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26 September 2023

Bahar Alaeddini named an Emerging Leader of Gaming 40 under 40

We are very delighted to announce that Partner Bahar Alaeddini has been named an Emerging Leader of Gaming 40 under...
Harris Hagan
5
22 September 2023

DCMS publishes correction to online slots consultation

On 20 September 2023, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) published a correction note in respect of its...
Adam Russell
6
22 September 2023

DCMS Committee inquiry on gambling regulation

In case you missed it earlier in the month, on 5 September 2023, the Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP (Gambling...
Harris Hagan
6
22 September 2023

Julian Harris wins VIXIO’s 2023 Compliance Lifetime Achievement Award

We are very delighted to announce that Consultant and Founder Julian Harris has been awarded the Global Regulatory Award for...
Harris Hagan
9
22 September 2023

Gambling Commission establishes Industry Forum

On 14 September 2023, the Gambling Commission announced the establishment of an Industry Forum, to be made up of representatives...
Bahar Alaeddini
9
22 September 2023

White Paper Series: Regulatory Panel changes – Fair or unfair?

In this blog, we consider the Gambling Commission’s most recent proposals to the Regulatory Panel. It will not come as...
Bahar Alaeddini
9
22 September 2023

White Paper Series: Defining the Future VIXIO Webinar

On 15 September 2023, Bahar Alaeddini appeared as a panellist on a VIXIO Regulatory Intelligence (formerly GamblingCompliance) webinar titled “UK...
Harris Hagan
7
1 September 2023

Gambling Commission sets its sights on late regulatory returns and incorrect fee categories

In its latest E-Bulletin, the Gambling Commission has reminded operators that it is a licence condition (15.3.1 of the Licence...
Gemma Boore
10
1 September 2023

Advertise with caution: ASA shine AI-fuelled torch on foul play

Traditionally, the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) have relied on “limited, labour-intensive manual searches and complaints from the public” to monitor...
Gemma Boore
8
24 August 2023

Gambling Commission publishes new remote customer interaction guidance

On 23 August 2023, the Gambling Commission announced that they have published new remote customer interaction guidance in relation to...
Adam Russell
14
24 August 2023

White Paper Series: Time to think – Gambling Commission consultation on land-based age verification measures

On 26 July 2023, the Gambling Commission opened its first consultation (the “Consultation”) following the White Paper. This included proposals...
Chris Biggs
12
18 August 2023

Online Advertising Programme Consultation: Impacts for the gambling industry

The UK Government recently published the response to its Online Advertising Programme (“OAP”) consultation, which will have consequences for gambling...
Adam Russell
12
18 August 2023

White Paper Series: Gambling Commission’s remote game design proposals – simply following suit?

On 26 July 2023, the Gambling Commission’s opened its first consultation (the “Consultation”) following the White Paper. This included proposals...
Jessica Wilson
10
11 August 2023

White Paper Series: Give your two pounds’ worth on DCMS’ consultation for online slots stake limits

The consultation season well and truly began on 26 July 2023, with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”)...
Chris Biggs
10
11 August 2023

White Paper Series: Transforming corporate culture by “driving personal accountability and responsibility” for lookers-on seeing most of the game?

The White Paper included a fleeting mention of extending the requirement to hold a personal management licence (“PML”).  In the...
Bahar Alaeddini
11
3 August 2023

White Paper Series: Direct marketing and cross-selling in the crossfire

Welcome back to Harris Hagan’s White Paper Series of articles. We have previously discussed the UK Government’s proposals relating to...
Gemma Boore
9
27 July 2023

Source of funding: A glimmer of hope on the horizon?

It is no secret that source of funding has been an area of uncertainty and, often intense, frustration in recent...
Jessica Wilson
16
27 July 2023

White Paper Series: Cryptoassets

Adopting the term cryptoassets as opposed to cryptocurrencies, the White Paper devotes little time to the fast growing consumer demand...
Hilary Stewart-Jones
10
26 July 2023

White Paper Series: DCMS and the Gambling Commission launch public consultations

On 26 July 2023, the Gambling Commission and DCMS both launched the first three public consultations concerning proposals contained in...
Adam Russell
14
11 July 2023

White Paper Series: Update from the Gambling Commission

On 7 July 2023, Tim Miller, Executive Director of Research and Policy at the Gambling Commission, published an update on...
Jessica Wilson
16
11 July 2023

HM Treasury consultation: Reform of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing supervisory regime

On 30 June 2023, HM Treasury published its consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing supervisory system...
Chris Biggs
15
5 July 2023

White Paper Series: Gambling sponsorship of sport – a modern endemic or just the weapon du jour in political warfare?

