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The Gambling Commission in the UK has launched a consultation regarding proposed changes for online slot games. With those changes the regulator is ultimately planning to reduce gambling-related harm. The GC Urges for Changes Making Online Slot Games Safer for Users July 9, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) started consultations regarding changes of the […]

UKGC Calls for Changes on Online Slot Games Aiming at Safer Gambling

By Mike Johnson

Sports

No Bookmaker Logos on Football Shirts, Committee Recommends

July 3, 2020

Sports betting firms should be phased out of English football, a Select Committee within the House of Lords recommends. Besides shirt sponsorship restrictions, the committee also states that there should be no gambling-related advertising in or near sports grounds or venues, including match-day programmes. Phase Bookmakers Out of Sports The cross-party committee set up with […]

No Bookmaker Logos on Football Shirts, Committee Recommends

By Jerome García

Legal

UK House of Lords Urges for Reclassification of Loot Boxes

July 2, 2020

House of Lords Gambling Committee in the UK released a report pointing out that loot boxes need to be urgently reclassified as gambling products. The committee outlined potential danger pertaining to gambling-related harm and asked for simultaneous changes. Report: House of Lords Urges for Regulation of Loot Boxes as Gambling Products The House of Lords […]

UK House of Lords Urges for Reclassification of Loot Boxes

By Julie Moraine

Business

ABSG: First Progress Report and Year Two Recommendations

June 27, 2020

The Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG) issued Thursday its first progress report, urging stakeholders to speed up progress towards achieving the goals. The independent advisory body was set up to support the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms initiative by the Gambling Commission, a 3-year plan for cross-industry collaborative approach implementation. Towards a Safer […]

ABSG: First Progress Report and Year Two Recommendations

By Fiona Simmons

Legal

Experts Say BGC Exceeded Privileges in Redirecting $125m Funding

June 26, 2020

Redirecting $125 million to GambleAware “in a last-minute call” has prompted addiction experts in the UK to raise an alarm over the gambling industry’s clout in how money dedicated to stemming problem gambling is used. Gambling Firms Have Too Much Say in Directing Funding, Say Experts Following the news from a week ago that industry […]

Experts Say BGC Exceeded Privileges in Redirecting $125m Funding

By Jerome García

Legal

UK Gaming Industry Opposes the Additional Restrictions Offered by MPs

June 18, 2020

The UK gaming industry disapproves of the recently proposed restrictive measures by the country’s MPs. The industry points out that such measures are unnecessary but also adds that the country’s market is already heavily regulated. New Restrictive Gambling Measures Rejected by Industry Earlier this week, additional restrictive measures on gambling were proposed by Members of […]

UK Gaming Industry Opposes the Additional Restrictions Offered by MPs

By Fiona Simmons

Featured

The Guardian: 2019 Police Callouts to Bookies Drop 38% Due to £2 FOBTs Limit

June 17, 2020

The crusade for a safer gambling environment in the UK has received a further boost by a report in The Guardian stating that the imposed reduction of the maximum allowed bet on the fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) to £2 resulted into 38% drop in police callouts to deal with violent customers after losing money. […]

The Guardian: 2019 Police Callouts to Bookies Drop 38% Due to £2 FOBTs Limit

By Julie Moraine

Legal

AGCs and Bingo to Remain Closed Past Monday, June 15, Says DCMS

June 13, 2020

Even though most retail business is restarting on Monday, June 15, adult gaming centers and high street bingo parlors will remain closed until at least July. Gaming Centers in England Will Have to Wait Before Reopening The UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that it will not reopen adult […]

AGCs and Bingo to Remain Closed Past Monday, June 15, Says DCMS

By Jerome García

Casino

Gambling in the UK Keeps Declining Says Latest GC Report

June 12, 2020

A report by the UK Gambling Commission compares the results of people interviewed in April and May 2020. Based on the report, a decline in the time spent gambling observed in the UK gambling industry. GC’s Survey Comparing April-May Results Marks a Decrease in Gambling Newly posted data by the UK Gambling Commission shows a […]

Gambling in the UK Keeps Declining Says Latest GC Report

By Mike Johnson

Casino

Genting Casinos Impacted by Closures, Considering Properties Shutdown

June 10, 2020

Genting Casinos, the operator of land-based gaming facilities across 32 locations in the UK, is mulling closing down 3 of them while applying significant reduction in the workforce for the rest, information from GMB suggests. The company’s casino properties in Torquay, Bristol and Margate are the ones on the chopping block, with an undisclosed number […]

Genting Casinos Impacted by Closures, Considering Properties Shutdown

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UKGC Calls for Changes on Online Slot Games Aiming at Safer Gambling

No Bookmaker Logos on Football Shirts, Committee Recommends

UK House of Lords Urges for Reclassification of Loot Boxes

ABSG: First Progress Report and Year Two Recommendations

Experts Say BGC Exceeded Privileges in Redirecting $125m Funding

UK Gaming Industry Opposes the Additional Restrictions Offered by MPs

The Guardian: 2019 Police Callouts to Bookies Drop 38% Due to £2 FOBTs Limit

AGCs and Bingo to Remain Closed Past Monday, June 15, Says DCMS

Gambling in the UK Keeps Declining Says Latest GC Report

Genting Casinos Impacted by Closures, Considering Properties Shutdown