By SectorWire desk ·
The report said that Vicky Foxcroft was confirmed as the UK’s new gambling minister. She will succeed Baroness Fiona Twycross in Andy Burnham’s administration.
The appointment transfers responsibility for the gambling brief to Foxcroft.
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Foxcroft takes office while the betting trade body is raising concerns about sector costs.
The reported ministerial change remained unconfirmed by the responsible government department.
The trade body has welcomed an appointment that the report says lacks an official government announcement.
Foxcroft takes responsibility for gambling policy within the British government.
The appointment changes ministerial responsibility for gambling.
The appointment changes ministerial oversight of gambling.