UK's biggest gambling firms to give evidence to Lords Gambling Committee
On Tuesday 4 February 2020, the chief executives of the UK's biggest gambling firms will be questioned by the House of Lords Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry in a two-hour evidence session. They will be joined by the chair of the Betting and Gaming Council.
Giving evidence to the Committee at 3.20pm will be:
- Kenny Alexander, Chief Executive of GVC
- Ulrik Bengtsson, Chief Executive of William Hill
- John Coates, Joint Chief Executive of Bet365
- Ian Proctor, Chief Executive of Sky Betting and Gaming
- Dan Taylor, Chief Executive of Paddy Power Betfair (the UK arm of Flutter)
- Brigid Simmonds OBE, Chair of the Betting and Gaming Council.
Questions are likely to focus on:
- The gambling industry's five core safer gambling commitments;
- The justification for gambling operators live-streaming exclusive FA Cup matches;
- Affordability checks on high-spending customers;
- Improvements to the current self-exclusion system;
- The relationship between VIP schemes and gambling-related harms; and
- The use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to stop customers reporting regulatory breaches.
This evidence session, which is open to the public, will start at 3.20pm and be held in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords.
