Puzzle upon puzzle marks the path ahead
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David Clifton’s current Licensing Expert article for SBC News published today (4 June 2020) and entitled “Puzzle upon puzzle marks the path ahead” – that you can download below – focuses upon the following key developments that have affected the UK licensed gambling industry over the last month or so:
- the UK Gambling Commission’s:
- additional customer interaction guidance for remote operators ahead of establishing whether “further targeted player protection measures are required on a permanent basis”,
- reminder to UK licence-holders of emerging money laundering and terrorist financing risks, following on from its previous AML reminder on the subject of furloughed Nominated Officers,
- findings arising from its investigation into PT Entertainment Services Limited,
- warning to white label providers arising from the FSB Technology regulatory settlement and
- consultation on changes to its corporate governance framework that is running until 26 June 2020
- forthcoming research by the Howard League Commission on Crime & Problem Gambling,
- GambleAware’s Treatment Needs and Gap Analysis Report raising the question whether gambling harm prevalence is considerably higher than presently thought,
- the launch by the BGC of its £10 million national gambling education and support programme,
- the Annual Report of the ASA and CAP entitled “Using Technology for Good” and an ASA report entitled “Children’s exposure to age-restricted TV ads: 2019 update” and
- the anticipated re-opening of betting shops and arcades and some casinos.
Download article PDF: SBC News – Puzzle upon puzzle marks the path ahead