Black Market Bets on Royal Ascot Forecast at £40m
Around £40m is expected to be wagered with illegal betting operators during this week’s Royal Ascot festival, according to estimates cited by…
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BGC Urges Tech Firms to Tackle Illegal Gambling Ads
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has issued an open letter calling on major technology companies to take further action against illegal…
BGC: GAMLG Conference Focuses on AML and CTF Standards
Representatives from the regulated betting and gaming sector gathered in London for the annual Gambling Anti-Money Laundering Group (GAMLG) Conference, where operators,…
BGC Warns Black Market Could Take £200m in World Cup Bets
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has warned that illegal gambling operators could receive around £200 million in wagers during this summer’s…
BGC Calls for Action Against Gambling Black Market
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has published a five-point plan aimed at tackling the growth of the UK’s illegal gambling market,…
BGC Warns of Illegal Betting Ahead of Derby Festival
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has warned that illegal gambling operators could take up to £10 million in wagers during this…
BGC Reports Record Safer Gambling Week Engagement
Betting and Gaming Council has reported record engagement with safer gambling tools and messaging during Safer Gambling Week 2025, with new campaign…
BGC Warns on Growth of UK Black Market Betting
Betting and Gaming Council has cited new research indicating that stakes placed with illegal gambling operators in the UK have risen to…
BGC: Black Market Nears UK iGaming Ad Spend Majority
Illegal operators are approaching a majority share of UK igaming and gambling advertising spend, according to analysis cited by the Betting and…
BGC: Black Market Targets Grand National iGaming Spend
Illegal operators captured an estimated share of igaming and betting activity during the recent Grand National, with up to £100 million potentially…
BGC Charity Bets Highlight Grand National Picks
More than 65 parliamentarians have taken part in an annual igaming-linked charity initiative organised by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), placing…
BGC Warns iGaming Checks Risk Driving Players Away
Betting and Gaming Council has raised concerns that proposed financial risk checks could impact player behaviour in the igaming sector, following new…
BGC Confirms Safer Gambling Week 2026 Dates
Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has confirmed that Safer Gambling Week 2026 will take place from 16–22 November, with the campaign…
BGC: April fools? There’s Nothing Funny About Billions Being Staked on the Black Market
The Betting and Gaming Council is warning the harmful illegal gambling market is already growing rapidly and faces further acceleration following Rachel…
BGC Publishes Industry DEI Principles
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has published a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Statement of Principles aimed at establishing a…
The Andrew Rhodes Well Travelled, UKGC Boss Announces Exit
Andrew Rhodes, the highly-regarded Chief Executive of the UK’s regulatory Gambling Commission (UKGC) is moving on after five-years in the top job….
BGC: MPs Warn Gambling Tax Hikes Risk Boosting Black Market
MPs have warned that proposed increases in gambling taxation could accelerate the shift of customers from the regulated betting and igaming sector…
BGC Chair Michael Dugher to Step Down
Betting and Gaming Council Chair Michael Dugher is stepping down from the industry standards body after six years in senior leadership roles….
BGC Warns Business Rates Risk High Street Betting Shops
The Betting and Gaming Council has warned that the current business rates regime is accelerating the decline of Britain’s high streets, with…
BGC Statement on Rank Group CEO John O’Reilly Stepping Down
The Betting and Gaming Council wishes to pay tribute to Rank Group Chief Executive John O’Reilly following the announcement that he is…
The Morning After The Budget Before
What are we to make of a company that still hasn’t made its mind up how to spell its own name? Or…
“Turkeys” Vote For Christmas: In Major Budget PR Coup iGaming Tackles Child Poverty Turns Tables On Critics
In a day of high dudgeon, if not high treason, featuring a chaotic pre-Autumn Budget leak and red faces from the Treasury…
Budget Preview: Ghost In The Tax Machine or iGaming Quantum of Solace?
