UK gambling minister Vicky Foxcroft said a consultation on revoking aim-to-permit rules would begin “very shortly”, according to the report. She gave no firm timetable and also outlined plans to update bingo licensing requirements to ensure licensed venues are operating as bingo halls.
The proposed consultation could change the rules governing gambling permissions and bingo licensing in the UK.
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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.
Vicky Foxcroft has been confirmed as the new gambling minister, replacing Baroness Twycross. Twycross moves to the Cabinet Office in a reshuffle by new prime minister Andy Burnham. Foxcroft had previously called for evidence-based regulation.
The UK’s planned gambling ombudsman had made no progress three years after the government’s white paper, IBAS said in its 2025 annual report. IBAS managing director Richard Hayler attributed the delay to limited political will and disagreement over whether legislation is needed; the government has reportedly favoured using the existing alternative dispute resolution system.