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DCMS Minister Damian Collins has confirmed that the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) did not inform the department of its assessment of Public Health England (PHE)’s cost reports. Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire, asked the Minister during a parliamentary questions session to clarify ‘on what date’ the UKGC had informed the DCMS that the findings of PHE cost estimate were ‘unreliable’. Collins, the …

Following yesterday’s passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, sporting organisations across the country continue to pay their respects by postponing their weekend fixtures. DCMS has advised that it is for individual sporting bodies to decide whether to maintain fixtures as the government will impose no obligation to cancel sport events scheduled to take place this weekend. The only requirement …

William Hill and Betfred have separately confirmed that their betting shops will be closed on Friday 9 September to respect the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  The Big-4 retail bookmakers announced their decision to close shops on Friday via Twitter. William Hill stated: “We’re saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. “Queen Elizabeth II, …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has cited progress on achieving the priority areas of its new ‘three-year Corporate Strategy’, helping improve the governance of licensed gambling businesses. corp The Commission published its 2021/2022 ‘Annual Report & Accounts (April 2021-March 2022)’ assessing its performance, measures and compliance work to make gambling safer in Britain. The compliance work was undertaken over the …

 The office of 10 Downing Street has confirmed the appointment of Michelle Donelan as new Secretary of State for DCMS. The MP for Chippenham (Wiltshire) will replace incumbent Nadine Dorries, who has chosen not to serve in the senior cabinet of new PM Liz Truss, having stated her preference to ‘return to the backbenches’. Under PM Boris Johnson, Donelan served …

Nadine Dorries has confirmed that she has resigned from duties as Secretary of State for DCMS, choosing not to serve in the senior cabinet of new Prime Minister Liz Truss.    The MP for Mid Bedfordshire is reported to have turned down a direct request by Truss to stay in charge of leading DCMS directives. A steadfast ally of Boris Johnson, …

Allwyn UK will be allowed to begin the transition process to become the new operating company of the National Lottery. Yesterday afternoon, parent company Allwyn Entertainment AG announced that Camelot Group had withdrawn its appeal of enabling rights granted by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to Allwyn UK. The appeal formed part of Camelot UK and IGT Plc’s High Court …

DCMS has extended the tenures of John Baillie and Catharine Seddon as commissioners, providing policy guidance and regulatory oversight to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).  The tenures have been extended for the period covering 31 December 2022 until 10 April 2024.  Baillie and Seddon have served as UKGC advisors since 2016, having been appointed by former DCMS Secretary John Whittingdale, …

GambleAware has joined growing calls for the government to revise its recent policy update on protecting minors and young audiences with video game incentives/engagements.  Last week, DCMS revealed new industry measures to be adopted by video game platforms and publishers that will restrict the purchase of ‘loot boxes’ without parental consent. The ‘parental locks’ were deemed as the headline measure …

DCMS has come under fire for not being tough enough on its policy related to loot box engagements and the safety of children and minors playing video games. On Monday, DCMS announced that video game platforms must ensure that parental locks are applied to loot box purchases – requiring children/minors to get parental consent to purchase loot boxes and in-game …