12/07/21 Belgian Gaming Commission calls for limits on betting at newspaper stores The Belgian gambling regulator has called for a new royal decree to limit sports betting to larger newspaper stores.
11/27/21 BGC appoints David Willetts as communications and digital director Willetts will join the Betting and Gaming Council from the Ministry of Defence.
11/18/21 BGC welcomes Facebook opt-out for betting ads Facebook is to introduce an opt-out option for the vast majority of betting adverts on the social media platform.
10/23/21 Betway donates West Ham assets to responsible gaming campaign The ‘Take Time to Think’ campaign was displayed at the televised Premier League match versus Tottenham Hotspur.
10/17/21 BGC encourages customers to use safe gambling tools The UK Betting and Gaming Council has launched a new campaign with the slogan “Take Time To Think”.
09/20/21 BGC welcomes Nadine Dorries appointment as Secretary of State The gaming industry group has welcomed the appointment of Nadine Dorries as the UK government’s secretary of state for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports.
09/10/21 Dugher: “Gambling advertising does not equal harm” The CEO of the Betting and Gaming Council says the public finds all advertising annoying, not specifically gambling ads.
09/07/21 BGC members to create apprenticeships for young people The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has pledged to launch 5,000 apprenticeships for young people in Britain’s betting and gaming industry.
08/09/21 BGC promises to “maintain the momentum” on safer gambling As the new football season kicks off, the British gaming trade association has highlighted the steps it’s taken.
07/18/21 BGC welcomes Snapchat opt-out for gambling ads Snapchat is giving users in the UK the option to opt out of seeing gambling ads.
07/15/21 BGC blasts “bizarre” curfew for Scottish casinos The BGC said the decision to impose a midnight curfew on Scottish casinos was inexplicable.
07/14/21 UK Charities Commission probes YGAM links with BGC The UK Charities Commission has opened a regulatory compliance case on responsible gambling charity YGAM due to links with the industry body.
07/08/21 UK: 47% drop in TV betting ads during Euro 2020 group stage The Betting and Gaming council has reported that the number of betting ads shown on TV during the Euros group stage were almost half the amount seen during the last World Cup.
06/14/21 BGC fights back against calls for gambling ad ban during Euros The BGC’s chief executive Michael Dugher has said the call for a ban on gambling ads during the Euros is not backed by evidence.
05/27/21 UK: BGC slams Lords’ “fantasy” gambling reform proposals The House of Lords has followed up its proposal for gambling reforms with an economic analysis, and the industry isn’t impressed.
