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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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