BGC: 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….
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Gambling Commission to Feature in Biggest Ever ICE Consumer Protection Zone
The central importance attached by the industry to safer gambling has been underlined with confirmation that the 2023 Consumer Protection Zone (CPZ)…
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…
Gambling Business Suspended for Failure to Participate in GAMSTOP
The Gambling Commission has suspended an online operator from transacting with consumers for failing to integrate the safer gambling self-exclusion scheme GAMSTOP….
Camelot Calls It Quits, Concedes Contest To Control UK Lottery
It must have been a wrench but finally–almost six months to the day of receiving the bad news that it had lost…
Gambling Commission: Entain to Pay £17m for Regulatory Failures
Entain Group will pay £14m for failures at its online business LC International Limited which runs 13 websites including ladbrokes.com, coral.co.uk and foxybingo.com. It will also pay…
Smarkets Handed Six-Figure Fine by Gambling Commission
An online gambling operator will pay a financial penalty of £630,000 after an investigation by the Gambling Commission revealed a series of…
Return of The King (And Queen): Football to The Rescue as GGR Plunges to Monthly Low
With the UK’s Gross Gambling Revenue (GGR) falling by almost 14 per cent in the most recent certified month, the return of…
New Regulator Figures Confirm Problem Gambling Rates Remain Low in the UK
New figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm the rates of problem gambling have remained historically low at 0.2% in the year to June 2022….
Gambling Commission: Advice for licensees on improving complaints handling
The Gambling Commission has published tips on how to handle complaints, to remind licensees of existing rules and guidance. This follows a…