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    • Part 1: General guidance on the role and responsibilities of licensing authorities in gambling regulation
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    • Part 32: Territorial application of the Gambling Act 2005
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    • Part 35: Chain gift schemes
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    • Appendix A - Summary of machine provisions by premises
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      • Consultation on Guidance to licensing authorities 5th edition
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      • Consultation on updates to anti-money laundering guidance for casinos
      • Controlling where gaming machines may be played
      • Extending the requirement to assess money laundering risk to the non-remote lottery sector
      • Have your say on changes to society lottery codes of practice: putting consumers first
      • High turnover bingo operators and multi-operator self-exclusion requirements
      • Informal consultation on amendments to the protection of customer funds rating system
      • Machine testing strategy consultation
      • Placing digital adverts responsibly
      • Proposals for Gambling Commission fees from April 2017
      • Proposed amendments to LCCP for all operators in relation to the prevention of crime associated with gambling
      • Proposed amendments to licence conditions
      • Proposed changes to LCCP linked to the fair and open licensing objective
      • Proposed changes to LCCP requirements
      • Regulatory data collection consultation
      • Remote gambling and software technical standards consultation
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      • Responses to our discussion exercise on our approach to setting fees
      • Review of remote casino betting and bingo regulatory return and gambling software regulatory return
      • Strengthening social responsibility
      • Supplementary consultation on customer funds reporting
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      • Supplementary consultation on the introduction of an annual assurance statement
      • Testing strategy for compliance with remote gambling and software technical standards
      • Transparency to consumers for horse-race pool betting at the end of the exclusive licence
      • Virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming – discussion paper
    • Open consultations
      • Gambling Commission calls for evidence on Category B gaming machines and gambling online with credit cards
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    • Match-fixing: what do we do to prevent it?
    • Sports Betting Integrity snapshot
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    • UK anti-corruption plan
    • Licensees reminded to manage risks associated with unregulated events that threaten betting integrity and consumer confidence
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    • Raising Standards Conference 2017
    • Raising Standards Conference 2018
    • Speech web pages
      • CEO Breakfast briefing - Neil McArthur October 2019
      • CEO Breakfast briefing-Anna van der Gaag - October 2019
      • CEO Neil McArthur at CMS conference
      • Chair William Moyes North West Reducing Gambling Harms
      • ICE – International Regulators Lunch
      • ICE World Regulatory Briefing - Changing mindsets
      • Let's collaborate to reduce harm and raise standards
      • Money and Mental Health Policy Institute conference
      • National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms
      • Raising Standards: Our Priorities, Your Opportunities
      • KnowNow Responsible Marketing Conference
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    • 2013
      • Weaknesses in anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls
      • Weaknesses in anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls
      • Important lessons for the gambling industry on anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls
    • 2014
      • Action against illegal poker clubs
      • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) directive update
      • Annual reports published
      • Cards on the table for illegal poker clubs
      • Changes to gaming machine stake and prize limits
      • Commission briefs London boroughs on gambling issues
      • Commission licence needed by software suppliers
      • Councils share good practice on illegal poker clubs
      • Customer funds disclosure to customers – clarification for non-remote operators
      • DCMS consultation on incidental non-commercial, private society, work and residents' lotteries
      • DCMS publishes gambling protections and controls
      • First money laundering prosecution for illegal poker den
      • Four weeks left to apply for continuation rights
      • Further analysis of the Health Survey for England 2012 and Scottish Health Survey 2012
      • Further strengthening to licence conditions and codes of practice
      • Gambling advice and guidance for local councils
      • Gambling behaviour in England and Scotland
      • Gambling Commission granted permission to appeal
      • Gambling Commission imposes penalty on Camelot
      • Gambling Commission issues fairground reminder
      • Gambling Commission joins forces with Crimestoppers
      • Gambling Commission keyed in to IOC for suspicious betting at Winter Olympics
      • Gambling Commission on hand at advertising seminar
      • Gambling Commission seeks views on proposed new social responsibility controls
      • Gambling Commission strengthens senior team
      • Gaming machine training workshops
      • Interim suspension of operating licence – Bodugi Limited
      • Interim suspension of operating licence - Silverline Interactiv Technologies Plc trading as Pokercent
      • Latest industry statistics published
      • Latest industry statistics published
