Western Europe

Bacta meet with the Minister and explore industry road map

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  A senior Bacta delegation, comprising National President Gabi Stergides, President elect James Miller and CEO John White met last week with the Gambling Minister Mims Davies and her Civil Service advisers. The meeting, which took place on Wednesday 6 February, was held at Portcullis House and followed the Minister’s attendance at November’s Bacta Parliamentary…

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ASA: new standards protecting children from irresponsible gambling ads

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  The Advertising Standards Authority has published new standards to protect children and young people from irresponsible gambling ads. This follows a review of the evidence on advertising’s impact on under-18s and rulings by the Advertising Standards Authority. The last review was carried out in 2014. The evidence suggests that exposure to gambling ads that comply with…

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The UK government seeks public referendum on loot boxes

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  The United Kingdom government will be conducting a public referendum on whether loot boxes to be allowed or not. Some other European countries, like the Netherlands, have already banned loot boxes. UK, on the other hand, is trying to do a Brexit of loot boxes. Many countries began exploring the link between loot boxes…

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UKGC to launch probe into unlicensed gambling streams

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is going to launch an enquiry following a Eurogamer investigation that unearthed two websites played by streamers were unlicensed. It is currently illegal for unlicensed websites to be promoted on live-streaming websites. UKGC is in talks with Twitch about the investigation. The commission asked Eurogamer not to publicize the…

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UK may implement cut of FOBT maximum stakes earlier than announced

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  The British culture minister Jeremy Wright said the government is planning to prepone the implementation of the planned reduction of the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Earlier, the date of implementation was October 2019. It could be proposed by six months to April 2019. It is a real twist in the tale,…

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Silcock Leisure’s Justin Prescott joins bacta SR Exchange panel

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  The bacta Social Responsibility Exchange will take place in London on 21st November, the day immediately prior to the bacta Convention and AGM. The free-to-attend event offers a packed day with high profile speakers, panel discussions and workshops, all focused on achieving best practice. From the outset the event was designed to be inclusive,…

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