Twenty years after the first partnership between a Premier League football team and a gambling company, the Premier League clubs...
Chris Biggs
18
4 July 2023

White Paper Series: The Gambling Commission’s powers – more to come?

As all stakeholders seek to get to grips with the White Paper and their focus is drawn to its high-profile...
David Whyte
17
3 July 2023

White Paper Series: Low(er) stakes gambling in the high stakes White Paper

An objective of the review of the Gambling Act 2005 was to protect players from the risk of harm, and...
Francesca Burnett-Hall
14
3 July 2023

White Paper Series: Cashless payments – finally bringing the land-based sector into the digital age?

In the year ending March 2021, nearly £910 million was generated from gaming machines in Great Britain (excluding those located...
Bahar Alaeddini
15
30 June 2023

Judgement by the company you keep: Licensees’ responsibilities for third parties

On 19 June 2023, the Gambling Commission released its new hub addressing licensees’ responsibilities for third parties (the “Hub”). In...
Chris Biggs
14
30 June 2023

Match or no match: the million-pound question for the High Court

The High Court’s decision to dismiss an application for summary judgment in Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd EWHC 800...
Gemma Boore
15
26 June 2023

White Paper Series: DCMS speaks at IAGA 40th Annual Gaming Summit in Belfast

On 21 June 2023, Ben Dean, Director of Sport and Gambling from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”)...
Harris Hagan
15
21 June 2023

Evidence gaps and priorities 2023 to 2026

Alongside the Government’s anticipated work on evidence gaps identified in Public Health England’s review, the Gambling Commission unveiled its Evidence...
Ting Fung
12
13 June 2023

White Paper Series: DCMS speaking at IAGA 40th Annual Gaming Summit in Belfast

We are very pleased to announce that Ben Dean, Director of Sport and Gambling, from the Department for Culture, Media...
Harris Hagan
14
12 June 2023

Gambling Commission updates AML guidance

On 7 June 2023, the Gambling Commission published a further revision of the fifth edition of the prevention of money...
Adam Russell
15
1 June 2023

White Paper Series: Gambling Ombudsman – a new approach to consumer redress

One of the cornerstone proposals of the White Paper is the formation of an independent non-statutory ombudsman to improve consumer...
Bahar Alaeddini
51
31 May 2023

White Paper Series: “Hurry up and wait”

As the dust settles (at least temporarily) following the publication of the White Paper, we have “take time to think”...
John Hagan
46
19 May 2023

Summary of first-ever inquiry into crime linked to gambling

Background The Howard League for Penal Reform (“Howard League”), which is the oldest penal reform charity in the UK, launched...
Adam Russell
46
18 May 2023

International Association of Gaming Advisors’ 40th Annual Gaming Summit hosted in Belfast

The International Association of Gaming Advisors (“IAGA”) is delighted to host the 40th annual International Gaming Summit at the Culloden...
Harris Hagan
57
17 May 2023

White Paper Series: The End of the Beginning VIXIO Webinar

On 16 May 2023, Bahar Alaeddini appeared as a panellist on a VIXIO GamblingCompliance webinar titled “The End of the...
Harris Hagan
44
16 May 2023

Reporting of Deaths by Suicide: consequence and practical implementation

The Gambling Commission’s consultation on three changes it proposes to make to its Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (the...
David Whyte
19
28 April 2023

Gambling Commission Advice to Government

The Gambling Commission has published its advice to Government (the “Advice”), as part of the review of the Gambling Act 2005...
Harris Hagan
49
27 April 2023

Long-Awaited Gambling White Paper Published

The long-awaited High Stakes: Gambling Reform for the Digital Age (the “White Paper”) has been published today, nearly 30 months...
Harris Hagan
54
22 March 2023

Getting it right: how to comply with the “strong appeal” test when using sports personalities to advertise sports betting

Nearly half a year has passed since the introduction of the “strong appeal” test for gambling advertisements in the United...
Gemma Boore
58
21 March 2023

The Gambling Commission’s consultation on proposed changes to the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice

On 28 February 2023, the Gambling Commission launched a consultation proposing three changes to the LCCP (the “Consultation”), in relation...
Adam Russell
63
28 February 2023

ICE World Regulatory Briefing 2023: Speeches from Gambling Commission senior executives

This blog will discuss the speeches delivered by senior executives from the Gambling Commission at the ICE World Regulatory Briefing...
Adam Russell
54
19 January 2023

The time for reflection?

