Gambling regulation

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 Dec 2022 Closed: 21 May 2024 Parliament page
MPs are to examine the Government’s approach to the regulation of gambling, following warnings that more needs to be done to protect people, including children, from gambling-related harm. The DCMS Committee inquiry will be investigating the progress the Government has made in addressing the issues raised by Parliament, how to … Read more
23 Recommendations
5 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
14 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 24 events
21 Dec
2023
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
Andrew Rhodes · Gambling Commission Ben Dean · Department for Culture, Media and Sport Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport Sarah Gardner · Gambling Commission Tim Miller · Gambling Commission
Charles Ritchie · Gambling with Lives Dr James Noyes · Social Market Foundation Dr Matthew Gaskell · NHS Northern Gambling Service Professor Heather Wardle · University of Glasgow Will Prochaska · Gambling with Lives
John White · Bacta Michael Dugher · Betting and Gaming Council Miles Baron · Bingo Association Wes Himes · Betting and Gaming Council
Anna Hargrave · GambleAware Anna Hemmings · GamCare Matthew Hickey · Gordon Moody
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - Gambling regulation HC 176 21 Dec 2023 28 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
1 Recommendation Not Addressed
Second Report - Gambling regulation
Publish detailed timetable for delivery of Gambling White Paper proposals and legislation.
It is welcome that the Government and Gambling Commission are proceeding with the various consultations on the White Paper at pace, but delivering its main proposals by summer next year will be challenging and at risk from wider political events. … Read more
Government Response
The government did not provide a detailed timetable for the delivery of the White Paper's proposals or the introduction of primary legislation, instead explaining its chosen implementation approach via existing powers and secondary legislation.
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11 Recommendation Not Addressed
Second Report - Gambling regulation
Review the case for banning children's access to all social casino games
Social casino products are the latest example of the convergence between video games and gambling. Though it has responded to the specific issue of loot boxes, the Government must address this wider trend to ensure harms, particularly to children, are … Read more
Government Response
The government repeats the recommendation verbatim.
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Government Response AI assessment · 28 of 23 classified

Total 23 recs + 5 conclusions
Correspondence 14 letters
21 May 2024 To committee Letter from Stuart Andrew MP, Minister for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society, relating to Measures relating to the land-based gambling sector, dated 15 May 2024
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21 Feb 2024 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Lord Foster of Bath, Chair, Peers for Gambling Reform, relating to Gambling regulation Report, dated 6 February 2024
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6 Feb 2024 To committee Letter from Carolyn Harris MP, Chair, APPG for Gambling Related Harm, relating to Gambling regulation Report, dated 31 January 2024
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13 Dec 2023 To committee Letter from Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive, Gambling Commission, relating to Gambling Act Review update, dated 29 November 2023
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12 Dec 2023 To committee Letter from Michael Dugher, Chief Executive, Betting and Gaming Council, relating to Gambling and the Premier League, dated 16 October 2023
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21 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from Dan Waugh, Partner, Regulus Partners, relating to statistics on gambling and suicide, dated 28 October 2023
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14 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from Zoë Osmond, Chief Executive, GambleAware, relating to oral evidence, dated 10 November 2023
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18 Oct 2023 To committee Letter from Charles Ritchie MBE, Co-founder and Co-Chair, Gambling with Lives, relating to Gambling oral evidence, dated 30 September 2023
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19 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from Dr Jane Rigbye, Chief Executive, Ygam, relating to Gambling oral evidence, dated 14 September 2023
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12 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP, Minister for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society, relating to oral evidence session on 5 September 2023, dated 8 September 2023
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5 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from Charles Ritchie MBE, Co-founder and Co-Chair, Gambling with Lives, relating to oral evidence follow-up, dated 15 August 2023
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5 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, Samaritans, relating to oral evidence from Betting and Gaming Council on 11 July 2023, dated 17 August 2023
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5 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive, Gambling Commission, relating to Misuse of gambling statistics, dated 29 August 2023
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5 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP, Minister for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society, relating to Gambling White Paper Implementation, dated 26 July 2023
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