Betting & Gaming
New £2 maximum stake for under 25s playing online slots
Stake limits for online slot games will be introduced for the first time in September, including lower limits for young adults, as the Government continues to roll out measures to protect people from gambling harms. The new limits will be: Maxim...
Bingo in pubs and clubs - Gambling Commission Advice
The Gambling Commission are reporting an increase in the number of queries about bingo events being held in pubs and clubs, often regarding operators who organise events across GB. As a reminder of the regulatory requirements the Commission have s...
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Gambling White Paper on digital gambling published
The Government’s long-awaited whitepaper regarding high-stakes gambling in the digital age has been presented to parliament by Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP. A link to the white paper can be found ...
Consultation on Licence conditions and codes of practice
The Gambling Commission launched on Tuesday a new consultation concerning proposed changes to licence conditions and codes of practice. The Consultation which will close on 23rd May covers the following topics: Extending the multi-operator self-...
Gambling Commission CEO Speech to representatives of the industry on 24th November
On 24TH November Andrew Rhodes, CEO of the Gambling Commission gave a speech to CEO’s and other senior executives in the gambling industry at an event held at the Southbank centre Here is a link to an article by the Gambling Commission on t...
Gambling - 2022 Statistics Published
The Gambling Commission have recently released its findings from the quarterly telephone survey: Statistics on participation and problem gambling for the year to September 2022. The telephone survey is conducted on the Commission’s behalf b...
Gambling - 2022 Statistics Published
The Gambling Commission have recently released its findings from the quarterly telephone survey: Statistics on participation and problem gambling for the year to June 2022. The telephone survey is conducted on the Commission’s behalf by Yon...
Loot Boxes to Remain Unregulated
The Government has decided that so called computer game “loot boxes” will not fall under the scope of the Gambling Act 2005. Despite finding a link between loot boxes and gambling harms, the Government has suggested that the video gam...