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15 Mar 2023 Economy

HUGE MAJORITY OF PUNTERS BACK BETTING PROMOTIONS

Over 80 per cent of punters believe betting companies should be allowed to offer promotions such as free bets.

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.

Stick or twist? Looming review fuels debate about gambling regulation

04 Jul 2022 Communities

Stick or twist? Looming review fuels debate about gambling regulation

The government’s plan to update regulations for gambling must balance campaigners’ calls for more stringent safeguards and stakeholders’ warnings that additional measures could stifle the industry and fuel black market betting.

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.

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23 May 2022 Economy

Nearly two-thirds of punters warn that forcing limits on their betting will drive them to the black market

Latest polling by YouGov found nearly two thirds of punters (65%) believe there is a large or substantial risk that setting limits on the amount of money spent on betting would drive more people to the unsafe, unregulated black market online. Polling also found almost 56 per cent of punters thought the Government should not set limits on how much money they could bet.

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

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21 Mar 2022 Economy

Regulated betting and gaming industry vows to back the Chancellor’s economic recovery plan with investment, jobs and tax revenues - but calls on the Government not to put this at risk in the Gambling Review.

Regulated betting and gaming industry vows to back the Chancellor’s economic recovery plan with investment, jobs and tax revenues - but calls on the Government not to put this at risk in the Gambling Review.

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20 Jan 2022 Culture

Fewer than one in five punters willing to let Betting Companies carry out strict ‘affordability’ checks amid black market warning

Fewer than one in five punters would be willing to let betting companies access their bank accounts or wage slips in order to have a flutter, a new poll has revealed.

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17 Dec 2021 Health

BGC calls on government to listen to punters' warnings following 'alarming' survey showing vast majority fear stringent spending checks leading to rise in unsafe black market

Betting and Gaming Council chief executive Michael Dugher has called on the Government to “take heed” of punters after a survey showed high levels of opposition to stringent checks on how much they are allowed to spend.

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.

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06 Dec 2021 Culture

BGC welcomes Lucy Powell as new Shadow Secretary Of State For Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Alex Davies-Jones as Shadow Gambling Minister

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Lucy Powell on her appointment as Labour’s new Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

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.

This year’s political cringe event is here - the gambling industry’s Safer Gambling Week

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28 Oct 2021 Health

This year’s political cringe event is here - the gambling industry’s Safer Gambling Week

It’s time to cut through the gambling industry’s cynical and patronising PR and legislate for what people really need – a public health approach to the risks of gambling.

Advertising may be annoying, yet all the evidence shows gambling advertising does not equal harm - but let’s keep driving change and raising standards

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09 Sep 2021 Education

Advertising may be annoying, yet all the evidence shows gambling advertising does not equal harm - but let’s keep driving change and raising standards

When I asked a team of pollsters and focus groups specialists, who’d been going round the country recently, what people thought of advertising, the reply from one veteran top political numbers man was: “They just find it annoying”. I then followed up and said: “Gambling advertising in particular?” He replied: “No. All advertising”.

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02 Sep 2021 Communities

BGC Chairman Brigid Simmonds Comments on Appointment of New Gambling Commission Chair

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24 Aug 2021 Education

Betting shops are top of the league for age verification

UK betting shops have once again shown they are top of the league when it comes to preventing under-18s from buying their products.

Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right

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21 Aug 2021 Health

Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right

In the final debate in the House of Commons before the summer recess, the Minister heading the Government’s Review of Gambling, John Whittingdale, told MPs: “It is very important that we create a safe space where people are given protection if they are gambling online, but we do not want to drive them away from the regulated sector and into the black market. That is certainly something that we will bear in mind during our consideration of these things”.

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26 May 2021 Culture

Betting And Gaming Council Statement – Response To The 'Peers For Gambling Reform' Report

How can we make gambling regulation fit for the digital age?

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31 Mar 2021 Education

How can we make gambling regulation fit for the digital age?

We all want to protect players at risk of developing harmful gambling habits. But regulation should be based on the principle of intelligent, technology-led, targeted protection – not blanket restrictions

The issue of gambling won’t decide the next election, but Red Wall voters will – and politicians should listen to what they have to say

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08 Mar 2021 Culture

The issue of gambling won’t decide the next election, but Red Wall voters will – and politicians should listen to what they have to say

Our recent research further strengthened the Government’s stated intention in the Gambling Review to “strike the right balance” between not interfering in the enjoyment of millions, while providing better protections for vulnerable people.

04 Feb 2021 Culture

Number of British punters using black market gambling sites more than doubles

Betting and Gaming Council warns about ‘dangers of complacency’ as number of British punters using black market sites more than doubles

Michael Dugher: It’s important that the Gambling Review tackles betting by under-18s – but let’s deal in facts, not fiction

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09 Jan 2021 Culture

Michael Dugher: It’s important that the Gambling Review tackles betting by under-18s – but let’s deal in facts, not fiction

As the Gambling Review gathers pace, we will continue our critical work to protect young people.

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14 Dec 2020 Culture

BGC respond to Iain Duncan Smith

We need to ensure that the Review targets problem gamblers and further protects those who are vulnerable or who are at risk, whilst at the same time not driving customers to unregulated black market online where there are no safer gambling standards or restrictions.

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