Tag: DCMS
Inquiry into UK gambling activated by the DCMS Select Committee
With the UK's Gambling Act review White Paper once again in motion, the cross-party DCMS Select Committee has activated an inquiry into the current...
DCMS announces extensions for Baillie & Seddon as UKGC commissioners
DCMS has extended the stay of John Baillie and Catharine Seddon as commissioners to provide policy guidance to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).
Baillie and...
OneID signs ‘transformative’ deal with Millwall FC
Millwall FC has signed with start-up OneID in a deal that aims to make buying tickets online easier for fans of the club.
With the...
DCMS looks to strengthen security around loot boxes
The DCMS has laid out plans to strengthen security around the consumer experience within video games.
The government body has asked video game stakeholders to...
DCMS expected to delay gambling white paper to May date
The White Paper of recommendations reforming the UK gambling sector is expected to be further delayed until May 2022.
This Morning, The Guardian reported that...
UK & US governments form Prize Challenge pact on privacy-enhancing technologies
DCMS has announced that the UK government has agreed to collaborate on developing ‘bilateral innovation challenges’ with the United States, with a view to...
The Government to explore new lottery retail sale mechanism
Following new regulations on the sale of tickets, the DCMS is exploring the need for a new retail sale mechanism when it comes to...
UK Finance: Online Harms Bill requires broader remit on tackling scams
Research conducted by UK Finance has revealed nearly 7,000 authorised push payment (APP) scam cases, indicating that 70% of scams originated on an online...
Online Harms Bill leverages accountability to tackle online fraud
DCMS has published the first draft of its ‘Online Safety Bill’ aiming to establish a framework to tackle harmful content online and provide safer...
Gambling to avoid stringent affordability checks as DCMS focuses on UKGC...
Plans for the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to conduct advanced affordability checks as a result of the review of the UK’s betting and gaming regulations may...
