Archivos de etiqueta: BGC

The Betting and Gaming Council has urged the Chancellor against using a proposed new gambling tax simplification measure to further raise taxes which will threaten sports including horse racing. In the Autumn Statement, the Government confirmed it will consult on new proposals to bring remote betting into a single tax, replacing the current three-tax structure….

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Lucy Frazer MP on becoming the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and urged her to publish the Gambling White Paper without delay. BGC chief executive Michael Dugher welcomed her appointment to Cabinet on behalf of the 110,000 people whose jobs rely on…

Betting shops in Scotland have been ordered to switch off their gaming machines, just days after the Scottish Government announced it was lifting the controversial ban. In an apparent U-turn, bookmakers have been told that their customers must not be allowed to play the machines until further notice. The surprising move came despite the Scottish…

La industria del juego del Reino Unido, liderada por el Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), la Bingo Association (BA) y la British Amusement Catering Trade Association (bacta), ha anunciado hoy que la Safer Gambling Week 2020 se llevará a cabo del 19 al 25 de noviembre. La campaña anual se basa en el éxito de la Semana del Juego Responsable, que comenzó en 2017...

Director and CEOs from Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Lottomatica, Intralot, Inspired Gaming Group, GLI, Danish Gambling Authority and Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency are meeting at the first Brasilian Gaming Congress in November in Rio de Janeiro to showcase how sensible and well-executed regulation of sportsbetting can contribute to preserving the integrity of sports. With the…