In a blog and video posted on the Commission’s website, Rhodes seeks to answer important questions and clarify the most frequent misconceptions related to financial risk checks.
Having initiated the consultation phase of the gambling review’s white paper, Rhodes notes: “In the past six weeks, we have seen a significant amount of misinformation about proposed financial risk checks in direct responses to the consultation, both in the media and on social media.
To aid responses during the remaining weeks of the consultation, the Commission has published a series of questions and answers for UK stakeholders. The UKGC stands by its aim to strike the “right balance between allowing people the freedom to gamble and also conducting proportionate checks to identify and protect the most vulnerable customers from harm”.
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