By SectorWire desk ·
The BGC said Vicky Foxcroft would replace Baroness Twycross as UK gambling minister. DCMS had not confirmed the appointment.
The reported ministerial change remained unconfirmed by the responsible government department.
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Foxcroft takes responsibility for gambling policy within the British government.
The reshuffle transfers responsibility for the gambling brief to Foxcroft.
The trade body has welcomed an appointment that the report says lacks an official government announcement.
Continuity in the department does not yet settle responsibility for the gambling brief.
Responsibility for the gambling ministerial brief remained unconfirmed despite Twycross retaining a departmental role.
Foxcroft takes office while the betting trade body is raising concerns about sector costs.