Gambling
MPs launch investigation into regulation of gambling
The Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) select committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s approach to the regulation of gambling, following warnings that “more needs to be done to protect people, including children, from gambling-related harm”.
The cross-party committee, made up of 11 MPs, have said that the inquiry will investigate, “the progress the government has made in addressing the issues raised by parliament, how to ensure regulation can keep up with innovations in online gambling and the links between gambling and broadcasting and sport.”
The call for evidence will also consider what additional problems arise when online gambling companies are based outside UK jurisdiction.
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) have welcomed the inquiry, stating it would be a “further opportunity for the regulated industry to show our continued commitment to raising standards in safer gambling and to demonstrating our support for the UK economy.”
"I am sure that the committee’s inquiry, like the government’s gambling review, will be genuinely ‘evidence-led’ and has to strike a careful balance in making recommendations that are about protecting the vulnerable, while not unfairly impacting on the millions of customers who bet perfectly safely and responsibly."
The inquiry is currently open for evidence and is due to end on 10 February 2023.
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