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Year in Review Part Four – UKGC reaches conclusions and M&A sagas come to a close

SBC News Year in Review Part Four - UKGC reaches conclusions and M&A sagas come to a close

The final quarter of the year saw huge news across a range of areas of the international betting and gaming industry, as two major acquisition sagas concluded – with differing results – and the UKGC made a number of important announcements.  In the second half of 2021, the betting sector closely followed a prominent transatlantic development, as major US player …

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BGC lauds industry’s ‘huge contribution’ in community and social initiatives

SBC News BGC lauds industry's ‘huge contribution’ in community and social initiatives

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has provided an overview of the gambling industry’s 2021 CSR initiatives, focusing on community outreach, economic and social contribution, promotion of equality and diversity, employee support and environmental initiatives.  A number of prominent companies were highlighted in the report, including bet365 Group, Flutter Entertainment, William Hill, Gamesys and Entain, whilst BGC members in general …

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Gambling Minister calls for operators to ‘step in’ but dismisses £100 affordability checks

SBC News Gambling Minister calls for operators to ‘step in’ but dismisses £100 affordability checks

Chris Philp, DCMS Gambling Minister, has outlined the government’s strategy to counter gambling related harm, offering an update on the progress of the White Paper on the 2005 Gambling Act review. Giving a keynote speech entitled ‘Collaboration in the Prevention of Gambling Harms’ at GambleAware’s ninth annual conference, the Minister highlighted the need for a collaborative approach involving various industry …

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Andrew Rhodes: UKGC will no longer tolerate repeat offenders

SBC News Andrew Rhodes: UKGC will no longer tolerate repeat offenders

Andrew Rhodes, Interim Chief Executive of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), has warned industry leadership that his department will no longer tolerate “recidivist behaviours towards compliance” as operators are ordered to maintain their licensing duties. Speaking at GambleAware’s Annual Conference, Rhodes stated that the Commission supported the conference’s key theme of ‘deeper collaboration to prevent gambling harms’. However, stakeholder ambitions …

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GambleAware launches £300k research project into minority communities experience of gambling harms

SBC News GambleAware launches £300k research project into minority communities experience of gambling harms

GambleAware continues to bolster its research capacity, confirming that it has sanctioned a £300,000 grant to an academic consortium that will examine the ‘lived experiences of minority communities around gambling harms’.  A consortium led by Ipsos MORI and the University of Manchester, working in collaboration with ClearView Research, won a bid to take on GambleAware’s 18-month research project – whose …

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GambleAware recommissions the Scottish Gambling Education Hub

SBC News GambleAware recommissions the Scottish Gambling Education Hub

GambleAware has recommissioned the Scottish Gambling Education Hub (SGEH) for a further three years. Run by Edinburgh-based youth wellbeing and education charity Fast Forward, the SGEH has delivered gambling harm and addiction awareness courses since 2018. Fast Forward will maintain its grant funding by GambleAware to support young people and adults o raise awareness of gambling harms across Scottish communities, …

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GambleAware commissions research into women’s gambling harms

SBC News GambleAware commissions research into women's gambling harms

Industry-funded body GambleAware has awarded a £250,000 grant for new research into women’s lived experience of gambling harms to a team of experts who will investigate the journeys of both gamblers and/or as ‘affected others’. The grant was awarded through a competitive process to a team led by Kelsey Beninger, Director at IFF Social Research Agency in collaboration with Maria …

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GambleAware enlarges board to guide new strategy

SBC News GambleAware enlarges board to guide new strategy

GambleAware has expanded its governance board, announcing the appointment of four new trustees, to help the charity achieve the objectives of its new five-year organisational strategy.  The trustees will strengthen GambleAware’s oversight on public health matters and the commissioning of grants for gambling harm research, education and treatment (RET) projects. Labour House of Lords peer Baroness Hillary Armstrong joins the …

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GambleAware: NGTS campaign hits record engagement with target audience

Zoe Osmund, GambleAware

GambleAware cites continued progress on its objective of raising awareness of the National Gambling Treatment Service (NGTS), amongst the primary target audience of high-risk male gamblers – PGSI 8+. The gambling harm RET charity headline campaign has secured engagement amongst 74% of high-risk male gamblers in August 2021, and 79% amongst affected others.  Positive feedback saw increasing numbers of high-risk …

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