The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and the central government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) are recognised as the two policymakers with the biggest impact on gambling regulations and policies.
There are many other stakeholders, of course, that have an impact – the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) trade and standards body, the various operators and suppliers themselves, harm prevention and minimisation groups and charities, and sports stakeholders, to name a few examples.
An authority often overlooked is local government and the influence city administrators can have on the industry was seen in two separate developments this week.
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In a notable case of media scrutiny, Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, has been facing pressure to make good on some electoral promises around gambling. According to The Standard, Caroline Russell, a Green ..