Betting & Gaming
Gambling - Industry Group for Responsible Gambling updates advertising code
The Industry Group for Responsible Gaming (IGRC) Has released an updated 3rd edition of their Code of practice for socially responsible advertising, which will come into effect this year. IGRC is made up of the five trade association, which repres...
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Gaming - Labour propose statutory Levy on Gambling industry
In his speech to the Party Conference today the deputy Labour Leader, Tom Watson, will propose the introduction of a statutory levy on the Gambling Industry. Currently a voluntary donation equivalent to 0.1% of gross gambling yield is deeme...
Gambling Commission lottery consultation drawing to a close
Those wishing to comment upon the Gambling Commissions’ consultation regarding society lotteries have until the 30th September 2017. The Commission is seeking views on changes that will make it easier for consumers to understand where ...
Gaming - Remote gambling and software technical standards updates 1st October
Remote gambling and software technical standards details the specific technical standards and the security requirements that licensed remote gambling operators and gambling software operators need to meet. It comprises: Technical standards Secur...
Lords debate Gambling Advertising
This lunchtime the House of Lords have debated the effects of gambling advertisement on children. A debate proposed by Lord Chadlington (Conservative) raised concerns about the prominence, frequency and appropriateness of Gambling advertisin...
Odds shortening on FBOTs
The Times political editor Francis Elliot reported yesterday that a change to the stakes permitted on controversial B2 gaming machines was no longer being opposed by the treasury. The machines, described in some parts of the media as the ‘c...
National Gambling statistics published
The Gambling Commission has recently published a report it had commissioned which analyses, for the first time since 2010, national gambling data The full report prepared by NatCen Social research can be found here: 'Gambling behaviour in Great ...