Commissioner re-appointed to Gambling Commission Board

Press release

Date: 27 September 2011

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced the re-appointment of Peter Teague as Gambling Commission Commissioners.

Peter Teague is already a Commissioner on the Gambling Commission Board and has agreed a second term for up to four years commencing on 1 September 2011.

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The Gambling Commission

  1. 1. The Gambling Commission (the Commission) regulates gambling in the public interest alongside its co-regulators local licensing authorities. It does so by keeping crime out of gambling, by ensuring that gambling is conducted fairly and openly, and by protecting children and vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling. The Commission also provides independent advice to government on gambling in Britain.
  2. 2. The Commission and local licensing authorities are responsible for licensing and regulating all gambling in Great Britain other than the National Lottery and spread betting, which are the responsibility of the National Lottery Commission and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) respectively.
  3. 3. Board of Commissioners.  

Further information

  1. You can call John Travers on (0121) 230 6700, (07852) 124624 or email him via communications@gamblingcommission.gov.uk.