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<p>We welcome recent steps taken by industry to raise standards and increase protections
for customers, including PaddyPower/Betfair’s introduction of its £500 cap and the
Betting & Gaming Council’s codes of conduct on high value customer schemes and
online game design.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government and the Gambling
Commission are continuing work to consider protections in online gambling. Earlier
this year, the Gambling Commission launched a consultation and call for evidence on
the steps remote operators should be required to take to identify and protect customers
at risk of harm, including on issues to do with affordability. It received over 13,000
responses and the Commission has published an interim update on its website outlining
next steps.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The government launched its Review of the Gambling
Act 2005 in December with the publication of a Call for Evidence which received 16,000
responses. The Review will be wide-ranging and evidence-led, and aims to make sure
that the regulation of gambling is fit for the digital age. We are considering all
evidence carefully and will publish a white paper outlining any conclusions and proposals
for reform in due course.</p>
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