Articles tagged with: Gambling

This site requires JavaScript for certain functions and interactions to work. Please turn on JavaScript for the best possible experience.

Menu

Sat, 15 March 2025

PoliticsHome

Search

Subscribe

Articles tagged with: Gambling

Partner content

07 Jun 2023 Health

BETTING INDUSTRY URGES GREATER COOPERATION ON SAFER GAMBLING MARKETING

Social media giants are being urged to co-operate with the betting and gaming industry to limit marketing seen by young people and problem gamblers.

BETTING AND GAMING INDUSTRY UNITES AGAIN FOR SAFER GAMBLING WEEK 2023

Partner content

31 May 2023 Health

BETTING AND GAMING INDUSTRY UNITES AGAIN FOR SAFER GAMBLING WEEK 2023

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is delighted to support this year's Safer Gambling Week, which will build on the record breaking success of last year’s event.

Partner content

25 May 2023 Communities

BOOKIES TO CELEBRATE KING’S CORONATION BY DONATING ALL PROFITS FROM ROYAL ASCOT RACE

To mark the King’s Coronation, Britain’s leading bookmakers will donate all profits from the feature handicap Britannia Stakes race at this year’s Royal Ascot to some of the UK’s top charities.

Partner content

16 May 2023 Health

BGC WELCOMES NEW NHS HEALTH SURVEY

Problem gambling rates in England ‘appear to be falling’ according to a new NHS Health Survey, published today.

What You Need To Know About Government's Gambling Crackdown

28 Apr 2023 Social affairs

What You Need To Know About Government's Gambling Crackdown

The Government has proposed a once in a generation white paper to clean up the gambling sector.

Partner content

27 Apr 2023 Health

BGC welcome Government Gambling White Paper

Partner content

13 Apr 2023 Culture

OVER 40 MPS BACK THE BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL’S GRAND NATIONAL CHARITY BET CAMPAIGN

More than 40 MPs from both sides of the House are visiting local betting shops to place a BGC Charity Bet on the Grand National.

Partner content

03 Apr 2023 Health

BGC WELCOMES MANDATORY LEVY TO FUND RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT - IF IT PROTECTS LAND-BASED OPERATORS

BGC members would welcome a mandatory levy to fund Research, Education and Treatment (RET) services to tackle gambling related harm, if it is independent and tiered to protect land-based operators.

Partner content

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.

Partner content

13 Mar 2023 Economy

INDUSTRY VOWS TO BACK UK ECONOMY, BUT WARNS AGAINST ANTI-GROWTH TAX RISES AND REGULATIONS

The Betting and Gaming Council today vowed to back the economy by delivering on the Government’s economic plan of ‘Enterprise, Education, Employment and Everywhere’, but warned against measures which would threaten growth, jeopardise jobs, or undermine the customer experience for millions of punters.

Partner content

10 Mar 2023 Health

PUNTERS FEAR RESTRICTIONS ON BETTING WILL FUEL BLACK MARKET GAMBLING, NEW STUDY SHOWS

Almost 80 per cent of punters fear restrictions on betting would likely drive customers to unsafe, unregulated black market gambling sites, a new poll shows.

Partner content

09 Mar 2023 Health

BGC DELIGHTED TO ONCE AGAIN SUPPORT LEICESTER RACECOURSE VETERANS’ DAY

The Betting and Gaming Council are proud to once again be supporting Leicester Racecourse Veterans’ Day.

Partner content

08 Mar 2023 Health

SAFER GAMBLING WEEK SPARKS HUGE INCREASE IN SAFER GAMBLING TOOLS USE

The number of punters using safer gambling tools rocketed thanks to Safer Gambling Week, new figures released today show.

Partner content

28 Feb 2023 Health

NEW FIGURES CONFIRM DROP IN UK PROBLEM GAMBLING RATES, BUT BGC SAYS WORK TO RAISE STANDARDS CONTINUES

New figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm the rate of problem gambling among UK adults has fallen to 0.2 per cent.

Partner content

16 Feb 2023 Culture

BGC BACK RACING TV’S 'WRITE TO YOUR MP' CAMPAIGN

Betting and Gaming Council Chairman Brigid Simmonds OBE has today endorsed a new campaign from Racing TV enabling concerned horseracing fans to seek assurances from their MPs and DCMS Ministers.

Partner content

09 Feb 2023 Health

STANDARDS BODY THE BGC WELCOMES NEW SECRETARY OF STATE, AND URGES WHITE PAPER PUBLICATION “WITHOUT DELAY”

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Lucy Frazer MP on becoming the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and urged her to publish the Gambling White Paper without delay.

Plans To Force Betting Companies To Fund Gambling Harms Support Could Be Dropped

03 Feb 2023 Home affairs

Plans To Force Betting Companies To Fund Gambling Harms Support Could Be Dropped

A proposed statutory levy on betting firms that would make it a legal requirement to fund research and support around gambling that is expected to be included in the government's landmark gambling White Paper has been called into question, PoliticsHome understands.

Partner content

25 Jan 2023 Health

MAJOR SPIKE IN BLACK MARKET GAMBLING DURING WORLD CUP, NEW STUDY SHOWS

The number of UK punters visiting unregulated online black market gambling sites tripled during the World Cup, new research reveals.

John Spellar MP: Our economy needs the betting and gaming industry

Partner content

05 Jan 2023 Economy

John Spellar MP: Our economy needs the betting and gaming industry

The Gambling White Paper is an opportunity to safeguard a £7.1 billion Great British success story.

Partner content

29 Dec 2022 Health

NUMBER OF TV BETTING ADS DURING WORLD CUP FALLS BY OVER A THIRD COMPARED TO LAST WORLD CUP

The number of TV betting adverts shown on ITV during the World Cup group stages fell by 34 per cent compared to the World Cup in 2018, new figures have revealed.

Loot boxes or Pandora's boxes? Why paid for rewards in video games may be more sinister than they appear

22 Dec 2022 Culture

Loot boxes or Pandora's boxes? Why paid for rewards in video games may be more sinister than they appear

Loot boxes offer players the chance to buy virtual, randomised rewards within a video game. As concerns mount about young gamers developing gambling-like behaviours, Sophie Church gauges the extent of the problem.

Partner content

12 Dec 2022 Health

COMPULSORY AFFORDABILITY CHECKS THREATEN REGULATED BETTING AND GAMING INDUSTRY, WARNS MAJOR REPORT BY EY

Britain’s regulated betting and gaming sector has urged Government to publish a White Paper that delivers for business and punters, after a new study showed affordability checks are already hitting revenues.

Partner content

06 Dec 2022 Health

SEVEN IN TEN BRITS THINK PLACING COMPULSORY HEALTH WARNINGS ON BETTING PRODUCTS WOULD FAIL TO TACKLE PROBLEM GAMBLING

71 per cent of the public believe Government health messaging – like those on cigarettes – would be ineffective at preventing problem gambling. Meanwhile almost half of the public (47 per cent) think banning popular promotions like ‘free bets’ wouldn’t help tackle problem gambling rates either.

Why we need to get the balance right on gambling reform

Partner content

25 Nov 2022 Health

Why we need to get the balance right on gambling reform

Targeted intervention is the best way for the government to uphold freedom and protect the most vulnerable when it comes to gambling.

<
1
2
3
4
5
>
>>