      • Latest licensing authority statistics published
      • Licensing deadline fast approaching for offshore gambling operators wishing to continue to provide gambling to consumers
      • Maintaining the strength and integrity of starting prices for greyhound racing in Great Britain
      • More illegal machines seized from the streets of London
      • New consultation on resolving disputes
      • New help note published on gambling advertising
      • New service allows operators to apply for a licence online
      • Online application service extended to non-remote operators
      • Pub betting conviction sends warning message to licensees ahead of Grand National week
      • Reducing risk to the licensing objectives – use of information by traders in the betting industry
      • Remote Gambling Bill receives royal assent
      • Review of the licence conditions and codes and associated technical standards relating to responsible gambling provision
      • Reviewing and strengthening licence conditions and codes of practice
      • Revocation of operating licence – Bet Butler Limited
      • Revocation of operating licence - Bodugi Limited
      • Rugby Football League sanctions welcomed
      • Shortcomings in anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls
      • The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 Transitional arrangements for EEA and Whitelist operators published
      • Three guilty in match fixing probe
      • Twenty bookmakers at Ascot allowed 16-year-old to bet: operators warned they must improve underage gambling controls
      • Twenty percent limit takes effect for category B machines in newer AGC and bingo premises
      • Underage gambling figures remain low
      • Unlicensed online gaming machine suppliers cautioned
      • Weaknesses persist in underage gambling controls
    • 2015
      • 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive published
      • Annual report published
      • Camelot's proposals agreed on changes to Lotto and HotPicks.
      • Clarifying the role of 'authorised persons' in Scotland
      • Commission involved in day of action
      • Commission launches consultation on its 5th edition of Guidance to licensing authorities
      • Commission launches gaming machines consultation
      • Commission reviewing peer-to-peer poker
      • Commission tackles advertising on illegal websites
      • Council seizes 38 illegal gaming machines
      • Gambling Commission raises the bar on social responsibility
      • Greyhound trainer jailed for cheating at gambling
      • Have your say on new controls to prevent crime in gambling
      • Important lessons for the gambling industry on anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls
      • International pilot to streamline testing standards
      • Jail for woman who defrauded employers of almost £1 million
      • Latest gambling industry statistics published
      • Latest information about 666Bet and Metro Play
      • Lessons to be learned from money laundering failures at Caesars casinos
      • Licensing Authorities consulted on changes to statutory guidance
      • New conditions for operators failing second underage test
      • New Guidance to licensing authorities reinforces the importance of partnership working
      • Online gambling in Britain measured accurately for the first time
      • Online scratchcard lottery warning
      • Personal licence applications are now online
      • Prison for online poker cheat ordered to pay back £1m
      • Responsible Gambling Strategy Board – new appointee
      • Sarah Harrison to be appointed Chief Executive at the Gambling Commission
      • Secondary analysis of participation data published
      • Sports betting integrity action plan published today
      • Unlicensed operator appears in court
      • Unpaid work and £2,000 legal costs for unlicensed bookmaker
      • New website to clamp down on corruption in sport
    • 2016
      • Betfred to pay over £800,000 following licence review
      • Binary options scams warning
      • Camelot fined for putting public confidence at risk
      • Camelot licence breach leads to financial penalty
      • Chief Executive Sarah Harrison has been awarded an MBE
      • Commission challenges operators to quicken pace of consumer focus
      • Commission research features online gambling trends for the first time
      • Commission welcomes charter for sports governance
      • Commission welcomes Government gambling review
      • Consumer focus for Commission Annual Report
      • Consumers take centre stage in new Gambling Commission business plan
      • Co-operation agreement with the Portuguese gambling regulator
      • DCMS launches consultation on Gambling Act 2005 changes
      • Decision following licence review Silverbond Enterprises Limited
      • Football match-fixing arrests in Wales
      • Gambling Commission applauds World Rugby and partners in the successful delivery of the Rugby World Cup 2015
      • Gambling Commission chief executive addresses flagship gaming show
      • Gambling Commission crane machine reminder
      • Gambling Commission Executive level changes help put consumers at heart of regulation
      • Gambling Commission joins Kick Crime Out of Sport project
      • Gambling Commission renews partnership with Crimestoppers to combat corruption in sport
      • Gambling Commission shines light on virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming
      • Gambling Commission warning over BetOwen website
      • Gambling Commission warning to pubs
      • Gambling Commission wins Greene King appeal
      • Gambling industry probed over complaints about unfair terms and conditions
      • Gambling licensing day of action
      • Gambling statistics paint picture of gambling in Great Britain
      • Gaming machines reminder for fairground operators
      • Interim suspension of operating licence – Smart TV Broadcasting Limited
      • IOL National Licensing Week 2016: what have we learned?
