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British Racing Posts Open Letter to the Government Calling for Affordability Checks to Be Scrapped

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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), on behalf of a number of the sport’s key stakeholders, has penned an open letter to the government calling for a ‘rethink’ of their planned affordability checks rollout. The UK Gambling Commission, on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has been piloting a scheme that would […]

Gambling Commission Ponders Crypto Payments in Bid to Beat the Black Market

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The UK Gambling Commission may allow its licensees to accept cryptocurrency payments from customers in a bid to tackle the surging black market. Speaking at the Betting and Gaming Council’s (BGC) annual meeting, the regulator’s chief executive Tim Miller revealed a ‘growing appetite’ amongst punters to use crypto assets, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, to […]

Paddy Power Joins Betting Shop ID Verification Scheme – But Is It a Back Door to Affordability Checks?

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Paddy Power have signed a controversial partnership agreement with ClearStake, the banking verification specialists. As part of the agreement, Paddy Power shop staff will be able to verify the financial details of their retail customers via their banking apps. But critics of the deal claim that the Irish firm are simply bringing their detested affordability […]

Andrew Rhodes Steps Down as the Head of the UK Gambling Commission

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Andrew Rhodes, the chief executive of the UK Gambling Commission, has decided to step down from his role as of April. Rhodes, first appointed on a permanent basis in 2022, has led the regulator at a time of significant regulation headwinds. He helped to set the agenda for the Commission post-2020, when more people were […]