The EGR B2B Awards 2021 Ceremony will take place on 6 & 7 July 2021: the programme for the Ceremony can be found here and the Awards shortlist for each category can be found here. David Clifton has been pleased to once again judge a number of those categories and wishes good fortune to all who […]
In addition to publishing information regarding: updated CPS guidance relating to The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (pre-dated by our own website posting entitled “Are section 330 POCA ‘failure to disclose’ prosecutions now on the cards?”) and the NCA’s National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime (reported by us here), the Gambling Commission has, […]
In its current fortnightly e-Bulletin newsletter (published today 28 June 2021), the Gambling Commission has published a notification in which it explains that it will soon be launching a new “Apply for a personal licence” service. Those who are in the process of preparing their personal licence application or Annex A personal disclosure form (or who […]
The Financial Action Task Force has today (25 June 2021) announced Malta’s inclusion on the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring by reason of strategic deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing, stating as follows: In June 2021, Malta made a high-level political commitment to work with the FATF […]
On the same day (24 June 2021) that the opening of Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas introduces the Las Vegas Strip’s first truly cashless casino, the UK’s Gambling Commission website has published – in a website posting entitled “Consumer views on cashless payments in land-based gambling” – data on British consumers’ use of and views […]
As previously reported by us here, in December 2020 the Gambling Commission commenced a consultation in relation to its proposal to change the research methodology it uses to collect gambling participation and problem gambling prevalence statistics. It has now published its Consultation Response, the Executive Summary to which reads as follows: Executive summary – participation […]
On 22 June 2021, the Government published updated ‘Working safely during Coronavirus (COVID-19’ guides that cover a range of different types of work in England, including the following which will be of relevance for those in the hospitality and leisure sectors: Heritage locations: Guidance for people who work or volunteer in heritage locations. Hotels and […]
In a website posting entitled “Understanding how consumers engaged with gambling advertising in 2020”, the Gambling Commission has published online survey data (that you can download below) in relation to consumers’ awareness of advertising, social media use and the impact it has in the context of gambling in 2020. Of note is inclusion within the […]
The Advertising Standards Authority has, very sensibly in our view, declined to uphold a complaint that reference to the mid-1980s film “The Goonies” within a paid-for Facebook post for Ladbrokes was likely to be of particular appeal to those under 18 years of age and therefore breached the CAP Code. Responding to the complaint, LC […]
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has today (14 June 2021) deferred until 19 July 2021 implementation of the fourth step within the Government’s roadmap for easing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England. Within his statement (that you can download below) he said: “As things stand – and on the basis of the evidence I can see […]
