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Harris Hagan: Legal Eye… The Gambling Commission’s powers to come

SBC News Harris Hagan: Legal Eye… The Gambling Commission’s powers to come

The government has pledged to reorganise the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to become a more capable and intelligence-led regulator overseeing UK Gambling’s statutory remit and future challenges. David Whyte Senior Associate at Harris Hagan, provides his legal eye on which new or enhanced regulatory powers will be granted to the Commission and its impact on licensees adjustment to UK gambling’s …

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Gambling APPG launches inquiry of White Paper’s scope & remit

SBC News Gambling APPG launches inquiry of White Paper’s scope & remit

The Gambling Related Harm All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has initiated an inquiry related to the Government’s White Paper on Gambling Reforms, titled ‘High Stakes: Gambling Reform for the Digital Age.’ The inquiry intends to assess whether measures outlined in the White Paper can be achieved and to make further recommendations to the government “during the White Paper’s consultation phase”.  The …

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Over 400,000 signatures collected as ‘Back Your Local Bookie’ campaign gets underway

SBC News Over 400,000 signatures collected as ‘Back Your Local Bookie’ campaign gets underway

Aiming to reaffirm the status of bookmakers as a hub of local communities, The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) are encouraging people to sign a petition in support of the ‘Back Your Local Bookie’ campaign. Citing the interaction between the staff and the consumers, the campaign aims to assert the belief of the ABB that ‘responsible gambling is at the …

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LBO staff take 1m signatures to Downing Street

SBC News LBO staff take 1m signatures to Downing Street

Betting shop staff are to present a petition signed by 1m people to Downing Street today in a bid to get the government to push back its current relentless changes to the regulation of bookmakers. Campaigns against FOBTs, so called ‘clustering’ of shops and the accusations that the industry is targeting poor areas has left the government feeling vulnerable to …

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