BGC: 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…
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BGC: 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. Analysis of last…
Betting and Gaming Council Endorses Racing TV’s Campaign to Engage MPs and DCMS Ministers
The Betting and Gaming Council’s Chairman, Brigid Simmonds OBE, has given her endorsement to a new campaign from Racing TV that empowers…
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…
BGC: Two Thirds of Punters Believe State Spending Limits on Betting Would Spark a Rise in Gambling Bad Market
Compulsory spending limits on betting only risks driving more people to the unsafe, unregulated gambling bad market, say 67 per cent of…
On a Prayer and Parachute, In Michelle Donelan We Truss
Liz Truss, the UK’s fourth prime minister in six years, has made her keen right-wing supporter Michelle Donelan the new overlord of…
Fitzdares Joins BGC Ahead of Key Period for Gaming Industry
Fitzdares, the world’s finest bookmaker, has just joined the Betting and Gaming Council in a move that will bolster the strength and…
Top Charities to Share £1.1 Million After Bookies Donate Profits from Flagship Race
Some of the UK’s top charities have landed a huge donation after bookies handed over all their profits from a flagship race….
BGC: UK Betting and Gaming Industry Leads the Way “Levelling Up” the United Kingdom
Britain’s regulated betting and gaming industry will generate 15,000 tech jobs in the next five years, as part of an ambitious Levelling…
BGC: 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…