      • Latest health survey data highlights gambling participation and problem gambling rates in Scotland
      • Lessons to be learned from failures at Gala Coral Group
      • Lessons to be learned from failures at Paddy Power Group
      • Lottery red tape to be cut
      • New Chair of the Gambling Commission
      • New figures show online gambling is largest gambling sector in Britain
      • New Gambling Commission commissioners announced
      • New report indicates 450,000 children gamble every week
      • New rules to tackle crime linked to gambling
      • New strategy to tackle gambling-related harm launched
      • New survey data highlights gambling participation and problem gambling rates in Wales
      • Online system for operators relaunched with YouTube videos today
      • Open letter to The Daily Mail
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      • Poker organisers pay £32,000 after illegal gambling crackdown
      • Prosecutions and new conditions for operators failing age tests
      • Recruitment: Chair of the Gambling Commission
      • Regulations to reduce gambling harm introduced
      • Smart TV Broadcasting Limited – surrender of licences
      • Suspension of adult gaming centre operating licence - Run Lines Limited trading as Red 9 Gaming
      • Tim Miller to join the Gambling Commission executive team
      • Two men charged with offences under the Gambling Act 2005
      • Warning for bookmakers on novelty markets
      • Worldpay technical issues
    • 2017
      • Brighton and Hove workshop to make gambling safer and free from crime
      • Broadway Gaming to pay £100,000 penalty package for misleading advertising
      • Children are experiencing gambling without understanding the consequences
      • Commission joins forces with police to tackle crime risks at Scottish betting shops
      • Commission lays out roadmap for fairer and safer gambling
      • Commission raises awareness of potential risks for students who gamble
      • Commission urges operators to review when customer identity checks are made
      • Commission warns gambling firms that the pace of change to protect consumers has been 'too slow'
      • Commission warns parents over the perils of gambling linked to video games
      • Conclusion of Commission investigation into incident at Sittingbourne
      • Consumers can use Resolver to manage their gambling complaints
      • David Pemberton appointed Gambling Commission Chief Operating Officer
      • Do you know who is making payments into your customer accounts?