Harris Hagan and Regulus Partners have set out over the course of four articles our concerns about the Gambling Commission’s...
David Whyte
47
17 January 2023

Is in-play betting really an ‘indicator of harm’?

The Gambling Commission (the “Commission”) is currently consulting (the “Consultation”) on the proposed Customer Interaction – Guidance for remote operators...
David Whyte
48
10 January 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee Call for Evidence on Gambling Regulation

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (“DCMS”) Committee is examining the Government’s approach to gambling regulation, including...
Ting Fung
51
9 January 2023

Proposed Customer Interaction Guidance: The problems with common sense by decree

The Gambling Commission (the “Commission”) is currently consulting (the “Consultation”) on the proposed Customer Interaction – Guidance for remote operators...
David Whyte
45
9 January 2023

Chambers Gaming Law 2022 Global Practice Guide

Partners, Bahar Alaeddini and Julian Harris, have resumed their roles as Contributing Editors to the Chambers Global Practice Guide, with...
Adam Russell
35
23 December 2022

Where is the harm? Implications of regulatory revisionism for customer interactions

In this – the second in a series of articles on the Gambling Commission’s (the “Commission”) consultation (the “Consultation”) on...
David Whyte
45
22 December 2022

Putting the Customer First: Why all licensees should the take the Consultation on Customer Interaction Guidance seriously

A little over two years on from the launch of its consultation and call for evidence on remote customer interaction...
David Whyte
56
12 December 2022

Andrew Rhodes’ speech at the CEO Briefing 2022: Turning over a new leaf?

The current Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Gambling Commission, Andrew Rhodes, delivered a 12-page speech at the CEO Briefing...
Adam Russell
43
5 December 2022

Gambling Commission annual report 2021-2022

The Gambling Commission’s Annual Report 2021-2022 (the “Annual Report”), published and presented to Parliament pursuant to Schedule 4 of the...
Ting Fung
45
14 November 2022

Licensing, compliance and enforcement policy statement: Gambling Commission consultation response – the “under the radar” compliance and enforcement changes you may not (yet) have noticed – Part 2

On 23 June 2022, the Gambling Commission published the response to its November 2021 consultation (the “Consultation”) on its Licensing,...
Gemma Boore
48
14 November 2022

Licensing, compliance and enforcement policy statement: Gambling Commission consultation response – the “under the radar” licensing changes you may not (yet) have noticed – Part 1

On 23 June 2022, the Gambling Commission published the response to its November 2021 consultation (the “Consultation”) on its Licensing,...
Gemma Boore
57
10 November 2022

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide 2022 – Gambling Law

Partner Bahar Alaeddini acted as the contributing editor, and together with Associate Francesca Burnett-Hall jointly contributed the UK chapter, to...
Adam Russell
40
10 November 2022

Recap on the Fourth National Lottery Licence Competition

On 20 September 2022, the Gambling Commission formally awarded the Fourth National Lottery Licence (“Licence”) to Allwyn Entertainment UK (“Allwyn”),...
Jessica Wilson
33
11 October 2022

Gambling Commission Special Measures: Trick? or Treat?

