The UK’s gambling reform programme may be far from complete. While regulators continue implementing measures stemming from the Gambling Act Review, attention in Westminster is increasingly turning to a much bigger question: whether Britain’s gambling laws need to be rewritten altogether. That conversation gained further momentum after Labour MP Alex Ballinger argued that the Gambling […]
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According to Paul Scully, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy, the United Kingdom’s long-awaited gambling white paper might be issued in the next few weeks. Scully acknowledged that the paper was nearing completion during his speech at a meeting of the UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), of which he […]
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Since the pandemic began and various health and safety measures took effect, there has been a significant uptick in online betting activities across the globe. This was not too surprising especially because of how deeply entwined gambling has become to various cultures. Even so, the uptick in online gambling activity also came with some problems […]
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The United Kingdom’s plans to review its gambling laws just got a major shakeup recently. John Whittingdale, the minister for media and data who also happens to have backed the expansion of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), has taken over the responsibility of the review. He takes over from sports minister Nigel Huddleston who was at […]
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When it was first conceptualized the Gambling Act was meant to act as a wholistic cover to protect the gamblers in the United Kingdom. However, just like many other industries across the planet, the gambling sector has been evolving, something that has in one way or the other rendered the previous laws and measure incompatible, […]
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