February 2020
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Delegates first addressed prevention, treatment and research, discussing the key priorities for meeting strategic focus areas highlighted in the Gambling Commission’s Strategy - prevention and education, and treatment and support - with discussion on the role of research, public health, and partnerships.
Further sessions assessed online and mobile advertising standards, looking at influencers and technology - highlighting the DCMS committee’s recent report on Immersive and addictive technologies finding that young people in the UK are spending £270m a year in total on in-app purchases and video game add-ons.
Delegates also discussed the key priorities for ensuring a safer gambling environment - with discussion around the strengthening of age verification rules for online gambling and the proposed ban on gambling with credit cards.
Finally, delegates considered sustainable sector growth and retail gambling, examining the key challenges facing the retail gambling sector and how it is adapting in the current regulatory climate, including alternative revenue streams that are required to put the sector on a sustainable footing for the future and the impact of shifts towards online gambling on the wider sector.
