UKGC Issues Advice Paper on FOBT Stakes and Social Responsibility Measures

UKGC Issues Advice Paper on FOBT Stakes and Social Responsibility Measures

Today, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) published its advice to support the Government with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) review of controversial fixed-odds betting machines (FOBTs) and social responsibility measures. The gambling regulatory authority has issued its formal advice aiming to put a cap on the gambling-related harm that customers, and especially more vulnerable ones, could face. The Government is expected to soon unveil its decision on the possible reduction of the maximum stakes allowed at FOBTs. The official advice paper issued by the major gambling…

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National Lottery Website Comes Under Hacker Attack Once Again

National Lottery Website Comes Under Hacker Attack Once Again

Friday night saw the National Lottery to warn over 10 million players who had online accounts on its website to change their passwords as soon as possible because of a security breach. As revealed by Camelot – the company that operates on the UK National Lottery – attempts had been to breach the security of the website and access users’ accounts and that sensitive information may have been viewed. All customers who had online accounts with the lottery, were urged by the operator to change their passwords, especially in the…

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