The Gambling Commission has today (4 February 2021) announced that, following a review of the operating licence held by Aspers (Stratford City) Limited (“Aspers Stratford”) in relation to its Aspers Stratford City Casino in London, it has: issued a warning to Aspers Stratford for breaches relating to anti-money laundering processes, failing to comply with customer […]
The Betting and Gaming Council (“BGC”) has today (4 February 2021) published a PwC report dated 3 February 2021 entitled “Review of unlicensed online gambling in the UK” (that you can download below). The objective of the PwC study behind the report is described as having been: “… to provide an objective, evidence-based review of unlicensed […]
In her article for the January/February 2021 edition of Pub & Bar, entitled “Dedicated Hospitality Minister debate provides hope for pub & bar sector” (that you can download below), Suzanne Davies found reasons to be hopeful from an 11 January 2021 parliamentary debate prompted by public petitions attracting a quarter of a million signatures. Notwithstanding […]
We reported in June 2020 on creation by the Gambling Commission of an interim Experts by Experience Group recruited by the Commission to provide it with expert independent advice based on its members’ personal lived experience of gambling harms. The following month, comments by David Clifton featured in an article for Vixio (formerly Gambling Compliance) […]
In the form of an updated actions map (that you can download below), the Gambling Commission has today (3 February 2021) published its latest update in the delivery of the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. Commenting on this, the Gambling Commission states as follows: The latest update, published by the Gambling Commission, provides detailed information […]
Ladbrokes received an adverse ruling today (3 February 2021) from the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) to the effect that a VOD ad for Ladbrokes, seen on All4 on 25 October 2020, depicted gambling behaviour that was socially irresponsible. You can download that ruling (on LC International Ltd t/a Ladbrokes) below. The ad showed various people […]
Following publication of the BGC’s Game Design Code of Conduct and last year’s consultation on the same subject-matter, the Gambling Commission has today (2 February 2021) published its ‘Consultation Response for online games design and reverse withdrawals and proposed changes to the design of online slots’ (that you can download below). The following new rules […]
