Britain’s Gambling Commission is winding down its Advisory Board for Safer Gambling after the board completed its original remit, the regulator said. The Commission plans to establish a new expert group focused on research.
Operators and researchers will need to follow how the Commission replaces the board’s expert input on gambling harms.
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UK Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes called for a government-level discussion on whether cryptocurrency should be allowed within the country’s gambling regulatory system. He said the issue could become a challenge within 18 months to two years and raised questions about source-of-funds checks and risk controls.
Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes warned that crypto gambling could pose a regulatory challenge within 18 months to two years. He said the government must decide whether and how to regulate the activity before the commission could enforce rules set by Parliament.
UK Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes said the government will need to decide whether to regulate cryptocurrency gambling, describing the issue as an 18-month to two-year challenge. He said the decision involves questions about crypto as a source of wealth or funds and the conditions and risks of any regime; he did not announce a licensing commitment.
The UK Gambling Commission says football sponsorship by an operator without a UK licence is wrong, but does not automatically breach licensing objectives if the operator takes no traffic from Great Britain. Chief executive Andrew Rhodes said the regulator’s analysis indicates the issue is more complex than that condition alone suggests.
Spain’s DGOJ published the programme and speaker list for its International Gaming Congress, scheduled for 13 and 14 November in Madrid, according to the report. The agenda includes regulators, academics and some industry representatives, including Winamax data-analysis team lead Guillaume Lacraz.