06/02/22 BGC members mark Queen’s Jubilee with charity donations Bookies in the UK are donating all profits from the Britannia Stakes race at Royal Ascot.
05/24/22 BGC: Dugher warns strict gambling regulations would alienate public The chief executive of the BGC has continued his final volley as the UK government prepares to draw up new gambling legislation.
05/14/22 BGC: Dugher warns draconian gambling laws will push UK players to the black market The CEO of the Betting and Gaming Council has written an opinion piece warning against the imposition of draconian rules after the UK government’s review of gambling legislation.
05/06/22 BGC chair warns against major changes to RET duties in Britain The chair of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has warned against radical changes to the gambling sector’s research, education and treatment responsibilities.
05/04/22 Britain’s BGC completes first Gambling Anti-Money Laundering Group training day The industry group held the training day as it seeks to share AML best practice and increase operator standards.
04/04/22 BGC stresses importance of Grand National as heritage event Ahead of this weekend’s event, the industry lobby group warns against a clampdown on gambling in the UK.
02/20/22 BGC warns unlicensed gambling in Britain has doubled in two years The Betting and Gaming Council continues to warn of risk of unlicensed gambling in Britain as the industry awaits the government’s gambling white paper.
02/02/22 BGC selects Gamstop to run single-customer view trial The Betting and Gaming Council will test the use of a single-customer view to allow operators to identify at-risk players.
01/20/22 58% of UK gamblers reject affordability checks The Betting and Gaming Council has described a new survey as a “wake up call” for British legislators.
01/04/22 BGC encourage bookmakers’ sponsorships to promote safer gambling Great Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) called operators involved with sports sponsorship to also promote the importance of safer gambling.
12/16/21 BGC report highlights gaming operators’ CSR advances The report from the Betting and Gaming Council details two years of progress on corporate social responsibility.
12/13/21 BGC forms Ad Tech Forum to advise online gambling operators Tech giants such as Meta, Twitter, Google and Snap will help online gambling operators develop ways to protect children and other vulnerable groups.