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BGC names Grainne Hurst as next chief executive officer

Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has named Entain executive Grainne Hurst as its new chief executive officer.

Hurst will assume her new role at the [...]

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BGC names Michael Dugher as next chairman

Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council is searching for a new chief executive to lead the industry body from April.

Current BGC chief executive Michael Dugher will [...]

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BGC urges continuing funding of gambling support charities

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is urging the UK government to ensure that independent research, education and treatment services for problem gambling continue to [...]

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BGC strengthens responsible advertising code

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced plans to update the Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising in the United Kingdom to further safeguard [...]

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ICO approves financial data sharing with UK gambling operators

The UK data regulator has confirmed its support for a proposal to share information between the financial sector and licensed gambling operators.

The Information Commissioner’s Office [...]

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Paul Scully MP

Gambling whitepaper only the start of reform process says MP

Gambling Minister Paul Scully has told industry stakeholders that the much-anticipated Government whitepaper on gambling reform in the UK is only the first step towards [...]

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Paul Scully MP-DCMS

BGC welcomes Paul Scully as Britain’s new gambling minister

Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council has welcomed the appointment of Paul Scully MP as Minister responsible for the betting and gaming industry.

Scully becomes the third [...]

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Betting and Gaming Council calls for action to combat energy crisis

Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council has called for urgent action by the next Prime Minister to protect the hospitality and leisure sector from “catastrophic” energy [...]

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Majority of British gamblers opposed to state-mandated spending rules

Research conducted by YouGov on behalf of Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council has found that a majority of gamblers in the UK are opposed to [...]

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Industry changing negative public perception, according to latest UK stats

The UK gambling sector is slowly turning around negative perceptions of the industry, according to new figures released by the Gambling Commission on Tuesday.

The proportion [...]

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Data reveals shocking rise in size of UK black market

The size of the gambling black market in the UK has more than doubled in just two years, from 220,000 users of unlicensed sites to [...]

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BGC

UK operators to trial Single Customer View problem gambling tool

Britain's Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) will trial a new system that aims to prevent problem gamblers hopping from one site to another.

The ‘Single Customer [...]

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