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UKGC Introduces New Deposit Limit Rules

The HALLO ECHO

Reading Time: 2 minutes   The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is going to implement new deposit limit rules to help customers manage their spending. Operators are currently required to offer tools so customers can easily set personal budgets for gambling at registration or when they first deposit money into their gambling account. To increase consumer…

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UKGC Publishes Second Annual Report from Gambling Survey for Great Britain

The HALLO ECHO

Reading Time: 3 minutes   The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published the second annual report from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB), the world’s largest dedicated study of gambling participation, behaviours and consequences. Produced by National Centre for Social Research and University of Glasgow the survey has undergone independent review and complements the…

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UK Gambling Commission to close Advisory Board for Safer Gambling

The HALLO ECHO

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK Gambling Commission has announced that the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG) will close following the completion of its original remit. ABSG was established to provide oversight and challenge in relation to the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. With the conclusion of that strategy and the delivery of…

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Elizabeth Varley, solicitor at licensing law firm Poppleston Allen, shares a handy refresher on the UK’s statutory levy, including the who, how much, why and how to pay

1 1 The HALLO ECHO

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Invoices are now available for payment on eServices Invoices for the Statutory Levy are now available on the Gambling Commission’s eServices. Payment must be made by 30 September 2025. Licensees should have been contacted to make payment via the ‘Invoices and Payments’ tab of their eServices account. For anyone who…

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UKGC Launches New Consumer Voice Framework

The HALLO ECHO

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has unveiled a new and improved Consumer Voice framework, marking a major step forward in how the regulator listens to and understands the experiences of people who gamble in Great Britain. The new framework expands the Commission’s research capabilities by introducing four specialist research suppliers, each…

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UKGC Suspends Licence of Wyke Gaming & Amusement Centre

The HALLO ECHO

Reading Time: < 1 minute   The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the licence of Wyke Gaming & Amusement Centre for failing to participate in a gambling harm reduction initiative and failing to have a complaints and disputes process in place. The operator failed to participate in a multi operator self-exclusion scheme – an…

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