05/22/22 British associations publish safer design code for gaming machines The code agreed on by Bacta, the Bingo Association and the Betting and Gaming Council, includes a ban on losses disguised as wins on land-based gaming machines.
03/02/22 British gaming hall association Bacta updates its safer gambling portal Bacta has updated the functionality of its bactaPortal.
11/30/21 Bacta calls for regulatory sandbox to allow trials of new products The association wants the British amusement sector to have the flexibility to be able to try out new gaming machine innovations.
08/04/21 Bacta creates new working group on machine gaming standards The British trade association for arcades and gaming machine suppliers has created a working group on technical standards that aims to inform regulators.
03/25/21 Bacta calls for earlier reopening for gaming centres The trade association is calling for adult gaming centres (AGC) in England to be allowed to reopen on April 12 at the same time as other non-essential businesses.
03/04/21 Bacta to challenge UK’s AGC reopening dates The British Amusement Catering Trade Association is mounting a legal challenge against the government alleging discrimination.
07/20/18 BACTA lobbies for FOBTs reform in the UK The trade body is expected to meet Treasury officials to discuss the delay on the FOBTs reduction.
04/09/18 Bacta urges UKGC to reconsider its FOBTs stance The trade association called for the UKGC to reconsider its recommendations for FOBTs maximum stakes.
03/16/17 More opponents to FOBTs in the UK The British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) revealed their opposition to the fixed-odd betting machines (FOBTs).
