Betting & Gaming

28 Jun 2019

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...

17 Jun 2019

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...

17 Jun 2019

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...

14 Jun 2019

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...

04 Jun 2019

Gambling - Industry Figures, May 2019

The Gambling Commission has recently published industry statistics for the period October 2017 – September 2018.  The statistics which are published twice a year (in May and November) and provide the latest information on each sector re...

15 May 2019

Gambling - Defining Gambling Harm

As part of their recently launched National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms a new framework to understand gambling harms experienced by children and young people has now been published by the Gambling Commission. The new framework document can ...