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What's new in the UK betting and gaming industry
1 February 2022

GAMSTOP to operate ‘Single Customer View’ trial

Betting and Gaming Council have today announced that the ‘Single Customer View’ trial, a new scheme to share data on those most at risk of gambling harm, will be run by the independent not-for-profit national self-exclusion organisation GAMSTOP.
20 January 2022

FEWER THAN ONE IN FIVE PUNTERS WILLING TO LET BETTING COMPANIES CARRY OUT STRICT ‘AFFORDABILITY’ CHECKS AMID BLACK MARKET WARNING

Fewer than one in five punters would be willing to let betting companies access their bank accounts or wage slips in order to have a flutter, a new poll has revealed.
30 December 2021

James Frith

It is for us all to ensure there is a sustainable, responsible model at the heart of the beautiful game.
29 December 2021

Lloyd Hartman

How Betway promote safer gambling while supporting sport.
27 December 2021

Steve Birch

The importance of Sky Bet’s powerful partnership with the English Football League.
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.
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