{"id":1227,"date":"2024-11-06T18:23:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T19:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2024-11-07T15:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:08:00","slug":"uks-betting-and-gaming-council-publishes-new-code-handbook-for-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/uks-betting-and-gaming-council-publishes-new-code-handbook-for-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2019s Betting and Gaming Council Publishes New Code Handbook for Operators"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First handbook issued<\/h2>\n

The UK\u2019s Betting and Gaming Council (BCG) has published a code handbook, containing guidance all members of the organization must follow.<\/p>\n

The handbook, comprised of 20 codes covering 100 measures, is intended to surpass standard regulatory requirements and deliver \u201cworld class standards\u201d in the UK gambling industry.<\/p>\n

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over 90% of the UK\u2019s licensed betting operators are members of the organization<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While the BGC is not a regulator, over 90% of the UK\u2019s licensed betting operators are members of the organization and will be obliged to follow the codes issued.<\/p>\n

Safer gambling<\/h2>\n

Almost all of the codes covered in the handbook concern safer gambling, with members required to commit to new pledges on advertising and messaging.<\/p>\n

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Twenty percent of all TV advertisements must also be geared toward responsible gambling.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

These include a commitment to not advertise free bets on television before 9pm, as well as ensuring all advertisements are age-gated, particularly with football clubs sponsored by operators. Twenty percent of all TV advertisements must also be geared toward responsible gambling.<\/p>\n

For physical betting shops, any games are also required to display Return to Player (RTP) and information on whether strategy can influence outcomes. Information on responsible gambling is also required to be displayed at all physical machines.<\/p>\n

Raising standards<\/h2>\n

Speaking about the launch, BGC CEO Grainne Hurst said: \u201cI am delighted to announce this new Code Handbook, which comprises over five years of determined work to raise standards, across the board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Handbook draws together our sector\u2019s combined efforts, under the leadership of the BGC, to raise standards on safer gambling in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

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the commitment to raising standards does not stop for the BGC, or our members\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis Code Handbook is also not the final word on this work, because the commitment to raising standards does not stop for the BGC, or our members. That\u2019s why we are working with the regulator and government on over 50 additional workstreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hurst also said: \u201cTaken alone, neither the recently published White Paper on gambling reform, or existing licence conditions set by the Gambling Commission, can deliver the world class standards our industry strives for.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes independent determination on behalf of our members, and collective ambition by the BGC to deliver that. This Handbook is the result of that determination and ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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First handbook issued The UK\u2019s Betting and Gaming Council (BCG) has published a code handbook, containing guidance all members of the organization must follow. The handbook, comprised of 20 codes covering 100 measures, is intended to surpass standard regulatory requirements and deliver \u201cworld class standards\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1228,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions\/1228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}