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Betting and gaming industry: The Facts
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It’s safe to say it’s been an eventful year for the BGC. The Covid-19 pandemic has presented its own challenges, but we haven’t taken our eye off our top priority – raising standards and driving big changes across our industry.
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With Britain facing its gravest challenge in living memory, BGC members rallied to support the national effort against Covid-19. Venues across the country stepped up to support frontline services, vulnerable individuals and communities.
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With betting shops and casinos shut and live sport – a major source of revenue for shops – cancelled, the BGC fought to safeguard the 64,000 industry jobs at risk.
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A computer engineer from West Yorkshire and his girlfriend turned their home into a make shift factory to keep NHS workers safe at the height of the pandemic.
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The BGC and its members have re-affirmed their support for a 10-point Covid action plan to protect customers and staff following the latest lockdown in England.
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A £10 million plan has been launched to highlight the dangers associated with betting at a young age.
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by Lee Willows and Anna Hemmings YGAM and GamCare are working in partnership to deliver the ‘Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme: Education, Training, Support’.
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The BGC has scooped a top award after raising £2.9m for NHS Charities Together from the virtual Grand National.
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A ban on TV betting ads during live sports programmes has been hailed a huge success after the number of children viewing them plummeted.
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Betting shops have scored a major success in preventing under-18s from betting.
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by Laurence Robertson MP I am pleased to be working with the Betting and Gaming Council at such a crucial time for the industry.
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BGC Chairman Brigid Simmonds on the year ahead The Betting and Gaming Council launched a year ago with 22 commitments on safer gambling, an issue that informed every aspect of our work to date, alongside our determination to improve standards in the industry.
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Number of safer gambling messages on betting websites more than doubles since launch of Betting and Gaming Council’s lockdown pledges.
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