The BGC stated that Michael Dugher, leader government of the BGC has written to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer MP and requested her to place extra stress on social media companies, in connection with the government’s plan to deal with trouble playing for beneathneath 25s.
“This is not possible to reap with out the cooperation of the social media systems themselves,” the letter reads. “This is a realistic solution, which BGC individuals are eager on implementing, however we can’t achieve this with out the cooperation of social media systems.”
“I could urge you to assist in this count number via way of means of calling on social media systems to eventually cooperate with the BGC and make the applicable capability available, so we will assist shield the maximum vulnerable.”
This consciousness on beneathneath 25s become mentioned withinside the government’s Gambling Act Review white paper.
Dugher additionally specific a beyond BGC initiative withinside the letter, pone that gave social media systems the electricity to permit clients to decide out of having a bet and gaming marketing.
Last week, the BGC introduced that the 2023 version of Safer Gambling Week will take location on 13-19 November.