Betting and Gaming Council

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Kings Building, 16 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HQ

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https://www.bettingandgamingcouncil.com/

The Betting and Gaming Council is a standards body committed to championing safer gambling.

We represent U.K. licensed betting shops, casinos and online operators.

For more information, please visit https://www.bettingandgamingcouncil.com/

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As the World Cup approaches, illegal gambling advertising is booming

03 Jun Culture

We’re just days away from co-hosts Mexico facing South Africa in the opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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After the delay on gambling reform, new ministers should seek to find consensus and get things done quickly

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22 Jul 2022 Communities

After the delay on gambling reform, new ministers should seek to find consensus and get things done quickly

As Parliament packs off for the summer recess, and as Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss prepare to slug it out for the top job, it was understandable that a whole raft of planned Government announcements and potential proposals for new legislation - from DWP to Health - were put on hold until September.

Now is not the time to push ahead with the Gambling White Paper

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14 Jul 2022 Health

Now is not the time to push ahead with the Gambling White Paper

With reform to the betting and gaming industry having the potential to impact the lives of millions in this country, we need to give it the attention it deserves.

New regulations must not damage the vital economic and cultural contribution made by betting and gaming companies

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06 Jun 2022 Communities

New regulations must not damage the vital economic and cultural contribution made by betting and gaming companies

Levelling up the United Kingdom is one of the Government’s top priorities. In light of this, the Betting and Gaming Council, the standards body for the regulated betting and gaming industry has partnered with The Purpose Coalition to highlight the key role that the sector is playing to support the levelling up agenda.

Big Brother style policies won't win the next election

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23 May 2022 Communities

Big Brother style policies won't win the next election

People think politicians live on a different planet as it is - telling voters what they can and cannot do with their own money won’t help, writes Michael Dugher

MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National

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07 Apr 2022 Communities

MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National

Over 40 MPs from both sides of the House have backed a BGC initiative by placing bets on the world’s greatest steeplechase, The Grand National, which runs on Saturday, to raise money for charity.

The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco

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11 Mar 2022 Health

The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco

After more than a year of waiting for the outcome of the Gambling Review, and with the Government changing its ministers more times than Watford change football managers, it strikes me that the debate has boiled down to this: should betting be treated like tobacco, which is inherently and universally damaging to all, or should it be treated more like alcohol, something millions of people do and where the vast majority are able to enjoy it responsibly, but where sadly a small minority can have a problem and, in the most extreme and terrible cases, it can be an addiction?

On gambling reform, the Government should ignore the extremists and stick with evidence

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25 Jan 2022 Health

On gambling reform, the Government should ignore the extremists and stick with evidence

New figures from a YouGov poll published last week showed that fewer that one in five people would be happy to accept arbitrary checks on their finances, like accessing bank statements and pay cheques, in order to be able to have a bet. These so-called ‘affordability checks’ are just one of a number of measures being discussed as part of the Government's ongoing review of gambling.

Commitment to child protection shows the betting and gaming industry’s determination to raise standards

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06 Dec 2021 Education

Commitment to child protection shows the betting and gaming industry’s determination to raise standards

A year on from the launch of the Government’s Gambling Review, we are now just weeks away from the resulting white paper.

Rates of problem gambling are falling, but on the BGC's second anniversary, our commitment to safer gambling is stronger than ever

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06 Nov 2021 Health

Rates of problem gambling are falling, but on the BGC's second anniversary, our commitment to safer gambling is stronger than ever

It’s entirely fitting that the Betting and Gaming Council’s second anniversary should fall during this year’s Safer Gambling Week.

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15 Oct 2021 Health

‘Take Time to Think’ is another step on our journey to keep customers safe and in control of their betting

Today the Betting and Gaming Council is launching a new campaign which is aimed at encouraging the 30 million people in Britain who enjoy a flutter to consider using the range of safer gambling tools at their disposal.

Latest press releases

28 Sep 2025

Rachel Reeves needs solutions - but hitting punters with further tax hikes won’t solve anything

28 Sep 2025

BGC strongly opposed to tax rises on regulated industry - statement

28 Sep 2025

BGC proud of members' role in hard-pressed high streets as government announces 'Pride in Place' programme

19 Aug 2025

Three-quarters of punters say betting is a distinctive part of British culture amid fresh tax threat, new poll finds

17 Aug 2025

Racing needs help from Charles Allen - but it also needs to help itself, says BGC Chair

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