EXPERT INSIGHTS & NEWS

Our CEO, Lee Hills, writes for iGaming Business on why operators should use the Gambling Commission’s regulatory burden exercise to present specific evidence and workable alternatives.

EEGaming and HIPTHER have featured Lee Hills’ latest article on the practical implementation of UKGC Financial Risk Assessments.

The Gambling Commission has outlined the first stage of Financial Risk Assessments, including the initial deposit thresholds, how assessments will work and what operators should do to prepare.

Lee Hills examines the UK Gambling Commission’s ban on mixed-product incentives and explores how well-intentioned regulatory measures can sometimes create unintended consequences for licensed operators and the wider gambling market.

Lee Hills explores the parallels between historical prohibition policies and modern gambling regulation, arguing that overly blunt interventions can undermine consumer protection and that evidence-led, proportionate regulation delivers better long-term outcomes.

The UK’s decision to raise Remote Gaming Duty to 40% has triggered a structural retreat in its online gambling sector. Licensed operators face unprecedented tax pressure, investment is evaporating, smaller firms are exiting, and consumers risk being driven toward unregulated sites, while Ireland emerges as a key beneficiary.

The UK gambling sector is poised for a metamorphosis. With the UKGC at the helm, significant modifications are in the pipeline for 2024.

The review’s objectives sought to balance consumer freedoms and choice with the prevention of harm to vulnerable groups and the broader...