The Betting and Gaming Council has selected Kane Purdy, a Gamesys executive, as its new chair, reportedly. Purdy will fill the vacancy left by Michael Dugher in January under a new system that rotates the role every 12 months among member organisations.
The rotating chair arrangement gives representatives of member organisations a defined route to lead the council.
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The Betting and Gaming Council said Vicky Foxcroft, MP for Lewisham North, will become the UK's gambling minister, replacing Baroness Twycross. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport had not confirmed the appointment, the report said.
It was reported that BGC welcomed Vicky Foxcroft’s appointment as gambling minister. The report said neither the government nor DCMS had officially announced the appointment.
It was reported that Vicky Foxcroft became Britain’s minister responsible for gambling, succeeding Fiona Twycross. The Betting and Gaming Council welcomed her appointment while warning that higher betting taxes threaten shops, employment and investment.
The Betting and Gaming Council welcomed the appointment of Lisa Nandy as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The trade body's response follows the ministerial appointment.
The Betting and Gaming Council said the UK’s planned increase in Machine Games Duty to 25% could put nearly 9,000 jobs at risk and leave almost 1,000 betting shops and casinos facing closure or serious risk of closure, citing EY estimates. The council also cited more than 600 betting shops closed or set to close since the previous year’s budget and said over 11,000 online and retail jobs had been lost or put at risk. Its chief executive, Grainne Hurst, criticised the tax increase.
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has criticised the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision to raise Machine Games Duty (MGD) to 25%, the trade body said. The BGC said the increase would put almost 9,000 jobs at risk and leave almost 1,000 betting shops and casinos facing closure or serious risk of closure, according to estimates by EY cited by the council.