The cost of living in the UK has increased significantly, putting pressure on much of the population. In addition, energy prices are going up and could increase more. Although the country doesn’t import gas from Russia, the latter’s decision to close the Nord Stream pipeline to Europe could impact prices everywhere.<\/p>\n
I will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy. I will deliver on the energy crisis, dealing with people’s energy bills, but also dealing with the long-term issues we have on energy supply<\/strong>,” said inbound British PM Liz Truss.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAs a result of everything that’s going on, reviewing reforms on gambling is likely to take a backseat to more pressing economic issues.<\/p>\n
UKGC Slows Down<\/h2>\n The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) isn’t moving forward with some of its planned reforms, either. It announced on Sept. 2 that it will not introduce a requirement that operators stop marketing to consumers at risk of gambling harm.<\/p>\n
The regulator won’t introduce the guidance until next February if it introduces it at all. The UKGC now wants to conduct a consultation with the industry, focusing on bonus offers and other consumer interactions.<\/p>\n
However, it’s going forward with some aspects of its reforms. Starting this month, operators will have to enhance their identification of potential gambling harm. They will also have to develop automated systems to assist that process.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe consultation on the other topics will begin this month and last around six weeks, according to the UKGC. It then hopes to publish the results sometime in December.<\/p>\n
That month, two current members of the UKGC’s board will renew their posts. John Baillie and Catherine Seddon will continue until April 10, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There’s been a changing of the guards at the top of the UK’s government. Following Boris Johnson’s resignation in July, Liz Truss is taking over as Prime Minister. But gambling reform is still a long way away. Truss beat out former British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak to take the government’s top spot. The ruling Conservative […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":230298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61],"tags":[81919,82669,81901,82142],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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