After seemingly aeons of leak and speculation the ground-shifting British Budget is nigh, amid very real fears that big much-touted hikes in…
BGC: Latest Figures on Young People and Gambling Released
Today, the Gambling Commission has published its Young People and Gambling Report 2025 – the annual study that helps understand children’s and…
BGC Warns Rise in Machine Games Duty Will Threaten Casino Jobs and Investment
The Betting and Gaming Council Casino Group has warned that any increase in Machine Games Duty (MGD) in the upcoming Budget would…
BGC: Further Tax Raid on Betting Threatens 40,000 Jobs and £3bn Blow to UK Economy, Warns New Analysis
A further tax raid on Britain’s betting and gaming industry would devastate jobs, undermine the economy, and drive billions into the hands…
iGaming and Wider Gambling Taxes in Labour Party Conference Firing Line
Amid tumbling polling figures, a group of over 101 socialist MPs attending today’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, have called for swingeing…
Heaven Or Hell, Surging Gambling Industry Backlash To Feared Tax Hikes
Opposition to the high-level intervention of Labour Party mandarin and former British prime minister Gordon Brown calling for massive gambling tax hikes…
From Harmonisation To Horror, UK Gambling Industry Bracing For Tax Grab
The UK gambling industry is bracing to face more upheaval as what began as a plan to streamline online gambling taxes is…
BGC Welcomes Appointment of Nigel Huddleston MP
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has issued a statement welcoming the appointment of Nigel Huddleston MP as the new Shadow Secretary…
BGC Warns of Black Market Risk Amid iGaming Tax Review
A new YouGov poll commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) suggests that almost a third of regular punters could turn…
BGC Backs UK Sport Funding and Strategy, Warns on Tax
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has welcomed recent UK Government plans to invest £400 million into grassroots sport and launch a…
BGC: Punters Cite Tax Fears as Black Market Risk Rises
A new YouGov survey commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) suggests that 65% of regular bettors believe increased taxes on…
BGC Cautions Against Tax Hikes as HBLB Levy Reaches £108m
iGaming operators represented by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) are expected to contribute a record £108 million to the Horserace Betting…
BGC: Safer Gambling Week Drives Increase in Tool Usage
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has reported a significant increase in the use of safer gambling tools during Safer Gambling Week…
BGC Grand National initiative raises £15K for UK charities
The Betting and Gaming Council’s (BGC) Grand National Charity Bet campaign has raised £15,375 for charitable causes across the UK, marking a…
BGC warns of illegal betting surge ahead of Grand National
As anticipation builds for the Grand National, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has released new figures suggesting that nearly £10 million…
BGC Represent Sector at Shadow DCMS Roundtable
STANDARDS body the Betting and Gaming Council yesterday (TUES) proudly represented the regulated betting and gaming sector at a shadow DCMS roundtable….
MPs Support BGC Grand National Charity Bet Initiative
More than 50 Members of Parliament and peers from across the political spectrum are participating in the Betting and Gaming Council’s (BGC)…
Betting and Gaming Council Sponsors Leicester Racecourse Veterans’ Raceday
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is once again sponsoring Leicester Racecourse’s Veterans’ Raceday, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to raising funds for…
Betting and Gaming Council Annual General Meeting – Making a Difference
STANDARDS body the Betting and Gaming Council welcomed leading figures from politics, industry and the regulator to its AGM today (THURS), with…
Grainne Hurst Opens GAMLG Event, Discusses Black Market Threat
Grainne Hurst, CEO of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), opened the annual Gambling Anti-Money Laundering Group (GAMLG) training event, emphasizing the…
Minister for Gambling Baroness Twycross Visits Hippodrome Casino
Baroness Twycross, the Minister for Gambling, visited the Hippodrome Casino in London today to gain a deeper understanding of the UK casino…
Read My Lips: No New Taxes!
In the age of president Donald Trump 2.0 it seems that contentious word “taxes” has been banned from the Anglo-sphere. Instead we’re…
BGC Reports Record Contributions to Problem Gambling Initiatives
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced a record-breaking contribution of £122.5 million over four years from its largest members to…
BGC Unveils Comprehensive Code Handbook to Mark Fifth Anniversary
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has launched its first Code Handbook, a collection of 20 voluntary codes encompassing 100 measures aimed…
Look Ma No New Gambling Taxes!
In the end the much-predicted tax raid on British gambling in yesterday’s swingeing £40 billion (US$51.83bn) budget didn’t materialise. It was a…
BGC Statement on the Budget
BGC CEO Grainne Hurst, said: “We welcome today’s budget and its commitment to not increase gambling duties on the regulated betting and…
Betting and Gaming Council Warns of Economic Risks from Further Tax Increases
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has issued a warning that additional tax increases on the regulated betting and gaming sector could…
BGC Commends Poppy Gustafsson’s Appointment as Minister for Investment and Pledges Support for UK Growth Agenda
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has expressed its support for the appointment of Poppy Gustafsson OBE as the new Minister for…