      • Don't take a gamble raffling your home
      • Eyes down… how to play bingo in a retirement home
      • Fairground operators reminded to follow gaming machine rules
      • Five banned from central Birmingham bookies
      • Gala Interactive to pay £2.3m penalty package following social responsibility failures
      • Gambling business fined £300,000 for misleading advertising
      • Gambling Commission backs National Licensing Week
      • Gambling Commission backs Responsible Gambling Week
      • Gambling Commission chief executive looks to the future at this year's flagship gaming show
      • Gambling Commission holds regional workshops for two popular arcade hotspots
      • Gambling Commission joins forces with Citizens Advice
      • Gambling Commission launches 2017/18 business plan and invites the industry to have a say on plans for next three years
      • Gambling Commission publishes Annual Report and Accounts for 2016/17
      • Gambling Commission raises standards with new conditions for online operators
      • Gambling Commission unveils new enforcement strategy
      • Gambling Commission urges industry to take consumer complaints more seriously
      • Gambling Commission visits Welsh Assembly to highlight the impact of gambling in Wales
      • Gambling Commission warns fantasy football organisers to not get caught out by gambling rules
      • Gambling Commission welcomes Greene King decision by Court of Appeal
      • Gambling firm 888 to pay over £7.8million for failing vulnerable customers
      • Gambling operators face landmark enforcement action over unfair practices and promotions
      • Government's consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures
      • Improving communications and consultations
      • Joint operation jails gaming machine coin thief
      • Joint operation results in reduction of gambling adverts placed on illegal websites
      • Keep your lottery lawful: top five compliance tips
      • Lessons to be learnt from failures at TGP Europe Ltd and Fesuge Ltd
      • Loot boxes within video games
      • Lottoland to pay £150,000 for advertising failings
      • Making lotteries clearer for consumers - Gambling Commission raises standards with new codes for society lottery operators
      • National gambling helpline switches to freephone number in March
      • New data to inform government gambling review
      • New Gambling Commission research shows more progress needed to tackle problem gambling
      • New Money Laundering Regulations now in effect
      • New research shows almost half of people in Britain gamble
      • Risks of children being exposed to gambling online
      • Sarah Harrison leaves Gambling Commission for new role at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
      • Should society lotteries be more transparent about the money raised for good causes? Have your say
      • Sport and sports betting integrity action plan
      • Sports Betting Integrity Forum first Annual Report
      • Stan James Online to pay £80,000 penalty package for social responsibility and money laundering failures
      • Suspension of adult gaming centre operating licence – Light Gaming Limited
      • Termination of operating licence - Run Lines Limited
      • Time to take action on unfair terms says Gambling Commission
      • Two men convicted after offering illegal gambling parasitic upon popular FIFA computer game
      • Walter Merricks' term as Commissioner extended
      • Warning over adverts likely to appeal particularly to under 18s
    • 2018
      • 32Red to pay £2m penalty package for failing to protect a consumer
      • Blog - New standards for complaints process put consumers first
      • Blog: Young People and Gambling Report 2018
      • Borehamwood workshop to make gambling safer and free from crime
      • Collaborate and know your customers to make gambling safer
      • Commission on board Europe's flagship gaming show
      • Commission welcomes new research by Citizens Advice
      • Commission welcomes tighter gambling advertising standards
      • Daub Alderney to pay £7.1m fine for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures
      • Discussion on a new national strategy to reduce gambling harms
      • Easter reminder for fairground operators
      • Enforcement report – new guidance to help operators make gambling fairer, safer and crime-free
      • Gambling advertising and sponsorship rules reminder for operators
      • Gambling business changing its promotions
      • Gambling business fined £350,000 for advertising failures
      • Gambling Commission announces further plans to protect children
      • Gambling Commission appoints Dr Anna van der Gaag as Chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board
      • Gambling Commission appoints Neil McArthur as Chief Executive
      • Gambling Commission backs National Licensing Week
      • Gambling Commission calls for industry to collaborate on new research to prevent harm
      • Gambling Commission CEO, Sarah Harrison, talks about the importance of diversity
      • Gambling Commission highlights failures to stop children playing on 18+ pub gaming machines
      • Gambling Commission makes online gambling safer
      • Gambling Commission publishes 2018-2019 business plan
      • Gambling Commission publishes advice on gaming machines and social responsibility measures
      • Gambling Commission publishes Annual Report and Accounts for 2017-18
      • Gambling Commission publishes latest combined Health Survey
      • Gambling Commission publishes new report on children and gambling trends
      • Gambling Commission takes widespread regulatory action against online casino operators and senior management
      • Gambling Commission to crackdown on operators who don't treat consumers fairly
      • Gambling Commission warns industry to remove unfair cash withdrawal restrictions or face action
      • Gambling Commission welcomes launch of new application service for Personal Functional Licences
      • Gambling firms face action for unfair withdrawal restrictions
      • Government review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures published
      • Have your say on lottery consultation
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      • International concern over blurred lines between gambling and video games
      • Investigation into control and governance failings at Camelot
      • Is the advertising for your lottery misleading?