For better or worse, a number of licensees have now experienced the Gambling Commission’s special measures process. Although we remain...
Julian Harris
67
3 October 2022

Changes to the way Licensing works at the Commission

On 27 June 2022, the Gambling Commission announced that it was changing the way that licensing applications are processed and...
Chris Biggs
68
26 September 2022

The Gambling Commission’s Checklist for Licensees on Good Practice Complaints Handling

Following a review of licensee complaints policies which contained “a number of areas for improvement”, the Gambling Commission published advice...
Adam Russell
55
21 September 2022

New remote customer interaction requirements take effect…in part

On 12 September 2022, the Gambling Commission’s new Social Responsibility Code Provision (“SRCP”) 3.4.3, partly came into effect. For now,...
David Whyte
63
18 July 2022

Customer interaction guidance for remote gambling licensees (formal guidance under SR Code 3.4.3)

Following its announcement, in April 2022, of the introduction of a new Social Responsibility Code Provision (“SRCP”) 3.4.3 that comes into effect...
David Whyte
72
7 July 2022

The Affordability Debate (4): The Commission Unmasked

Readers may recall the three articles we have previously written analysing the Gambling Commission’s (the “Commission”) covert operation to introduce...
Julian Harris
95
5 July 2022

Lexology – Getting the Deal Through, Gaming 2022

As Harris Hagan continues its contribution to the Lexology GTDT Gaming publication, we are pleased to share with our subscribers,...
Harris Hagan
77
6 April 2022

Change of Corporate Control Reminder

The Gambling Commission has issued a reminder in its fortnightly E-bulletin (4 April 2022) about the requirements on a Change...
Julian Harris
81
28 February 2022

Chambers Global 2022 – Four Lawyers Ranked

Harris Hagan continues to have four lawyers individually ranked for Chambers & Partners’ Global Market Leaders Rankings (Gaming & Gambling)....
Ting Fung
62
18 February 2022

The Gambling Commission’s emerging money laundering and terrorist financing risks – 10 February 2022 update

The Gambling Commission released its most recent update on emerging money laundering and terrorist financing risks on 10 February. The...
David Whyte
64
28 January 2022

Chambers Gaming Law 2021 Global Practice Guide now available for download

In our last blog about Chambers Gaming Law 2021 Global Practice Guide, edited by Julian Harris and Bahar Alaeddini, we...
Ting Fung
89
6 January 2022

Gambling Commission Compliance and Enforcement Report 2020-2021

The Gambling Commission’s latest Raising Standards for consumers – Compliance and Enforcement report 2020 to 2021 (the “Report”) was published...
Ting Fung
91
13 December 2021

Gambling Commission consultation on the Licensing compliance and enforcement policy statement: Proposed changes to compliance and enforcement

On 17 November 2021, the Gambling Commission launched a consultation proposing changes to its Licensing, compliance and enforcement policy (the “Consultation”), including...
Bahar Alaeddini
91
1 December 2021

Gambling Commission consultation on the Licensing, compliance and enforcement policy statement: Proposed changes to licensing

On 17 November 2021, the Gambling Commission launched a consultation proposing changes to its Licensing, compliance and enforcement policy (the...
Bahar Alaeddini
100
1 December 2021

Chambers Gaming Law 2021 Global Practice Guide

Partners, Julian Harris and Bahar Alaeddini, return to their roles as Contributing Editors to the Chambers Global Practice Guide and...
Ting Fung
85
25 November 2021

Harris Hagan retains Band 1 ranking in Chambers and Partners

We are delighted to announce that Harris Hagan has been ranked in Band 1 of Chambers and Partners UK for...
Ting Fung
88
9 August 2021

Update on the Commission’s Regulatory Panel Reform Consultation

The Consultation In May 2020, we wrote about the Gambling Commission’s (the “Commission”) consultation on a change in approach to...
Jemma Newton
108
22 June 2021

Consultation response: Gambling Commission fees to increase from 1 October 2021

On 14 June 2021 the UK Government issued its response to a consultation by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media...
Jemma Newton
125
16 June 2021

Update on the Remote Customer Interaction Consultation

Background On 25 May 2021, the Gambling Commission of Great Britain (“the Commission”) provided an update regarding its Remote Customer...
Jemma Newton
131
13 May 2021

The Personal Management Licence regime: An impossible tightrope?

This article was co-authored by Tom Orpin-Massey from QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers. Introduction Personal management licences (“PMLs”) issued by the...
David Whyte
134
11 May 2021

The Affordability Debate (3): Regulating beyond its means?

