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BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL WARN AGAINST NEW TREASURY MEASURE BECOMING ‘TROJAN HORSE’ TO RAISE TAXES

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27 Nov 2023 Social affairs

BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL WARN AGAINST NEW TREASURY MEASURE BECOMING ‘TROJAN HORSE’ TO RAISE TAXES

STANDARDS body the Betting and Gaming Council has urged the Chancellor against using a proposed new gambling tax simplification measure to further raise taxes which will threaten sports including horse racing.

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02 Aug 2023 Culture

BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL MEMBERS MADE RECORD CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH HORSERACING LAST YEAR, NEW FIGURES SHOW

Betting and Gaming Council members directly contributed £384m to British horseracing last year in levy, media rights and sponsorship deals, BGC figures reveal.

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21 Jun 2023 Communities

Charities to win big at Britannia Stakes

Britain’s biggest bookmakers will donate all profits from the Britannia Stakes race at Royal Ascot to a host of top UK charities.

For British and American Gambling Policymakers – ignore the Billionaire Bookmakers and the Reform Opponents on Twitter

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19 Jun 2023 Health

For British and American Gambling Policymakers – ignore the Billionaire Bookmakers and the Reform Opponents on Twitter

Founder of the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, Derek Webb, makes the case for urgent betting reform in British horseracing.

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25 May 2023 Communities

BOOKIES TO CELEBRATE KING’S CORONATION BY DONATING ALL PROFITS FROM ROYAL ASCOT RACE

To mark the King’s Coronation, Britain’s leading bookmakers will donate all profits from the feature handicap Britannia Stakes race at this year’s Royal Ascot to some of the UK’s top charities.

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13 Apr 2023 Culture

OVER 40 MPS BACK THE BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL’S GRAND NATIONAL CHARITY BET CAMPAIGN

More than 40 MPs from both sides of the House are visiting local betting shops to place a BGC Charity Bet on the Grand National.

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09 Mar 2023 Health

BGC DELIGHTED TO ONCE AGAIN SUPPORT LEICESTER RACECOURSE VETERANS’ DAY

The Betting and Gaming Council are proud to once again be supporting Leicester Racecourse Veterans’ Day.

The Gambling White Paper: A test of the Government's commitment to horse racing

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02 Mar 2023 Health

The Gambling White Paper: A test of the Government's commitment to horse racing

Rishi is a racing fan. When it comes to protecting racing in the Gambling White Paper, it’s vital he doesn’t fall at the first.

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16 Feb 2023 Culture

BGC BACK RACING TV’S 'WRITE TO YOUR MP' CAMPAIGN

Betting and Gaming Council Chairman Brigid Simmonds OBE has today endorsed a new campaign from Racing TV enabling concerned horseracing fans to seek assurances from their MPs and DCMS Ministers.

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29 Jul 2022 Education

NEW REGULATOR FIGURES CONFIRM PROBLEM GAMBLING RATES REMAIN LOW IN THE UK

New figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm the rates of problem gambling have remained historically low at 0.2% in the year to June 2022.

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12 Apr 2022 Economy

Charities the big winners after the BGC MP Grand National charity bet

Charities up and down the country are in the money after bookies donated thousands to charities after MPs from around the country joined in the Grand National action by placing charity bets.

MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National

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07 Apr 2022 Communities

MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National

Over 40 MPs from both sides of the House have backed a BGC initiative by placing bets on the world’s greatest steeplechase, The Grand National, which runs on Saturday, to raise money for charity.

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04 Apr 2022 Education

Ahead of the Grand National, the BGC warns Minsters not to spoil the enjoyment of punters or ignore the tens of thousands of jobs supported by the regulated betting and gaming industry in the Gambling Review

As millions return to bookies for the first time in three years to bet on the Grand National, the BGC warns Minsters not to spoil the enjoyment of punters or ignore the tens of thousands of jobs supported by the regulated betting and gaming industry in the upcoming Gambling Review

As we recover from the pandemic, we must not allow British horse racing to fall behind

23 Sep 2021 Culture

As we recover from the pandemic, we must not allow British horse racing to fall behind

The Horserace Betting Levy should apply to all horse racing globally which is bet on by British customers, generating around £20 million annually to help British racing build back better.

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17 Jun 2021 Communities

Racing fans urged to back their favourites and help raise money for great causes

Horseracing fans have been urged to have a flutter on a flagship race and help raise money for top charities at the same time.

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01 Jun 2021 Communities

Top charities the odds-on favourites to benefit after betting firms agree to donate profits from flagship race

Some of the UK’s top charities are in line for a major cash boost after the country’s biggest betting operators agreed to donate all of their profits from a flagship horse race.