      • Latest gambling participation and perceptions figures released by Gambling Commission
      • LeoVegas penalised for advertising and marketing failings
      • Letter to online casino operators
      • Manchester workshop to make gambling safer and free from crime
      • Mark Jarvis to pay penalty package for customer interaction failures
      • New Gambling Commission workshops for small gambling businesses announced
      • New report takes significant step forward in measuring the impact of gambling-related harms
      • New standards for complaints processes in gambling industry
      • Online firms told to take immediate action against unfair terms and conditions
      • Paddy Power Betfair to pay penalty package for social responsibility and money laundering failures on its gambling exchange
      • Rank Group to pay penalty package for failing to protect a problem gambler
      • SkyBet to pay £1m penalty package for social responsibility failures
      • Statement responding to Responsible Gambling Strategy Board progress report
      • Tabcorp penalised after Commission investigation
      • Unlicensed operator sentenced
      • Blog: Running bingo events at nightclubs and student union bars
      • WATCH: New rules that better protect consumers come into force from 31 October, here's what you need to know
      • William Hill to pay £6.2m penalty package for systemic social responsibility and money laundering failures
      • Work by the Gambling Commission's intelligence team results in FA six year footballer ban
    • 2019
      • £1.8m fine for Silverbond Enterprises
      • £40 billion raised for good causes by National Lottery players
      • 2018/19 Enforcement Report – operator failures lead to tough action
      • A reminder of the risks surrounding novelty markets
      • Advice on running a lottery or raffle during the festive season
      • Blog: Are you settling bets in accordance with your published rules?
      • Blog: Industry co-creation workshop – evaluation of safer gambling products and processes
      • Business plan 2019-20
      • CAP releases updated guidance on gambling advertising
      • Co-creation workshop: the marketers' perspective on marketing and safer gambling
      • Co-creation workshops – a look into alternative models
      • Co-creation workshops – data and harm prevention
      • Co-creation workshops – safer gambling
      • Commission supports Treasury report on Anti-Money Laundering
      • Fairground operator gaming machine reminder
      • Following a warning from the regulator two major high street bookmakers have removed products
      • Free-to-play games being available through gambling affiliates
      • Gambling Commission announces key role for GREO to support the National Strategy
      • Gambling Commission calls for evidence on Category B gaming machines and gambling online with credit cards
      • Gambling Commission calls for pub industry to take faster action to prevent under 18s accessing gaming machines in pubs
      • Gambling Commission introduces new rules to make gambling fairer and safer
      • Gambling Commission launches new National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms
      • Gambling Commission launches new online self-service portal for personal licence holders
      • Gambling Commission links up with Birmingham charity LoveBrum
      • Gambling Commission publishes important new framework for measuring gambling harms among children and young people
      • Gambling Commission publishes the 2019 Young People and Gambling report
      • Gambling Commission restates firm commitment to reducing harm as research into suicidal behaviour is published
      • Gambling Commission teams up with the NHS and others to target gambling harm in Wales
      • Gambling Commission welcomes RGSB advice on new National Strategy
      • Gambling Commission's independent advisory board renamed
      • Gamesys to pay £1.2m for social responsibility and money laundering failures
      • Have your say on plans to make gambling fairer and safer in Britain.
