UKGC appoints new Chair for the RGSB

The regulatory body from the UK has appointed a new Chair for the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board.

UK.- The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed on Monday that Dr Anna van der Gaag has been appointed as the new Chair for the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB), which is the commission’s expert advisors on the research, education and treatment required to reduce gambling-related problems.

Van der Gaag is set to join RGSB as a member with immediate effect and will succeed Sir Christopher Kelly, whose term ends in March 2019. The UKGC said that she has a particular interest in how regulators can be proactive in the prevention of harm.

Dr Anna van der Gaag, speaking about her appointment said: “Gambling-related harms are increasingly recognised as a public health issue requiring robust collective action. I am thrilled by this opportunity to join a team with such a passionate commitment to understanding and reducing harms and raising awareness of the personal and societal costs that can arise from gambling activities.”

Bill Moyes, Gambling Commission Chair said: “It is with pleasure that we announce Dr Anna van der Gaag as the new Chair of RGSB. She brings with her a wealth of experience in health, social care and the prevention of harm that will be an asset in advising on how to implement the next National Strategy, which will launch in April 2019 and on which we will shortly be consulting.”