UK standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has unveiled an animated video highlighting the regulated industry’s safer gambling record as well as its contribution to the economy and sport. The campaign also warns against the “unintended consequence” of the Government’s Gambling Review driving customers towards the illegal, online black market. A report by PWC revealed that over a 12-month […]

Responding to the launch of the government’s Gambling Review, Michael Dugher, chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, said: “As the standards body for the regulated industry, we strongly welcome the launch of the Government’s Review. We called for it to be wide-ranging and evidence-led, and it provides an important opportunity to drive further changes on safer gambling introduced […]

The number of safer gambling messages displayed on the websites of betting operators has more than doubled in just six months since the launch of a Betting and Gaming Council Covid action plan. The 10-pledge plan was unveiled at the start of the first Covid-19 lockdown in March and set out the standards expected of BGC members during the pandemic. […]

The Betting and Gaming Council has welcomed the Government’s decision to let betting shops re-open in Tier 3 areas with severe restrictions in place. Prime minster Boris Johnson confirmed the move as he set out details of how England will come out of the national lockdown from December 3rd. BGC chief executive Michael Dugher also vowed to keep fighting for […]

UK casinos and betting shops have offered to voluntarily introduce fresh Covid restrictions in order to be allowed to re-open in Tier 3 areas after the latest English lockdown. In a direct plea to Cabinet ministers Michael Gove and Matt Hancock, Betting and Gaming Council chief executive Michael Dugher said the venues will go even further than they already have […]

Michael Dugher, CEO of UK standards body the Betting and Gaming Council, has marked the beginning of ‘Safer Gambling Week’ by saying that the industry is committed to safer gambling “not for one week but for all year round”. And Covid-19 restrictions which have led to the closure of betting shops and casinos across the UK will not prevent the […]

After weeks of closure and with hundreds of jobs at risk, the casino industry in Scotland has joined forces to urge the Scottish Government to change its current tiering restrictions which are forcing venues to remain closed. 11 casino venues in Scotland which support more than 700 jobs in Aberdeen, Dundee Edinburgh and Glasgow, have launched a petition encouraging its […]

Nigel Huddleston, Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, and UK Gambling Commission Chief Executive, Neil McArthur, have today confirmed the Department’s and Commission’s support of Safer Gambling Week 2020, the national campaign to raise awareness of safer gambling. Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, Nigel Huddleston said: “Gambling operators have a responsibility to keep customers safe from harm. I’m pleased that the industry […]

The Betting and Gaming Council have re-affirmed their 10-pledge Covid action plan to protect staff and customers as the second national lockdown in England gets underway. The standards body initially unveiled the pledges, which set out the standards expected of BGC members, at the time of the UK-wide lockdown in March. It followed concerns that the closure of betting shops […]

The Betting and Gaming Council has called on the UK government to take a “science-led approach” and allow casinos and betting shops to safely re-open when the latest England-wide Covid lockdown ends. The standards body, which represents the regulated betting and gaming industry, said there was no evidence that the venues have contributed to the spread of the virus. It […]