This is the third in a series of articles considering different aspects of the affordability debate. We have already considered...
Julian Harris
114
22 April 2021

The Affordability Debate (2): Ambiguous Regulatory Requirements

Following the closure of the Gambling Commission’s (the “Commission”) consultation Remote customer interaction – Consultation and Call for Evidence (the...
David Whyte
113
31 March 2021

Gambling Commission Consultation Response on Online Slots Game Design and Reverse Withdrawals

In July 2020, we blogged about the Gambling Commission’s consultation on online slots game design and reverse withdrawals, which proposed...
Lucy Paterson
139
15 March 2021

DCMS consults on significant increases to Gambling Commission fees

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) has launched a consultation which proposes significant increases to Gambling Commission...
Francesca Burnett-Hall
118
9 March 2021

Changes of Corporate Control: The Basics

In our experience, there is often confusion regarding change of corporate control (“CoCC”) requirements and, in particular, what events trigger...
Bahar Alaeddini
135
22 February 2021

Chambers Global 2021 – Four Lawyers Ranked

Harris Hagan continues to have four lawyers individually ranked for Chambers & Partners’ Global Market Leaders Rankings (Gaming & Gambling)....
Ting Fung
113
2 February 2021

The Affordability Debate: Protection, Responsibility and the Right to Choose

That affordability checks are a critical issue for the British gambling industry is undeniable; they place a yet further onerous...
Julian Harris
154
20 January 2021

Covid-19: Gambling Commission reminder to online operators

Gambling Commission CEO, Neil McArthur, issued a reminder on 11 January 2021 on the continued need for online operators to...
Ting Fung
129
1 December 2020

Chambers Gaming Law 2020 Global Practice Guide

Harris Hagan is pleased to contribute once again to the Chambers and Partners Gaming Law Global Practice Guide. The publication...
Ting Fung
175
24 November 2020

Gambling Commission – AML Guidance Update and Advice

Updates have been made to The prevention of money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism Guidance for remote and...
Ting Fung
177
24 November 2020

The Gambling Commission’s First National Strategic Assessment

On 6 November 2020 the Gambling Commission published its first National Strategic Assessment (“NSA”) alongside its annual, Raising Standards for...
Ting Fung
166
18 November 2020

Gambling Commission Compliance and Enforcement Report 2019-2020

On 6 November 2020 the Gambling Commission published its annual Raising Standards for consumers – Compliance and Enforcement report 2019...
Bahar Alaeddini
190
30 October 2020

Harris Hagan retains Band 1 ranking in Chambers and Partners

We are delighted to announce that Harris Hagan has been ranked in Band 1 of Chambers and Partners UK for...
Francesca Burnett-Hall
170
22 October 2020

Betting and Gaming Council Announces Game Design Code of Conduct

On 25 September 2020, the Betting and Gaming Council (“BGC”) announced the new Game Design Code of Conduct (the “Code”)....
Jessica Wilson
181
14 October 2020

Gambling Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising, Sixth Edition

“From ancient times in China, Egypt and Rome, it has been present as a pastime, affording enjoyment for many, corrupting...
Ting Fung
161
13 October 2020

KnowNow Digital Conference: Responsible Marketing for Gambling Operators 2020

Harris Hagan is pleased to join KnowNow again, this time for its second annual Responsible Marketing for Gambling Operators 2020...
Ting Fung
176
9 October 2020

Gamcare releases first of its kind financial harms toolkit

This week, Gamcare released its Gambling Related Harm: Core Messages and Financial Harm Toolkit, which is aimed at organisations helping...
Lucy Paterson
166
2 October 2020

Harris Hagan retains Tier 1 ranking in The Legal 500

We are delighted to announce that Harris Hagan has been ranked in The Legal 500 2021 as Tier 1 for...
Jessica Wilson
165
29 September 2020

“On your marks, get set…” – Fourth National Lottery Competition

The Fourth National Lottery licence has been in the spotlight since the competition (“4NLC”) was announced in November 2018, with...
Ting Fung
147
28 September 2020

Gambling Commission Consultation Response on Display of Licensed Status

On 30 July 2020, the Gambling Commission published its response to a consultation carried out between 26 February 2020 and...
Jessica Wilson
181
23 September 2020

Thomson Reuters Practical Law: Gaming Global Guide 2020

Harris Hagan were delighted to contribute again to Thomson Reuters Practical Law: Gaming Global Guide. The guide provides an overview...
Jessica Wilson
172
17 August 2020

