May. 01 2024
Source Page: Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: Supervision Report 2022-23Found: Commission’s supervisory activity 2.25 The Gambling Commission (GC) is the AML/CTF supervisory
May. 01 2024
Source Page: Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: Supervision Report 2020-22Found: The Gambling Commission is also the regulator for other gambling businesses operating in Great
May. 01 2024
Source Page: GDP Monthly Estimate: February 2024Found: 55 (accomodation), 56 (food and drink services), 75 (vetinary services), 79 (travel agencies), 92 (gambling
Mentions:
1: Lucy Frazer (Con - South East Cambridgeshire) We are now one year on from the publication of the landmark gambling White Paper and the Government - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) levy on the industry to correct the damage, or a polluter pays thing, as is being introduced for the gambling - Speech Link
Found: to members of the public, or (ii) the sale or supply of services (including facilities for gambling
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to protect (a) children and (b) young people from gambling harm.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
His Majesty’s Government recognises that, while millions of people gamble without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences. It is particularly important to take steps to protect those, particularly young people, who are at risk of experiencing gambling harm.
In April 2023 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a White Paper following our review of the Gambling Act 2005. The White Paper outlined a series of measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm and to ensure that people who are at risk of gambling harm and addiction are protected. These include new, frictionless financial risk checks, a stake limit for online slots games, improvements to customer-led tools, and tougher restrictions on bonuses and direct marketing. These measures will be complemented by strengthened messaging about the risks associated with gambling. The White Paper also contained a commitment to introduce a new statutory levy paid by operators to fund research, prevention, and treatment. In July 2023 the Gambling Commission also published a vulnerability statement, outlining its approach to identifying, supporting, and protecting consumers who are in vulnerable situations.
We are working with the Gambling Commission and others to bring the measures from the White Paper into force as quickly as possible, and have already published consultations on a number of important proposals so that we can finalise details ahead of their implementation.
Mentions:
1: None factor that is emerging there.We are also doing work with my colleague Heather Wardle at Glasgow on gambling - Speech Link
Found: to members of the public, or (ii) the sale or supply of services (including facilities for gambling
Asked by: Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of fixed-odds betting terminals there were in Midlothian constituency in each of the last five years.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Fixed-odds betting terminals refer to Category B2 gaming machines. In April 2019, the maximum stakes on these machines were reduced from £100 to £2. Following this reduction in maximum stakes there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of physical B2 machines in operation. The Gambling Commission’s industry statistics indicate that from April 2020 to March 2023 there were zero Category B2 gaming machines in operation across Great Britain.