      • Industry warning notice: use of non-disclosure clauses (NDAs)
      • Ladbrokes Coral Group to pay £5.9m for past failings in anti-money laundering and social responsibility
      • Latest industry statistics published
      • Latest report reveals complex nature of advertising exposure to children, young people and vulnerable individuals
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      • New age and identity verification rules – changes to the LCCP from Tuesday 7 May
      • New licence conditions for casino with money laundering and social responsibility failures
      • New rules to make online gambling in Britain fairer and safer
      • On course bookies face licence reviews
      • Petfre to pay £322,000 for money laundering failures
      • Platinum Gaming Ltd to pay £1.6m for social responsibility and money laundering failures
      • Podcast: Gambling on credit cards
      • Proposed changes to LCCP requirements for alternative dispute resolution – supplementary consultation
      • Raffling big ticket items: prizes, pitfalls and potential risks
      • Regulator warns gambling industry not to circumvent FOBT stake cut
      • Reminder to operators: new licence condition on customer identity verification
      • Reminder: Running a lottery including raffles, tombolas, sweepstakes and more
      • Review into FSB Technology (UK) Limited
      • RGSB publishes final progress report
      • Statement of supervisory expectations: updated Money Laundering Regulations
      • Suspension of operating licence - EveryMatrix Software Limited
      • The National Crime Agency (NCA) has published its 2018 SARs annual report
      • Gambling Commission's Neil McArthur visits addiction charity DrugFAM
      • Wales launch for new National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms
      • Widespread regulator action results in further £4.5m in penalties for online gambling sector
    • 2020
      • 5th edition of the Prevention of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Terrorist Financing guidance for casinos
      • Betway to pay £11.6m for failings linked to 'VIP' customers
      • Commission publishes the reasons for suspending Triplebet's licence
      • Commission sets industry tough challenges to accelerate progress to raise standards and reduce gambling harm
      • Consultation on society lottery reforms
      • Covid-19 - A message from Neil McArthur to online gambling operators
      • Covid-19 Guidance & FAQ's
      • Data shows the impact of Covid-19 easing on online gambling behaviour in June 2020
      • Data shows the impact of Covid-19 lockdown-easing on online gambling behaviour in July 2020
      • Data shows the impact of Covid-19 on gambling behaviour in August 2020
      • Data shows the impact of Covid-19 on gambling behaviour in May 2020
      • Entry is published Interim suspension of operating licence - Addison Global Limited trading as Moplay
      • Experts by Experience interim group created
      • Fourth National Lottery licence competition launched
      • Gambling Commission and industry collaboration makes progress on safer gambling
      • Gambling Commission calls for more action from the financial sector to help tackle gambling harm
      • Gambling Commission directs £9m to boost resilience of gambling harm treatment services during Covid-19
      • Gambling Commission instructs tighter measures to protect consumers during lockdown
      • Gambling Commission investigation into failures in player protection at PT Entertainment Services (PTES) leads to company closure
      • Gambling Commission issues advice to consumers on how gambling companies should keep you safe while betting online
      • Gambling Commission kick starts digital challenge to make gambling safer
      • Gambling Commission new rules to stamp out irresponsible 'VIP customer' practices
      • Gambling Commission opens consultation on high value 'VIP' customers
      • Gambling Commission partners with Facebook to release guidance aimed at helping consumers limit gambling content
      • Gambling commission publish 2020/21 business plan outlining ongoing commitment to making gambling safer
      • Gambling Commission publishes further data showing the impact of Covid-19 on gambling behaviour
      • Gambling Commission releases guidance to help consumers limit gambling-related content on Twitter
      • Gambling Commission suspend two operator licences for failure to participate in GAMSTOP
      • Gambling on credit cards to be banned from April 2020
      • Games warning for online operators
      • Information for operators re-opening land-based gambling premises
      • Information notice – Multi Media Entertainments Limited
      • Interim suspension of operating licence – Genesis Global Limited
      • Latest gambling industry statistics published
      • Mr Green to pay £3m for regulatory failures
      • New data shows no uplift in complaints about illegal gambling
      • New online service rapidly accelerating Gambling Commission's personal licence maintenance process
      • Online operators required to participate in multi-operator self-exclusion scheme GAMSTOP from March
      • Protecting the safety of consumers is at the heart of today's credit card gambling ban
      • Regulatory returns – temporary extension to submission dates
      • Society lotteries reforms – consultation response
      • Systemic failings at Caesars Entertainment leads to the departure of three senior managers and sanctions of £13m
      • The Gambling Commission has undertaken a Licence review under s116 of the Gambling Act 2005 ("the Act") into Triplebet Limited t/a Matchbook
      • Gambling Commission imposes tougher licence conditions on online operators
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