Consultation Response on Changes to Information Requirements

In our blog of 7 April 2020 we summarised the Gambling Commission’s consultation, launched on 26 February 2020, in two...
David Whyte
189
17 August 2020

Consultation Response on Changes to Information Requirements – AML/CTF

In our blog of 7 April 2020 we summarised the Gambling Commission’s consultation, launched on 26 February 2020, in two...
David Whyte
189
20 July 2020

Gambling Commission Consultation on High Value Customers

Introduction Following a breakfast briefing conducted by Neil McArthur in October 2019, the Gambling Commission announced the formation of three...
Julian Harris
160
10 July 2020

Gambling Commission Consultation on Online Slots Game Design and Reverse Withdrawals

On 9 July 2020, the Gambling Commission announced a consultation on online slots game design and reverse withdrawals.  The former...
Bahar Alaeddini
211
9 July 2020

Gambling Commission Creates Interim Experts by Experience Group

On 19 June 2020, the Gambling Commission announced the creation of an interim Experts by Experience Group.  The interim group...
Bahar Alaeddini
179
25 June 2020

Gambling Commission Consultation on Regulatory Panel Reforms – Our Response

On 18 May 2020, the Gambling Commission announced planned changes to its Regulatory Panel, which included: (1) the recruitment and appointment of...
Bahar Alaeddini
185
24 June 2020

Preserving the Value of Regulatory Assets in a Restructure

Covid-19 has not been all bad news for the beleaguered gambling industry – both anecdotally and from the statistics released...
Hilary Stewart-Jones
195
1 June 2020

Gambling updates from the Advertising Standards Authority; lockdown, eSports and children’s exposure to gambling adverts

The Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) has recently published guidance on advertising gambling amid lockdown, the marketing of eSports on social...
Jessica Wilson
188
28 May 2020

Changes to the Gambling Commission’s Regulatory Panel Procedure Rules

On 18 May 2020, the Gambling Commission announced planned changes to its Regulatory Panels.  Claiming to improve how it regulates,...
Bahar Alaeddini
188
28 May 2020

Changes to the Gambling Commission’s Regulatory Panel

On 18 May 2020, the Gambling Commission announced planned changes to its Regulatory Panels.  In its introduction it explained: “Due...
Bahar Alaeddini
198
18 May 2020

New Gambling Commission Guidance for Online Operators: Changing the Basis of Regulation?

Introduction The Gambling Commission’s recently published purported “guidance” for online operators (“New Guidance”), issued under social responsibility code provision 3.4.1...
Julian Harris
207
14 May 2020

New Gambling Commission Guidance for Online Operators

On 12 May 2020, the Gambling Commission issued new “additional formal guidance” for online operators in response to “evidence that...
Jessica Wilson
205
7 May 2020

Remain Vigilant to Ensure AML Compliance

The Gambling Commission published the fifth edition of The prevention of money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism –...
David Whyte
203
6 May 2020

Gambling Commission Response on Remote Key Equipment Changes

In our blog on 3 February 2020 we outlined the Gambling Commission’s proposed changes to the variation application and notification...
Bahar Alaeddini
197
5 May 2020

Keeping Affiliates in Line: “No Fudging”

Ensuring that operators have adequate oversight of their marketing affiliates has been on the Gambling Commission’s agenda for some time,...
Lucy Paterson
189
1 May 2020

New Gambling Commission Commissioners

The Gambling Commission recently announced the appointment of four new Commissioners with immediate effect.  Terry Babbs, Brian Bannister, Jo Hill...
Bahar Alaeddini
174
24 April 2020

Betting and Gaming Council Announces Safer Gambling Strategy

Last month the industry association, the Betting and Gaming Council, announced a new 10-point safer gambling action plan for its...
Jessica Wilson
203
16 April 2020

Vlog on Gambling Commission Licences

I am pleased to share our new training vlog on the basics of licences issued by the Gambling Commission. Happy...
Bahar Alaeddini
168
14 April 2020

Gambling Commission Business Plan 2020-2021

In the midst of the Coronavirus crisis and national lockdown, the Gambling Commission pushed ahead and published its annual business...
Francesca Burnett-Hall
176
8 April 2020

