{"id":27362,"date":"2022-03-15T12:23:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slotsia.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=27362"},"modified":"2022-03-15T12:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:36:33","slug":"lord-foster-calls-for-updated-uk-gambling-laws","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/slotsia.com\/en\/news\/lord-foster-calls-for-updated-uk-gambling-laws","title":{"rendered":"Lord Foster Calls For Updated UK Gambling Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-catenamedia-blocks-casinopedia-header casinopedia-header\">        <div class=\"casinopedia-header__holder\">\n            <div class=\"casinopedia-header__info dark\">\n                <span class=\"tag-item\" >Industry<\/span>                <h1>Lord Foster Calls For Updated UK Gambling Laws<\/h1>\n                <div class=\"casinopedia-header__data\">\n                    <span class=\"casinopedia-header__data-ico\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n                    By <mark>Ben Boland<\/mark> &#8211; 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As many people have said, &#8216;it&#8217;s analogue legislation in a digital age&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p><cite><strong>Lord Foster<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster has been lobbying for gambling reform since 2004 and an update is due in the near future with Westminster promising a comprehensive overhaul and a white paper is set to be produced this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"current-law\">Current law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, players and operators in the UK are bound by the Gambling Act 2005 and the country is one of the most regulated in the world. The government promised to review this in their 2019 general election manifesto, though according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2021\/dec\/12\/campaigners-condemn-latest-uk-move-to-delay-overhaul-of-gambling-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> this has been delayed until this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This law has the requirement for all casinos in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slotsia.com\/en\/news\/uk-gaming-trends-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK gambling industry<\/a> to be licenced by the Gambling Authority; this includes complying with a code of conduct around fairness and advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"possible-changes\">Possible changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as better representing the gambling habits and requirements of players and their access to modern technology, the reform to the 2005 law when it comes is likely to change the landscape of the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While player welfare and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slotsia.com\/en\/responsible-gambling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responsible gambling<\/a> measures will be at the forefront of any changes, there are likely to be several key updates that will be worth noting. Some of these could include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Stake limits<\/li><li>Stricter checks on player affordability<\/li><li>A sponsorship ban for sports teams<\/li><li>A levy to fund gambling addiction treatment<\/li><li>New rules around advertising<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lib Dem peer Lord Foster is a campaigner for UK gambling reform.","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":27366,"template":"","meta":[],"news_tag":[309],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lord Foster Calls For Updated UK Gambling Laws - Slotsia EN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lib Dem peer Lord Foster continues his campaign to reform the UK gambling industry.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/slotsia.com\/en\/news\/lord-foster-calls-for-updated-uk-gambling-laws\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lord Foster Calls For Updated UK Gambling Laws - 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