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2024

Someone has got to join the dots on government and regulatory departments strategy boards – they are all increasing their costs and charges at the same time to individual businesses battling in a sinking economy

GBG’s High Street Hub to return in 2025 at ARE Expo

What is now important is that our attention turns back to working with the Government and the Gambling Commission to deliver the proposals contained in the White Paper

Amusement and Retail Entertainment Show announces major collaboration with the Gambling Business Group

Gambling Business Group joins sponsors list for the Institute of Licensing’s key event of the year

The new Government must pick up where the last Parliament left off and get these reforms across the line, urges Bacta

In the firing line: Independent operators consult as Commission sets its sights on legacy and older technology machines

Recruitment specialist joins Gambling Business Group adding staffing expertise to the trade politics agenda

Industry out in force as it tackles the task of setting the standards for cashless

GSGB’s ‘unreliable’ new data delivers more confusion and Tisconceptions on gambling

Nick Jackson: New regulations must be clear, consistent, and co-existent with innovation

Steve Sharp: “The industry is desperate for transformation; the last government didn’t have enough time to transform it. Come July 5th we have to ensure they make the time”

Charlotte Meller:“When it comes to player protection in gambling venues, it’s the detail that matters …. and operators understand

Fighting for the high street: Gambling Business Group unveils expansive programme for ICE 2024

GBG plan to educate licensing officers during ICE 2024 at its new expanded High Street Hub

GBG seeks member feedback on Gambling Commission’s proposed amendment for quarterly returns.

“We have a strong and resilient framework, now we need to refine it. More consistency, more
technology and most important, more dialogue between our business and our local
authorities”

Any answers: GBG’s High Street Hub at ICE to tackle industry’s pressing questions

2023

Gambling Business Group launches ‘fact checking’ initiative in face of ‘highly questionable’ research.

Gambling Business Group joins forces with motorway service operators in safer gambling initiative.

GBG Mobilises expert groups ahead of its meeting with DCMS

Is suicide reporting a regulatory condition that simply cannot be checked within reason, asks GBG

Intervision joins GBG

Bad data, bad research, bad evidence: Gambling Business Group sounds a warning over more unsound research in the latest “credibility-stretching” report by the OHID

Leisure Electronics join GBG

The Government has been listening

2022

Peter Hannibal: ‘It’s time to extinguish toxic comparisons with tobacco. 18th – 24th March 2022’

Latest White Paper rumblings suggest a May publication date, argues Gambling Business Group25th – 31st March 2022

GBG decry government’s plan to drive into the digital age with an archaic restriction for payments 8th-14th April 2022

It’s still the biggest gambling b2b show in the world, it opens next week in London and according to Gambling Business Group’s Peter 8th -14th April 2022

The Gambling Business Group has a sharp focus on taking its arguments to Westminster 1st – 7th April 2022

Get your facts right!’ Peter Hannibal tells House of Lords in light of misinformed debate
29th April – 5th May 2022

Zoomshock: Working from home could cost town centre economies £3bn a year 29th April – 5th May 2022

A 1 percent statutory levy would simply be the death knell for many gambling businesses in town and city centres 20th – 26th May 2022

Gambling Business Group puts the case for industry to be part of high street Levelling-Up debate 13th – 19th May 2022

Peter Hannibal: ‘Industry should take some of the credit for the record low problem gambling rates, but never become complacent’ 12th – 18th August 2022

GBG sees signs of encouragement in the Truss philosophy 9th – 15th September

Former Gambling Commission executive Meller joins the GBG 16th – 22nd August 2022

GBG chief believes the current administration will be good for the industry 7th – 13th October 2022

Gambling Business Group political The industry has much work to do with Local Authorities and The Gambling Business Group intends tolead the way 17th – 13th October 2022

LET’S WORK TOGETHER

The Gambling Business Group (GBG) is a representation of gambling organisation Members from all sectors of the UK Gambling Industry. We have a common goal of
being the respected voice for cross-sector land-based gambling,
with social responsibility at the heart of everything that we do.