Betting & Gaming

24 Apr 2014

Gambling Commission review of LCCP and regulation of Bingo

The Gambling Commission have announced a review to "strengthen social responsibility and player protection" in the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice and Guidance to Local Authorities. This will take into account the following; the Secreta...

24 Mar 2014

Gambling - Foreign Operator Regulation Update

The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill, which will regulate foreign Operators who transact with or advertise to British consumers, took another step forwards on 18 March 2014 with the Bill receiving its third reading in the House of Lords. ...

05 Mar 2014

Gambling - Consultation on proposals to remove various lottery restrictions

The DCMS has launched a ‘fast-tracked’ consultation on proposals to remove various restrictions that apply to certain types of lotteries. In response to the Government’s Red Tape Challenge, the DCMS is publishing a consultation ...

28 Feb 2014

Gambling - Code For Responsible Gambling and Player Protection

The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) has today launched the betting industry’s new ‘Code for Player Protection and Responsible Gambling’ which will bring forward a range of measures, voluntarily, that are designed to help ...

17 Feb 2014

Gambling - RGT Press Release on Gaming Machine Research

The Responsible Gambling Trust has issued a press statement dealing with the next stage in research relating to gambling machines with the “highest stakes and prizes in Britain”. The research is said to be intended to “inform po...

07 Feb 2014

Gambling - Illegal Poker clubs - GC Clamping down

The Gambling Commission has announced a crackdown on suspected illegal poker clubs across the country with Illegal operators being targeted by Local Authorities, with support from the Commission. It is stated on the Commissions website that a num...