A number of UK licensed bookmakers have committed to working together to protect their most vulnerable customers as part of a new initiative. GamProtect will be launched on Wednesday September 11 in a bid to make it easier for betting sites to securely share data about any customers that are displaying problem gambling behaviours. That […]
Government
Affordability Checks Officially Launched in Move That Could Change the Face of the UK Gambling Industry
It’s a date with destiny: Friday August 30. The day the UK Gambling Commission rolled out its affordability checks on punters for the first time. This is the first phase of a pilot scheme that will run well into 2025, with any punters that set off certain triggers subject to a ‘light touch’ check on […]
Police End Investigation Into Election Betting Scandal – But Gambling Commission Does Not Rule Out Charges
It was the scandal that gripped the UK general election before the ballot box had even opened in July. A number of ministers, support staff and others with a connection to UK politics were found to have placed bets on the date of the general election before any official announcement had been made. It’s thought […]
Labour Appoints Baroness Fiona Twycross As Its First Gambling Minister
The new Labour government has appointed its first Gambling Minister to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Baroness Fiona Twycross will take on the role that became something of a poisoned chalice during the previous Conservative government, with as many as six different individuals fulfilling the role in the space of just three […]
Lisa Nandy Appointed Head of Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Labour were expected to win the 2024 General Election, but the landslide nature of their victory must have taken even members of the party aback somewhat. One of the new Prime Minister’s first roles was to appoint the Cabinet that will guide him through the next four years of Parliament – including the leader of […]