Heather Wardle is a Lord Kelvin Adam Smith research fellow at the University of Glasgow. Her current work focuses on understanding youth gambling behaviour and its relationship with changing technology. She is also Deputy Chair of the Advisory Board on Safer Gambling (ABSG), an independent advisory group to the UK Gambling Commission, where she leads policy advice about understanding and measuring gambling-related harms.
Experience
GamCare has urged all UK licensed operators to adopt its 'Safer Gambling Standard’ - notifying consumers of their dedication to safety and reducing harms.
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Gambling protection in the UK is sure to be enhanced by the UKGC s new Advisory Council.
A key source of evidence-based feedback has been added to the UK s far-reaching inquiry into revamping gaming regulations.
New Evidence-based Panel
The UK Gambling Commission has appointed a Lived Experience Advisory Panel to provide collaborative feedback on making gambling safer in the UK.
Members
The panel is comprised of a diverse collection of individuals who have suffered through various gambling harms, including non-gamblers affected by someone else’s gambling.
Purpose
The group will advise the Gambling Commission on an array of policy development initiatives on relevant issues to inform changes to the Gambling Act.
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2005 Gambling Act.
In the statement, Proctor acknowledged that: “Gambling has gone through a technical transformation over the last 15 years, and the rules have not kept pace.”
The main focus of Proctor’s statement concerned the issue of affordability, which has played a central role in the ongoing debate between betting operators and the
UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) as the review of the 2005 Gambling Act continues.
“Getting to the right answer on affordability is complex and not without some knotty ethical issues,” the operator continued.
“It requires finding a critical balance which allows us to protect the most vulnerable from potential harm without disproportionately impinging on the personal freedom of the vast majority of the 30 million people who enjoy a gamble in the UK every year.