Industry reaction after cross-party MPs call for online stake limits and blanket ad ban
As the dust settles on the latest APPG report into UK gambling, how will the industry respond amid a Covid-19 hangover?
17/06/2020
blanket ban on all advertising and restrictions on in-play betting – Paul Leyland, Regulus Partners – Melanie Ellis, Northridge Law LLPRichard Williams, partner, Keystone LawAlun Bowden, senior consultant, Eilers & Krejcik GamingIan Sims, founder, Rightlander
Paul Leyland, analyst, Regulus Partners
Of the 36 proposals contained within the APPG report, we consider four to have merit while six require no change on the basis that they are already contained within regulations
Betting and Gaming Council
Stephen Woodford, CEO, Advertising Association
Melanie Ellis, partner, Northridge Law LLP
A total ban on advertising gambling products would remove one of the key incentives for operators to become licensed in Great Britain