Tag: gambling protection
UK Culture Secretary calls for more gambling protection
March 4, 2014
iGaming Business – UK Culture Secretary Maria Miller has called for gamblers to be given more protection despite the introduction of a new spending limit code of conduct, according to UK public-service broadcaster the BBC. As reported by iGaming Business, the new voluntary code was developed by the Association of British Bookmakers and introduced on February 28. The code allows punters to set limits on the amount of time and money they spend on fixed odds betting terminals. Miller has proposed that the new code becomes compulsory and the rules should be toughened up to include forced spending and time…