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Anti-gambling hardliners can& #39;t self-isolate themselves from the facts: See article today in the @RacingPost by our CEO @MichaelDugher https://www.racingpost.com/news/anti-gambling-hardliners-cant-self-isolate-themselves-from-the-facts/431352">https://www.racingpost.com/news/anti...
Far from “cashing in”, UK gambling revenues are down dramatically – by 50-60% according to initial reports from our members (equivalent to a drop in gambling by UK adults of £100m per week). @MichaelDugher: As gambling plummets, “this means less revenue. It& #39;s not rocket science”
CEO @MichaelDugher: “Levels of gambling are down markedly, but I understand worries about people self-isolating, stuck at home, anxious or simply bored. That& #39;s why our industry has stepped up safer gambling measures as Britain went into lockdown” https://bettingandgamingcouncil.com/news/10pledges-safergambling/">https://bettingandgamingcouncil.com/news/10pl...
Includes more safer gambling messages to customers & more interventions if customers increase time/spend beyond normal pre-crisis patterns. We’re promoting deposit limits, acting to ensure responsible advertising + intervening to restrict/block accounts if there is a risk of harm
. @MichaelDugher: “If opponents of gambling are serious about protecting customers, they should also focus efforts on black market firms. Illegal online operators take £1.4 billion from UK punters every year & don& #39;t sign up to any standards that govern BGC& #39;s regulated members”.
. @MichaelDugher on black market online gambling operators: “They are not signing up to strict advertising standards or verifying people& #39;s ages or intervening on customers who get into the difficulty. Yet where is the moral outrage or call for action from (anti-betting) critics?”
CEO @MichaelDugher: “BGC are driving big changes across industry. Many people have genuine concerns & it& #39;s important we address them. But hardline prohibitionists, sadly using Covid to grab headlines, can& #39;t self-isolate themselves forever from the facts”. https://www.racingpost.com/news/anti-gambling-hardliners-cant-self-isolate-themselves-from-the-facts/431352">https://www.racingpost.com/news/anti...
