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UK Gambling Commission sets new operator checks and online gambling rules

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The Gambling Commission announced rules for gambling companies in the UK, with implementation scheduled in stages through February 2025, according to the report. Measures include financial vulnerability checks, changes to online game features and direct-marketing controls; the BGC also introduced a voluntary customer-checks code jointly written with the Commission.

Operators face staged changes to customer checks, marketing controls and online product features.

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BGC warns UK Machine Games Duty rise could put 9,000 jobs at risk

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.

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