

Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), has published an open letter, warning stakeholders of the “misrepresentation of gambling statistics”.   The letter sees Rhodes reiterate his previous warning that “opinions on the subject and they sometimes differ very greatly and can be equally strongly held. Sometimes this can boil over into personal comments and even conspiracy theories …

Post White Paper, UK gambling enters its ‘consultation phase’, as the government seeks relevant feedback on key policy proposals to govern the sector. Licensing Expert David Clifton details how consultation questions asked by the Gambling Commission reveal a new approach to the risk assessment & financial vulnerability of customers. ____________________ On 26 July, the UKGC launched its first set of …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has underscored the financial contribution the UK’s gambling industry makes to national horse racing amid a debate surrounding the racing levy. UK bookmakers make a regular financial contribution to horse racing each year, with payments issued to the Horseracing Betting Levy Board (HBLB). When coupled with media rights and sponsorship deals, the UK betting …

UK customers’ capability to withdraw funds from their accounts must not be hindered, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has asserted, but restrictions to deposits can occur. The regulator is currently engaged in discussions with UK betting industry stakeholders as the sector continues to digest the recommendations of the Gambling Act review. Full implementation of the review’s outcomes is expected next …

Brigid Simmonds, Chair of the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) reflects on the trade body’s development since its inception in 2019, navigating the crossfire of UK Gambling’s journey towards its regulatory resolution in 2023.  A headline speaker of the SBC Summit Barcelona (19-21 September), Simmonds cites that UK Gambling shares a ‘common experience’ with other European markets awaiting regulatory settlement. …

DCMS Select Committee Inquiry into Gambling Reforms has heard evidence and opinions provided by the executive team of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC).  Ahead of the imminent publishing of the first consultations of the Gambling Review’s White Paper, BGC Chief Executive, Michael Dugher and Standards and Innovation Executive Wes Himes, spoke on planned reforms.  The BGC stands by measures …

Bacta, the trade association for the UK’s amusement and gaming machine industry, has countered concerns about the “potential proliferation of gaming machines on the high street” due to the ‘50/50 machine ratio’ proposed by the Gambling Review’s White Paper.  Responding to the government’s White Paper on Gambling Reforms, Bacta has unveiled new research that details the positive consumer and environmental …

UK amusements and high-street gaming trade body Bacta is due to provide evidence to a cross-party group of MPs this month, discussing the Gambling Act review. The association’s Chief Executive, John White, will outline the interests of the British land-based gambling sector to members of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 11 July. Unveiled in April, the Gambling Act …

UK Gambling faces a restless summer as the UKGC pledges to publish the first consultations of the White Paper on proposed gambling reforms. Harris Hagan examines how intended reforms will satisfy or disappoint the interests of diverse stakeholders interpreting the White Paper’s content that has become all things to everyone… ____________ As the dust settles (at least temporarily) following the …