The Gambling Commission has today (29 April 2020) published its “Society lotteries reforms – consultation response” and guidance to licence holders on the implementation of LCCP Social Responsibility code provision 4.3.3 entitled “Information to lottery players: Proceeds and Prizes”. Its website announcement on this subject reads as follows: Society lotteries reforms – consultation response Following its consultation […]

Possibly prompted by questions posed to its Chief Executive by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on 27 April 2020, the Gambling Commission has today (29 April 2020) published an announcement entitled “Gambling Commission directs £9m to boost resilience of gambling harm treatment services during Covid-19” that states as follows: Millions of pounds paid […]

The European Gaming & Betting Association has today (28 April 2020) announced publication of the first Pan-European Code For Responsible Advertising For Online Gambling (that you can download below). Its press release states as follows: BRUSSELS, 28 April 2020 – The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has today published the first pan-European Code of […]

On the same day that the Betting & Gaming Council has today (27 June 2020) announced that its members will cease TV & radio gaming advertising during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, the UK Gambling Commission has published on its website the following “Advice to consumers on how gambling companies should keep you safe […]

The Betting and Gaming Council has today (27 April 2020) announced that as soon as possible but, in any event no later than Thursday of next week, 7 May 2020, all BGC members will – for a period of 6 weeks and at a minimum until 5 June 2020 – voluntarily remove all of their TV […]

UK licensed gambling operators should take note of the following two news items that the Gambling Commission has recently added to its AML News webpage: 6 April 2020: HM Treasury approval of guidance for remote and non-remote casinos HM Treasury has formally approved the Gambling Commission’s guidance for non-remote and remote casinos. A note reflecting this approval […]

Ahead of the future UK government review of the Gambling Act 2005 (announced in December last year), the Parliamentary All Party Betting & Gaming Group (“APBGG”) – that describes itself as “the only All Party Group to support the whole UK gambling industry” – has today (22 April 2020) announced that it is launching its […]

Due to the adoption by UK licensed gambling operators of changed working arrangements during the current coronavirus pandemic, the Gambling Commission has temporarily extended by 28 days the period of time within which operators must submit their regulatory returns. The Commission will apply these extended submission times to all regulatory returns that are due before 30 June […]

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee examines the value for money of Government projects, programmes and service delivery. Drawing on the work of the National Audit Office (“NAO”), the Committee holds government officials to account for the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of public spending. Following publication on 28 February 2020 by the National Audit […]