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16 June 2021

Update on the Remote Customer Interaction Consultation

Background On 25 May 2021, the Gambling Commission of Great Britain (“the Commission”) provided an update regarding its Remote Customer...

Jemma Newton

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13 May 2021

The Personal Management Licence regime: An impossible tightrope?

This article was co-authored by Tom Orpin-Massey from QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers. Introduction Personal management licences (“PMLs”) issued by the...

David Whyte

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11 May 2021

The Affordability Debate (3): Regulating beyond its means?

This is the third in a series of articles considering different aspects of the affordability debate. We have already considered...

Julian Harris

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22 April 2021

The Affordability Debate (2): Ambiguous Regulatory Requirements

Following the closure of the Gambling Commission’s (the “Commission”) consultation Remote customer interaction – Consultation and Call for Evidence (the...

David Whyte

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31 March 2021

Gambling Commission Consultation Response on Online Slots Game Design and Reverse Withdrawals

In July 2020, we blogged about the Gambling Commission’s consultation on online slots game design and reverse withdrawals, which proposed...

Lucy Paterson

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15 March 2021

DCMS consults on significant increases to Gambling Commission fees

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) has launched a consultation which proposes significant increases to Gambling Commission...

Francesca Burnett-Hall

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9 March 2021

Changes of Corporate Control: The Basics

In our experience, there is often confusion regarding change of corporate control (“CoCC”) requirements and, in particular, what events trigger...

Bahar Alaeddini

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22 February 2021

Chambers Global 2021 – Four Lawyers Ranked

Harris Hagan continues to have four lawyers individually ranked for Chambers & Partners’ Global Market Leaders Rankings (Gaming & Gambling)....

Ting Fung

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2 February 2021

The Affordability Debate: Protection, Responsibility and the Right to Choose

That affordability checks are a critical issue for the British gambling industry is undeniable; they place a yet further onerous...

Julian Harris

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20 January 2021

Covid-19: Gambling Commission reminder to online operators

Gambling Commission CEO, Neil McArthur, issued a reminder on 11 January 2021 on the continued need for online operators to...

Ting Fung

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