Repeated criticism of the changes to regulation in Great Britain

The British Gambling Association is once again criticizing the planned gambling law change in the country. Last Saturday a contribution was published by the CEO of the Betting & Gaming Council – BGC for short – from which strong criticism of the changes was evident.

Planned regulations too strictly

Michael Dugher, the CEO of the BGC, primarily criticized politics and accuses her of following an anti-gambling lobby. This will endanger the player protection. The changes include a ban on gambling advertising and sponsorship ban in sports as well as a ban on promotional offers and free bets. The gaming tax should also be increased and a comprehensive review of the creditworthiness of the gambling should be introduced.

die planned changes are called too strict or even draconian by many. According to the report, however, the supporters of these measures are only a “small but noise-making anti-gambling minority”. On the other hand, the majority of players have positioned themselves in even several surveys against these planned new draconian rules. In particular, the credit check is not on behalf of most gamblers and by no means acceptable for them. Consequence of this could be that many of the players will avert the currently secure, regulated market through such changes. However, the players would then switch to illegal providers on the black market. These providers did not stick to these special regulations.

Players would switch to the black market

After all, many adults not only play from time to time, but regularly: “For 22.5 million adults, gambling is nothing that they only do once a year, but every month. They follow horse races, buy lottery notes, play bingo and Casino games Or place betting on football and other sports. But the freedom of the gambling is now jeopardized by a small minority of anti-gambling prohogionists who do everything they can to make the gambling as the latest victim of a patronized state ”. The CEO found clear words and continued to criticize that the government gave the already booming black market “no respect” in the gambling reform. On the other hand, the non -licensed providers in the country would make sales in billions of bills while players exposed to great risks.

According to Dugher’s example, the fact that the players would switch to illegal providers is not so absurd. He sees the situation in other European countries as a warning signal, which should also be for the British government. In Norway, according to the CEO, the consequences of restrictive gambling laws see too clearly. There are operational limits, advertising bans and also credit tests. These regulations had meant that 66 percent of gambling customers were now playing on the black market. The situation in France is also a warning signal. After the introduction of various restrictions, 57 percent of players are now customers with illegal providers. Not only that a lot would fall back on illegal offers, but also the number of playful. In France, 1.6 percent of the population had problematic gambling behavior and Norway 1.4 percent of the population there.

The increase in game addicts feared

On the other hand, the proportion of Great Britain’s population, which are addicted to the game, has even dropped from 0.4 percent of the population to 0.2 percent. That would be the best quota by far across Europe. This is due to the previous standards regarding player protection and also the good regulation. Therefore, Dugher is clear in his statement: “Everyone, including the industry itself, accepts that there is a need for changes in gambling regulation, especially online. But the future restrictions should aim at problem and risk players. Everyone else should be left in peace. ”According to Dugher, instead of the draconian tightening of gambling regulation, optimization would be better and could strengthen the economy through the income of the gambling market. Jobs could then also be secured.