Betting & Gaming
Gambling - New House of Lords Select Committee Formed
On the 13th June 2019 a new House of Lords Select Committee was constituted. The new Committee, chaired by Lord Grade of Yarmouth the former Controller of BBC1, has been established to report on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Indu...
Gambling - Alternative dispute resolution- Standards and Guidance for providers
We previously reported that the Gambling Commission were carrying out a consultation regarding proposed changes to the LCCP in respect of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) providers. Operators of gambling businesses are required to make provis...
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Gambling - Gambling Commission - Customer Interaction Video
The LCCPs require all Operators of have in place measures to identify players at risk of harm and to interact with those members of the public in order to reduce that risk. The LCCPs expect Operators to ask themselves: Are&nb...
Gambling - National Strategy aimed at Wales
The Gambling Commission has recently announced a national strategy to reduce the “harm that gambling causes” and is aimed specifically at Wales. The GC has said as follows: “The Commission is continuing to call for action and c...
Gambling - Industry Figures, May 2019
The Gambling Commission has recently published industry statistics for the period October 2017 – September 2018. The statistics which are published twice a year (in May and November) and provide the latest information on each sector re...
Gambling - Defining Gambling Harm
As part of their recently launched National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms a new framework to understand gambling harms experienced by children and young people has now been published by the Gambling Commission. The new framework document can ...
Gambling - LCCP changes on age and identity verification come into effect on 7 May
Reminder: From Today (7 May 2019) Operators of online Gambling platforms will be required to verify a customer’s age before they can deposit money or access free-play games, and verify their name, address and date of birth before they can g...
Gambling - New National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms Launches
The Gambling Commission have now formally launched their new 3 year strategy for reducing what they define as gambling harms. The 3 year strategy is supported by its own website: www.reducinggamblingharms.org. The Commission describe their sole ...