{"id":258483,"date":"2023-02-08T04:05:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T10:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=258483"},"modified":"2023-02-08T12:17:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T18:17:21","slug":"uk-expects-no-new-gambling-white-paper-delay-amid-latest-shuffles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/uk-expects-no-new-gambling-white-paper-delay-amid-latest-shuffles\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Expects No New Gambling White Paper Delay Amid Latest Shuffles"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reorganizing the country\u2019s government at perhaps the worst time for the gambling industry. The department responsible for overseeing a long-awaited gambling white paper<\/a> is undergoing reforms, and one of the strongest industry supporters is moving further away.<\/p>\n

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UK Secretary Michelle Donelan on a London street. Her departure as head of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport could slow the publication of the UK’s gambling white paper. (Image: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) needs a new direction, according to Sunak. Therefore, it will see a change in its charter, while its former boss, Secretary Michelle Donelan, will head the newly-created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).<\/p>\n

Gambling minister Paul Scully, who has had direct involvement in the white paper, is moving on as well under Sunak\u2019s orders. The man who once said that the government doesn\u2019t need to tell people how much they can gamble will join Donelan at the DSIT.<\/p>\n

The Good News<\/h2>\n

The good news is that Lucy Frazer is taking over the DCMS \u2013 the 12th leader in 13 years. The parliamentarian, now on her fifth political assignment, represents South East Cambridgeshire, which is home to two horse tracks.<\/p>\n

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Therefore, there\u2019s a good chance that she might continue to support the push for \u201ccommon sense\u201d<\/a> gambling reform. Donelan once promised this as part of the makeover, and Scully reiterated that stance last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

If the Racing Post\u2019s<\/em> assessment of her is correct — and there\u2019s no reason to believe it isn\u2019t — Frazer is a \u201csupporter\u201d of the races. At the very least, this should mean that she\u2019s going to keep an open mind.<\/p>\n

The head of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), Michael Dugher, sent her a warm welcome to the new position, adding that the group hopes she\u2019ll heed the feedback over the controversial affordability checks the UK Gambling Commission wants.<\/p>\n

The mere idea of mandatory financial checks has already led to a decrease in participation in the regulated market. Enforcing them would potentially cause a greater exodus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunak\u2019s priority isn\u2019t rewriting the book on British gambling; it\u2019s getting the country away from a recession and skyrocketing inflation. From the top down, the government is reinventing itself. This implies undergoing a number of transformations, even if the final objective isn\u2019t clear.<\/p>\n

The (Potentially) Bad News<\/h2>\n

The bad news is that the changes could impact the white paper time line. InstituteForGovernment.org asserts<\/a> that the DCMS and the DSIT will face \u201ca lot of uncertainty over the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DCMS will stop focusing on \u201cdigital.\u201d But digital gaming was one of the biggest topics<\/a> of gambling reform. Therefore, as the department was on the verge of making changes to the white paper, this could alter its course.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parliamentarian Carolyn Harris, a proponent of the UK\u2019s gambling updates, doesn\u2019t expect that to happen. Frazer will have control over seeing the white paper through to the end, and Harris expects its publication to be \u201cone of her first tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, industry insiders will once again wait to see what happens next. It was \u201ca few weeks ago\u201d that the white paper would be ready \u201cin a few weeks.\u201d It seems inevitable that there will be another delay in its release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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