Standards Body The BGC Welcomed Lucy Frazer As The New Secretary Of The State

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Lucy Frazer MP just became the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council (बीजीसी), supported her, giving her a warm welcome. Michael Dugher, a chief executive of BGC, welcomed her as well.

Regarding old appointments, Julia Lopez MP और Stuart Andrew MP will continue working as ministers.

A white paper is a priority:

One of the first Frazer’s कर्तव्यों will be to publish the Gambling White Paper. After that, she’ll continue to lead about 110,000 लोग who work in the industry and keep growing सगाई in the Department.

माइकल डुगर कहा हुआ: “On behalf of the 110,000 people whose jobs rely on our members – we would like to warmly welcome Lucy on her new appointment. I know she is someone who is liked and respected across Parliament, and her appointment comes at a critical time for our industry. From high streets to hospitality, from tourism to tech, our members generate £4.2bn in taxes for the Treasury and contribute £7.1bn to the economy in gross value added.”

He added that many issues still need to be संबोधित, but the reforms need to be published जितनी जल्दी हो सके. Dugher hopes that Frazer will take care of low level “affordability” checks which lead people to enter the online black market बजाय the regulated betting and gaming sites. The UK economy is still recovering from the recent crisis caused by the COVID-19 महामारी, so the strong gambling and betting market plays a significant role in the country’s recovering economy.

Big changes are expected, and everyone wants to go towards increasing the safety of betting and gambling in the country. The majority of gamblers are gambling जिम्मेदारी से, but there is a minority who need शिक्षा मामले के बारे में.

विभाग already addressed the ombudsman, who they hope will help improve ग्राहक अनुभव और collaborate with ministers. The Government will do everything to provide gamblers with a secure gambling experience और publish the white paper in a record amount of time.

The way towards safe and responsible gambling:

The UK gambling and betting industry is very strong – लगभग 22.5 मिलियन वयस्क देश भर में place a bet every month। उनके पास है various interests, including lottery, bingo, gambling in land-based and online casinos, and sports betting.

हालांकि, the independent regulator दावा किया है कि gambling rates in यूके are lower than expected. जुआ आयोग announced a report that claims that वयस्कों के 0.3 प्रतिशत in the country have a मुसीबत with extensive gambling.

The Betting and Gaming Council represents most of the regulated gambling and betting industry. It was founded in 2019, और तब से, the main mission has been to create a culture where gambling is safe and responsible while keeping up with world-class standards.