Betting news tagged with 'bgc'

UK charities are poised to receive a significant boost from this year's Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot, as members of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) commit to donating all profits from the race to a selection of leading charitable organizations.

Read more » Charities Set to Win Big at Britannia Stakes Race as UK Bookmakers Pledge All Profits

A proposed increase in the UK's online betting tax could prompt a mass shift of players to unregulated gambling sites, according to a new survey and industry experts.

Research conducted by YouGov revealed that 65% of bettors in Great Britain believe a rise in online gambling taxes would encourage customers to turn to offshore, untaxed operators. The findings suggest that higher costs passed on to players could fuel black market activity and undermine regulated platforms.

Read more » BGC: UK Tax Hike risks Pushing Two Thirds of Bettors to Black Market

Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) CEO Grainne Hurst opened the annual Gambling Anti-Money Laundering Group (GAMLG) training event, emphasizing the importance of industry collaboration and highlighting the increasing threat posed by the illegal gambling black market.

Read more » BGC CEO warns of growing Threat of Illegal Gambling Black Market

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has declared new measures to further prevent those aged under 18 from seeing digital media advertisements.

Read more » BGC strengthens Advertisement Rules to Further Protect Under 18s

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) welcomes the new rules announced by the Government to crack down on illegal ads online as well as to better protect young people from harm.

Read more » BGC welcomes New Crackdown on Illegal Ads and Measures to further Protect Children Online

Over 80% of punters believe betting companies should be allowed to offer promotions such as free bets.

Read more » Most UK Punters believe Betting Companies should be allowed to offer Promotions such as Free Bets

Thanks to the Safer Gambling Week campaign, the number of punters that used safer gambling tools had skyrocketed, according to the new figures released Wednesday, March 8.

Read more » Safer Gambling Week sparks Increased Use of Safer Gambling Tools

The British-regulated betting and gaming industry shall create 15,000 tech jobs in the next five years, according to the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC).

Read more » 15,000 UK Tech Jobs to be created in next 5 Years, says BGC

The new figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm that problem gambling rates have plummeted to 0.2% from the start of this year to March 2022.

Latest statistics have shown that the rate of problem gambling in the year to March 2022 was 0.2%, down from the 0.4% from the previous year, and down from 0.3% in the last published yearly figures in February 2022. Meanwhile, the rates of problem gambling among women have remained the same, and low, at 0.1%.

Read more » New Figures confirm another Drop in Problem Gambling Rates in the UK

The ASA announced last week the new rules governing the use of sports celebrities and athletes in gaming and betting advertisements.

Read more » BGC announced New Rules on Advertising to Promote Safer Gambling

The UK's Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) issued a call for operators involved with sports sponsorship to also promote the importance of safer gambling.

According to the Betting and Gaming Council, a further push to promote safer gambling must go "hand in hand" with bookmakers' sponsorship of sports such as football, darts and racing.

Read more » BGC encourages Sports Sponsorship to promote Safer Gambling

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has called on the UK Government to prioritize child protection in its upcoming Gambling White Paper.

The White Paper is part of the government's Gambling Act Review, led by the Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) which looks to assess the 2005 Gambling Act and propose reforms.

Read more » BGC calls on UK Government to Prioritize Child Protection