Stuart Andrew is to leave his role as UK gambling minister following Parliament’s dissolution, according to the report. The report says his departure results from changes to his constituency and leaves uncertainty over the timetable for gambling reforms and financial vulnerability checks.
The ministerial departure may affect oversight of reforms and the planned implementation stages of vulnerability checks.
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Spectrum Gaming Group has appointed Tim Miller as an independent senior regulatory advisor, according to the announcement. Miller, who recently left the UK Gambling Commission and launched GamReg Consulting, is expected to support work on regulatory modernisation, responsible-gambling frameworks and policy development.
Gaming Compliance International has appointed former UK Gambling Commission executive director Tim Miller as a strategic adviser. The company said Miller will advise on its products and services for regulators and support its international expansion; Miller left the commission earlier in 2026 and founded GamReg Consulting.
MERKUR Casino UK announced Dan Whitlam’s appointment as head of compliance, effective 28 September 2026. He will oversee compliance, safer gambling, player protection and related functions, reporting to chief financial officer Egemen Coskun; the appointment forms part of succession planning ahead of Amanda Kiernan’s planned retirement in April 2027.
It was reported that the Gambling Regulators European Forum appointed Ian Angus as treasurer and Olivia Petit as secretary. The board changes also include the departures of Tim Miller and Jean-Michel Costes.
The Gambling Regulators European Forum (GREF) has announced changes to the composition of its board, the organisation said. Tim Miller and Jean-Michel Costes have left the board, while Ian Angus and Olivia Petit have taken on new roles.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced Ruth Evans as the next chair of the UK Gambling Commission, with a five-year term starting on 30 September 2026. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy made the appointment. Evans will succeed interim chair Charles Counsell, who took the role after Marcus Boyle left in January 2025.