Betting & Gaming
Gaming - DDCMS publish response to society lottery reform consultation
On Tuesday (16th July) the Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport (DDCMS) launched a consultation regarding the minimum age for playing the National Lottery ahead of the competition to run the 4th National Lottery licence. Since ...
Gambling - Interim report into gambling advertising and marketing published
In March 2018, GambleAware commissioned two independent consortia to assess the extent, nature and impact of gambling marketing and advertising on children, young people and vulnerable groups in the UK. On the 9th July they published an inte...
Sign up to our Newsletter
Gambling - William Hills announce significant closures
We recently reported the Gambling Commission’s publication of industry statistics for the period October 2017 to September 2018. We highlighted in this article that the effect of the B2 stake reductions, which took effect in April &rsq...
Gambling - House of Lords - Call for Evidence.
We recently reported the formation of a new House of Lords Committee to report on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry. The Committee has to report on its findings by 31st March 2020. The Committee have now published thei...
Gambling - New House of Lords Select Committee Formed
On the 13th June 2019 a new House of Lords Select Committee was constituted. The new Committee, chaired by Lord Grade of Yarmouth the former Controller of BBC1, has been established to report on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Indu...
Gambling - Alternative dispute resolution- Standards and Guidance for providers
We previously reported that the Gambling Commission were carrying out a consultation regarding proposed changes to the LCCP in respect of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) providers. Operators of gambling businesses are required to make provis...
Gambling - Gambling Commission - Customer Interaction Video
The LCCPs require all Operators of have in place measures to identify players at risk of harm and to interact with those members of the public in order to reduce that risk. The LCCPs expect Operators to ask themselves: Are&nb...
Gambling - National Strategy aimed at Wales
The Gambling Commission has recently announced a national strategy to reduce the “harm that gambling causes” and is aimed specifically at Wales. The GC has said as follows: “The Commission is continuing to call for action and c...