The whirlwind period of July to September of 2022 saw gambling caught up in a farce of political affairs, providing leadership no help to navigate the headwinds of a changing economic climate. Interim results saw all gambling PLCs outline deep concerns on averse macroeconomic trends driven by high inflation and the costs of living crisis. Challenging factors to test the …
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Gambling with Lives (GWL) has handed PM Rishi Sunak a letter signed by six mothers bereaved of their children by gambling-related suicide. The mothers handed the letter to the PM at Downing Street, accompanied by leading reformist Sir Iain Duncan Smith (MP), demanding that the “gambling industry should not control research, education or treatment” of problem gambling in the UK. …
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Gambling Minister Paul Scully has warned industry leadership that the White Paper’s publishing of gambling reforms will not end discussions on gambling and its impact on society. Speaking at GambleAware‘s tenth annual conference, Scully, the fifth DCMS minister to oversee the Gambling Review’s agenda, recognised frustrations at the continued delay of the White Paper. “I am aware that you’ve seen …
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UK operators have been warned to prepare for the worst outcome of the gambling review, as PM Rishi Sunak has backed stringent reforms “to fix the catastrophe of online gambling“. As reported by Steven Swinford, Political Editor of The Times, Sunak will “resurrect plans to curb online gambling amid concerns about the number of people who are becoming addicted.” Sunak …
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Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle has resulted in yet another Minister taking the legislative helm of the UK gambling industry, Paul Scully MP. Scully has been the Conservative Party MP for Sutton and Cheam on the fringes of Greater London since 2015, and was most recently Minister of State for Local Government and Building Safety and Minister for London, positions held …
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UK Gambling has no ministerial steward, as Damian Collins has announced his resignation as an undersecretary of DCMS. Yesterday afternoon, Collins confirmed via a Twitter post his resignation from departmental duties, choosing to return to the backbenches and serve in his role as MP for Folkestone and Hythe. Departing DCMS, Collins highlighted the department’s “work to take forward the Online …
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Michelle Donelan has kept her ministerial role as Secretary of State for the department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS). Yesterday afternoon, new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared no changes to DCMS’ leadership, a department that has witnessed 11 secretarial changes in the past 12 years. An appointment of PM Liz Truss’ short-lived premiership, Donelan replaced Nadine Dorries as …
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As political commentators across the UK speculate which Conservative politician could be next to haunt the corridors of Number 10 Downing Street, bettors appear to be backing Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt as the “clear frontrunners” to succeed Liz Truss. According to Smarkets, Sunak has been given a 48% chance to become the next Prime Minister. Mordaunt, meanwhile, follows close …
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Betting exchanges have cited a whirlwind weekend pricing ‘Storm Liz’, as once again speculation swirls around a Conservative Party mutiny against its leader. Less than six weeks in office, PM Liz Truss is fighting for survival, as her chaotic economic recovery plan was ripped up by new chancellor Jeremy Hunt in an address this morning. Short on friends and allies …
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The Conservative Party leadership contest will conclude on Monday 5 September at 5 pm, ending an arduous five-week campaign to decide who will take over Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister. A reported 180,000 Conservative Party members received their postal ballots in August to cast their votes on whether Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak should become next party leader. Entering …
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