One item the parliamentarian revealed relates to affordability checks. The contentious topic appears to have swung in favor of those looking for strict controls.<\/p>\n
Huddleston hinted that the financial services sector might play a larger role in the gambling industry, indicating that the single-customer view some lawmakers asked for survived. With this, operators would have access to all the spending data of their customers.<\/p>\n
[A single-customer view is] increasingly necessary, given that the average online gambler now has three accounts, and those with a gambling disorder typically have far more<\/strong>,” said Parliamentary Undersecretary for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nigel Huddleston.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHowever, there will be some limitations. Affordability checks will allegedly be “proportionate” to the activity. What this means for different components of the gambling industry won’t be clear until the white paper arrives.<\/p>\n
Gambling Reform to Remain Fluid<\/h2>\n Huddleston broached the subject of taxes and gambling industry contributions to the economy. Although the reform will provide significant concrete approaches to market control, there is also some flexibility in future revisions.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers could determine that the current taxes and voluntary contributions system is insufficient. As a result, they could implement a “statutory levy.”<\/strong><\/p>\nOperators already deliver billions of pounds in tax revenue to the UK and millions more in contributions to groups like Gamble Aware and others. However, the government may want more.<\/p>\n
During the parliamentary gathering, the subject of advertising came up as well. Some lawmakers would like to see a complete ban on all gambling advertising. However, Huddleston prefers to apply common sense.<\/p>\n
He said advertising could help licensed gambling operators distinguish themselves from the black market. He added that it also provides financial support for broadcasters, sports, and television.<\/p>\n
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Huddleston pointed out that operators must be responsible in advertising and that the government is committed to combating aggressive practices. To that end, the Committee for Advertising Practice will update advertising rules, which it will present shortly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The government’s white paper will be released in the coming weeks. The industry is anxiously waiting to see what is coming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The anticipated updates to gambling laws in the UK are almost ready for presentation. The government is wrapping up its white paper, adding a few “finishing touches” before it publishes its new plans. The UK Parliamentary Undersecretary for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nigel Huddleston, has stated that the long-awaited white paper on gambling reform […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":207453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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