Compliance Updates

UKGC Extends Consultation on Gaming Research

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February 23, 2021

Niji Narayan

UKGC Extends Consultation on Gaming Research

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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has extended its consultation on proposed changes to the methodologies it uses to measure gambling participation and the prevalence of problem gambling.

The consultation was due to close on February 12 but the deadline has been put back to February 26 to allow more people to submit views for what the Gambling Commission says will be a critical area in the UK government’s review of gambling legislation this year.

The regulator was instructed to review its research methodologies to ensure that both the government and health services have access to the most accurate data on gambling participation and factors that influence problem gambling.

Select committees led by Lord Grade and Lord Foster had commented on an urgent need for reliable facts on problem gambling statistics for the government’s review of gambling legislation.

The commission is also conducting consultations on affordability measures, safer gambling interactions and additional care duties and controls for operators.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.