Betting and Gaming Council

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The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is the single industry association for betting and gaming, representing betting shops, online gaming businesses and casinos in the UK.

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United Kingdom, England, Westminster

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11-50

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+44 20 7434 2111

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Oct 28, 2026	‘Jobs killer’: Gambling industry lashes out at Healey betting tax raid	After the Chancellor announced a tax hike for the gambling and betting sector, Saskia Koopman dissected the industry reaction Machine Games Duty (MGD) will rise from 20 to 25 per cent in April 2027, below the 40 per cent demanded by campaig...
Oct 23, 2026	Doubts over £458m gambling tax plan emerge days before Budget	A week before the Budget, questions have emerged about the evidence behind a proposed £458m gambling tax rise, after internal comments revealed doubts among the campaigners that were pushing for the increase. The Betting and Gaming Council ...
Aug 21, 2026	Illegal Premier League betting could hit £1bn within year	The betting black market could take £1bn in illegal Premier League bets within a year, analysis has warned ahead of tonight’s kick-off. The Premier League returns this weekend with its 20 clubs voluntarily banning gambling and casino brands...
Jun 24, 2026	UK Navigates Leadership Shift Amid Economic Headwinds and Tech Push	The UK charts a new course. Andy Burnham assumes the premiership. Markets eye his fiscal strategies. Economic headwinds persist. Brexit's long-term impacts surface. Retailers battle online giants. Government targets outsourcing, consum...
Jun 18, 2026	Concern as gambling black market set for £40m Royal Ascot boost	Illicit Royal Ascot betting could boost the gambling black market industry by £40m as punters get drawn in by unregulated operators. The horse racing spectacle is underway in Berkshire with 300,000 fans expected across five days of Royal As...
Jun 12, 2026	BGC boss warns tech giants over black market ads ahead of World Cup betting surge	The boss of Britain’s gambling trade body has urged major tech platforms to crack down on illegal betting adverts ahead of what is expected to be the biggest World Cup for gambling in history. In an open letter seen by City AM, Betting and ...
Jan 28, 2026	Coral ditches Cheltenham Festival as Reeves tax rises on gambling bite	Betting giant Coral has ditched the Cheltenham Festival after over 50 years due to government taxes on gambling. Duty on UK horse racing wagers was exempted from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget last autumn but taxes on remote sports bettin...
Nov 24, 2025	What sport wants from the Budget: UK industry leaders share hopes and fears	Ahead of the Autumn Budget on Wednesday, City AM asked decision-makers from across the UK’s sport sector what they are hoping to hear from Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Major sporting events drive sport. They make us feel good, but they also ar...
Oct 27, 2025	Exclusive: Reeves risks Black Market Britain with gambling tax hike	Chancellor Rachel Reeves risks creating “Black Market Britain” if next month’s Budget sees significant tax raids on the gambling sector. Industry insiders have warned of the potentially catastrophic impact on bookmakers and gambling firms i...
Oct 6, 2025	Tories: Reeves gambling with lives over mooted betting tax	Rachel Reeves has been accused of “gambling with lives” ahead of a mulled tax rise on the gambling sector in November’s Budget. The Chancellor is tipped to hike the levy on bookies from 15 per cent to 21 per cent, in line with online casino...
Oct 1, 2025	Taxing gambling is a desperate cash grab that Labour will regret	Long a scapegoat whenever the Treasury needs quick cash, Labour will regret taxing the gambling industry, writes Oliver Dean The gambling and gaming sector has come under a barrage of attacks this week, with more than 100 MPs signing a lett...
Sep 22, 2025	Young Brits have become an unlikely driving force for Buzz Bingo	Over half of Buzz Bingo’s new members in the last year have been under 35. It’s a remarkable statistic for a game generally portrayed as the home of older generations; one memorable Simpsons episode features a 4pm nap time for its group of ...
Sep 12, 2025	Betway Africa Goes Live with SkyControl	Betway Africa Goes Live with SkyControl Fri, Sep 12, 2025 12:09 CET Report this content Rollout spans Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Botswana and Zambia, bringing competitive tournaments, streamer-ready rooms, and a provably-fair PvP for...
Sep 9, 2025	Why is British horse racing going on strike?	LONDON : No horse racing will take place in Britain on September 10 as jockeys, trainers and racecourses stage their first strike, protesting a government review that could raise taxes on remote bets. The stoppage marks the first time the s...
Sep 9, 2025	Budget: More than sport at stake when it comes to betting tax hikes	Today marks my first anniversary as chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council. It’s a privilege to represent an industry that contributes billions to the economy and plays such an integral role in British sport and culture. But it’s...
Aug 26, 2025	Reeves warned against gambling tax as EU black market hits £70bn	Rachel Reeves has been warned to halt plans for tax hikes on bookies after research revealed illegal sites took over 70 per cent of Europe’s betting and casino sales in 2024. Data published by Yield Sec suggests that black market bookies an...
Aug 20, 2025	BGC: Reeves making a mockery of growth strategy with gambling tax	The Government would be “making a mockery of their growth strategy” if they introduce a mulled gambling tax, the chief of the Betting and Gaming Council has said. Grainne Hurst insists that plans by Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Treasury...
Apr 21, 2024	Cartoon Gambling Ads Target Children, Warns Charity	Quincy Jon, Tech Times 21 April 2024, 09:04 am UK children are exposed to an alarming amount of betting advertising and gambling-like information when they are online, according to a new study commissioned by GambleAware, a nonprofit suppor...
Oct 22, 2023	U.K. To Make Gambling Industry Pay $125 Million Towards Addiction Care	A fish and chip shop sits next to a bookmakers in Blackpool on November 02, 2018 in London, England. ... [+] Blackpool was listed as third in a list of the UK's unhealthiest high streets. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Gett...
Jan 5, 2021	UK’s New Lockdown Brings Hardships for the Gaming Industry	Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a significant increase in positive COVID-19 cases, the UK entered into a new lockdown. The new measure ordered the closure of “non-essential” businesses and may last until mid-February. New Lockdown ...
Oct 17, 2020	BGC Asks the Government to Reconsider Lancashire Casino Closures	The gaming industry association body in the UK, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), issued a plea to the Government to reconsider its recent decision to order gaming establishments in Lancashire to close indefinitely, arguing the impact o...
Aug 21, 2020	BGC Hails the Impact of the Whistle-To-Whistle Ban	The gambling industry representative body in the UK, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), issued a report regarding the effects from the introduction of a whistle-to-whistle ban on gambling advertising, concluding that the TV betting ban d...
Mar 25, 2020	UK Introduces Covid-19 Package, BGC Praises The Intervention	The Betting and Gaming Council /BGC/, the gaming body that represents 90% of betting and gaming industry in the UK, has issued a statement regarding the unprecedented package of measures introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi S...

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Parsers VC has collected 24 articles mentioning Betting and Gaming Council, among them “‘Jobs killer’: Gambling industry lashes out at Healey betting tax raid” (Oct 28, 2026) and “Doubts over £458m gambling tax plan emerge days before Budget” (Oct 23, 2026).

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