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26 December 2021

BGC SAYS SPORTS SPONSORSHIP MUST GO ‘HAND IN HAND’ WITH PROMOTING SAFER GAMBLING

Supporting some of the UK’s most popular sports with millions of pounds in sponsorship funding must go “hand in hand” with promoting safer gambling, the Betting and Gaming Council has declared.
20 December 2021

Kevin Clegg

Being a responsible business is core to Gamesys – a Bally's Corporation Company.
17 December 2021

BGC CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO LISTEN TO PUNTERS’ WARNINGS FOLLOWING ‘ALARMING’ SURVEY SHOWING VAST MAJORITY FEAR STRINGENT SPENDING CHECKS LEADING TO RISE IN UNSAFE BLACK MARKET

Betting and Gaming Council chief executive Michael Dugher has called on the Government to “take heed” of punters after a survey showed high levels of opposition to stringent checks on how much they are allowed to spend.
17 December 2021

Brigadier Peter Walker

How money raised by BGC members in the Britannia Stakes is helping the three Armed Forces charities carry out their work.
16 December 2021

CASINOS SEEK COVID SUPPORT PACKAGE ALONGSIDE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IF FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE NEEDED

Casinos have highlighted the need for a package of support measures from government if further Covid restrictions are introduced.
15 December 2021

New BGC report highlights contribution the regulated industry makes to communities, the economy and sport

A new report has underlined the significant contribution that the regulated betting and gaming industry makes to communities, the economy and sport.
13 December 2021

BGC BRINGS TOGETHER TECH PLATFORMS AND ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION IN FRESH DRIVE TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE FROM HARM

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has formed a cross-industry Ad Tech Forum with the largest online platforms to look at how the latest technology can be used to further protect children and vulnerable people online.
8 December 2021

BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO PUT CHILD PROTECTION ‘FRONT AND CENTRE’ OF GAMBLING WHITE PAPER

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has called on the Government to put child protection “front and centre” of the forthcoming Gambling White Paper.
6 December 2021

BGC WELCOMES LUCY POWELL AS NEW SHADOW SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT AND ALEX DAVIES-JONES AS SHADOW GAMBLING MINISTER

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Lucy Powell on her appointment as Labour’s new Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
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