Welcome To Harris Hagan’s Vlog

In a blog post last week I mentioned the launch of our video blog with weekly vlogs or blog tutorials...
Bahar Alaeddini
199
8 April 2020

GAMSTOP, Prophet and Sportito – A Cautionary Tale

GAMSTOP is a multi-operator self-exclusion scheme which enables players to restrict their online gambling by self-excluding from online operators with...
Lucy Paterson
207
7 April 2020

Consultation on LCCP Information Requirements, Regulatory Returns and Industry Statistics

Gambling Commission licensees are required to report certain information to the Gambling Commission in accordance with the Licence Conditions and...
Jessica Wilson
178
6 April 2020

Banks Tackling Gambling-Related Harm

Last year the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) ministers met with banks and gambling operators to discuss...
Lucy Paterson
208
3 April 2020

No Love in the Time of Coronavirus

On 1 April 2020 the Gambling Commission published its annual business plan for 2020-2021. Inevitably this was drafted prior to...
Julian Harris
212
2 April 2020

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

Training means “the action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behaviour”.  It has specific...
Bahar Alaeddini
196
2 April 2020

Update on Gambling Commission Industry Working Groups

On 2 October 2019, Neil McArthur, CEO of the Gambling Commission, delivered a speech at a CEO Breakfast Briefing in London in...
Bahar Alaeddini
195
31 March 2020

Productivity in This Time of Crisis

The widespread closure of land-based gambling businesses, coupled with the impact of a hiatus in sport may, however undesirably, present...
David Whyte
180
31 March 2020

PMLs: Maintenance or Renewal?

We have encountered some misunderstanding, not least on the part of the Gambling Commission (the “Commission”), as to the nature...
Julian Harris
189
27 March 2020

Government Help for Gambling Businesses

In an effort to help businesses struggling in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, the Government announced, on 17...
Francesca Burnett-Hall
199
27 March 2020

Betting Without Sports & Product Diversification

Following the recent cancellation of almost all sporting events, and with future cancellations and postponements looking inevitable, licensees may be...
Lucy Paterson
183
25 March 2020

The Gambling Commission’s Response to the Coronavirus Crisis

The world is currently facing its greatest health emergency since the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 and its worst economic...
Julian Harris
200
21 February 2020

Four Lawyers Ranked in Chambers Global 2020

Four of Harris Hagan’s lawyers were individually ranked in the global rankings, for Gaming & Gambling, of the prestigious Chambers &...
Harris Hagan
222
14 February 2020

Betting and Gaming Council Call for Crackdown on Black Market

The Betting and Gaming Council (“BGC”), the single industry group which represents British-licensed gambling operators, has called for the Government...
Lucy Paterson
202
5 February 2020

Changing Mindsets

After a marked absence from ICE, Neil McArthur, the CEO of the Gambling Commission, gave a keynote speech at the...
Francesca Burnett-Hall
187
3 February 2020

Gambling Commission Consults on Remote Key Equipment Changes

All online gambling businesses providing facilities for gambling have remote gambling equipment, known as “key equipment”.  This is recorded in Schedule...
Francesca Burnett-Hall
192
20 January 2020

Advice to the Gambling Commission on Actions to Reduce Online Harms

The Gambling Commission’s independent advisers, the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (“ABSG”) and the Digital Advisory Panel (“DAP”) were tasked...
Bahar Alaeddini
211
19 January 2020

NHS Concerns Over Gambling

On 14 January 2020, the head of mental health services in England, Claire Murdoch, penned a bold letter to the...
Bahar Alaeddini
166
17 January 2020

Raising Standards: Gambling Commission Working Groups

On 2 October 2019, Neil McArthur delivered a speech to CEOs at a breakfast briefing in London in which he...
Michelle French
226
6 January 2020

New Year, New LCCP: RET Payments

A new version of Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (“LCCP”) has been published, which came into effect on 1...
Michelle French
210
6 January 2020

The Gambling Act 2005: “Analogue Legislation in a Digital Age”

The Gambling Act 2005, which came into force on 1 September 2007 before the digital development of smart phones, online...
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3 January 2020

John Hagan’s Interview @ G2E 2019

Jan Jeffcoat interviews John Hagan at the Play+ Media Booth at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas on 16...
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