Reports UK - ONLINE UPDATE


It has been generally


assumed that advertising is the main cause of


gambling related harms. Te industry currently


problem gambling so that swift interventions can take place.


“According to the Gambling Commission the rate of problem gambling fell from 0.6 per cent to 0.3 per cent in the 12 months to September last year. But one problem gambler is one too many.”


Meanwhile, it has been generally assumed that advertising is the main cause of gambling related harms. Te industry currently spends around £1.5bn a year on advertising and since the 2005 act the amount spent has increased dramatically, up 56 per cent between 2014 and 2017. A report stated around 80 per cent of all gambling marketing activity is now on the internet with companies spending five times more online than on television.


In early January, a discussion about the review was held in the House of Commons where Mr Philip reported that the DCMS was currently working its way through some 16,000 submissions received.


P134 WIRE / PULSE / INSIGHT / REPORTS


spends around £1.5bn a year on advertising and since the 2005 act the amount spent has


increased dramatically, up 56 per cent between 2014 and 2017.


THE GAMBLING COMMISSION


At the end of last year, the Gambling Commission launched a consultation to propose changes to its Licensing, Compliance and Enforcement Policy. Te policy builds on the Commission’s statement of principles for licensing and regulation and looks at every aspect of the licensing procedure of a licensee. Te policy was last amended in 2017.


Te proposed changes include a look at how compliance assessments are conducted, introduction of special measures, changes to the licence review process and the way financial penalties are calculated.


Te consultation opened on November 17 2021 and closed on February 9 (see Insight column by Mishcon for a detailed overview).


Some of the proposals have been suggested following the collapse of the Football Index (BetIndex) last year and the role the UKGC played in failing to monitor the product correctly and lack of action despite a number of warnings. Te UKGC increased its fees for remote licensing applications and annual licence fees in October last year in order to “recover its costs and respond to new challenges.” Te fees for remote operating licences saw a 55 per cent increase.


Te Commission has recently been on the receiving end of various critical reports whilst there are some recommendations calling for a new regulator.


Previous UKGC Chief Executive Neil McArthur left his role in March last year whilst interim CEO Andrew Rhodes was appointed in June and is expected to remain in position until the end of


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