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UK – Betting and Gaming Council launches ‘Time to Think’ campaign
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has launched a new campaign aimed at encouraging customers to use the wide range of safer gambling tools offered by its members. In further evidence of the BGC’s commitment to raising standards, the ‘Take Time To Think’ campaign will replace ‘When The Fun Stops, Stop’ as the regulated…
UK – BGC says ‘evidence-led’ process is ‘vital’ to online gambling review
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Nadine Dorries on becoming the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. BGC Chief Executive Michael Dugher said Ms Dorries’s appointment to the Cabinet was ‘well-deserved’ and added it was ‘vital’ that the Government’s ongoing Gambling Review must continue to be an ‘evidence-led’…
UK – Betting and Gaming Council promises to maintain momentum on protecting the young
UK standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has pledged to ‘maintain the momentum’ on protecting young people and promoting safer betting as the new football season kicks off. The first round of matches in this season’s English Football League take place this weekend, with the Premier League beginning a week later. To coincide with…
UK – Betting and Gaming Council welcomes Snapchat opt out
The Betting and Gaming Council has welcomed the news that the ability to opt out for gambling advertising is now available to Snapchat users in the United Kingdom. The BGC and Snap have been working closely over the past year and with this move, Snap hopes to give consumers more control over the advertisements they…
UK – Scotland’s move to impose midnight casino curfew slammed as ‘bizarre’
In an unexpected development, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the move as she confirmed Scotland was moving to Level 0 Covid restrictions from July 19. Under the new regime, all of Scotland’s hospitality venues – including casinos – must close their doors at midnight. The move is particularly devastating for casinos, which do more…
UK – UK Betting ads down by 47 per cent throughout European Championships
The number of TV betting adverts shown on ITV during the European Championships has reduced by almost half compared to the World Cup in 2018, new figures have revealed. According to new data, a total of 85 such ads appeared on ITV and ITV4 during the Euro 2020 group stages. That is 47 per cent…
UK – BGC welcomes UK’s move to lift remaining COVID restrictions
British gambling venues such as casinos and high street betting shops will no longer have to adhere to anti-COVID rules such as the need for social distancing and the compulsory wearing of face masks, following Prime Minister Boris Johnson statement that the country was on track to move to the final stage of the lockdown…
UK – BGC calls on government to establish a gambling ombudsman
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has called on the Government to establish a Gambling Ombudsman to deal with concerns raised by customers. The move comes as ministers continue the Gambling Review, which was launched last December, with Ministers expected to produce a White Paper at the end of this year. BGC chief executive…
UK – Regulatory reform could cost British gambling companies £974m
A host of regulatory reforms put forward by the UK’s House of Lords, including limits on online betting and banning sport sponsorship from gambling companies, would cost the industry up to £974m whilst boosting taxation and the financing of research into problem gambling. The claim comes in a report called Peers for Gambling Reform, carried…
