UKGC provides full evidence disclosure on credit card ban
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UK Gambling Commission (
UKGC) has published its full consultation and evidence disclosure on its decision to ban gambling credit card transactions from 14 April 2020.
A key 2020 judgement, The Commission stated that its review had been undertaken focusing on the objectives of its ‘
Business Strategy 2018-2021’ – to protect the interests of consumers, raise all-round industry standards and further improve UK gambling regulation.
Disclosing its evidence, the Commission published an ‘executive overview’ relaying all information and opinions regarding its decision to ban credit card transactions from 14 April 2020.
During 2019, the Commission launched two separate consultations examining an ‘outright ban on credit cards’ or ‘restricting the use of credit services’ – which received a total of 128 written responses from diverse UK stakeholders including consumer bodies (21), financial institutions (8) charities (7) and local governments (4).