The push me-pull me life of a pulltab lottery innovator is not an easy one. For years, Alan Branch..
Ditching the 2p would “decimate the industry”
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September 2, 2018 Following a report from the Bank of England stating that the removal of 1p and 2p coins would cause..
Bacta host delegation from DCMS
GB Media August 31, 2018 Bacta president John White and vice-president James Miller hosted a number of officials from the DCMS..
Customer, operator, Commission: With cashless technology, everyone’s a winner
GB Media August 25, 2018 When a government-owned institution as old as The Royal Mint believes that it must have cashless…
Ticket to ride: Bacta highlight safety commitment with ADIPS
GB Media August 23, 2018 Bacta has launched an educational campaign to promote awareness of the key safety issues and..
Commission reveals new rules for October
GB Media August 13, 2018 Advertising, restrictions on withdrawals, and text marketing are to be more tightly regulated from..
Cashless under review as 300 ATMs close per month
GB Media August 9, 2018 ATM network provider Link has launched an independent review into the effect of a cashless society on…
Seaside amusement parks amongst UK holidaymakers’ favourites
GB Media August 6, 2018 The British public have had their say on their highest-rated holiday attractions, and unsurprisingly…
Government are “total hypocrites” for two year FOBT delay
GB Media August 4, 2018 The government have been labeled “total hypocrites” by Mark Miller, operator of Miller Amusements..
Lord Chadlington calls for new “independent commission”
GB Media July 27, 2018 The gambling industry has always been an easy target, but recent negativity has increasingly..
Jeremy Wright appointed new culture secretary
GB Media July 16, 2018 In Monday’s cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Theresa May moved Jeremy Wright from attorney…
Bacta set out party conference campaign
GB Media July 13, 2018 Bacta has outlined a programme of lobbying activities during ‘Party Conference Season’ during…
Park Avenue helps to raise over £5,000 for Bacta Charitable Trust
GB Media July 9, 2018 Fund raising at June’s highly successful Park Avenue Open Day generated a total of £5,613 for..
Bacta hold latest Parliamentary Lunch for Welsh based MPs
GB Media July 5, 2018 Concerns surrounding the impact of Brexit on the manufacturing sector, the delay in implementing..
It’s time to back the Great British seaside
GB Media May 22, 2018 With the House of Lords, Labour, the Bank of England, UKHospitality, BALPPA and Bacta all renewing…
Gabi Stergides chooses his Playdium playlist
GB Media May 18, 2018 Gabi Stergides, Bacta’s youngest ever National President, brings us full tilt into the 90s and noughties..
Sussex MPs honour social responsibility work
GB Media May 18, 2018 MPs Sir Peter Bottomley & Rt Hon Nick Herbert will be attending a presentation to honour the work of…
Bacta win argument as £2 FOBT stake confirmed
GB Media May 17, 2018 Bacta President Gabi Stergides has welcomed the UK government’s decision to cut the maximum stake…
Hottest early May bank holiday on record packs Britain’s piers
GB Media May 11, 2018 The seaside sector was well and truly kicked-into gear over the early May bank holiday as families..
Lords announce Select Committee on seaside towns
GB Media May 10, 2018 The House of Lords has announced a Select Committee on Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities.
PPL PRS Ltd launched for streamlined music licensing
GB Media May 8, 2018 The UK’s two music licensing companies, PPL and PRS for Music, have launched their joint venture…
Two pound Tories talk tough
GB Media May 7, 2018 Regulus Partners’ Dan Waugh details the current state of the FOBT debate in the consultancy firm’s..
Bookmakers pen letter in “last ditch” attempt to turn Hancock
GB Media May 5, 2018 Building on the same shaky foundations that have toxified the Triennial Review, the CEOs of…
Copper coins going nowhere, says treasury
GB Media May 4, 2018 Copper coins are about more than just money according to executive secretary to the Treasury…
Bacta look to develop relationship with club sector
GB Media April 23, 2018 Bacta and CORCA, the Committee of Registered Club Associations, have agreed an informal…
Industry leads search for contactless solution
GB Media April 20, 2018 The industry’s leading trade associations assembled last month to discuss…
McArthur installed as CEO of Gambling Commission
GB Media April 20, 2018 It’s a new era for the Gambling Commission as GC operative Neil McArthur assumes the top role at…
High losses on FOBTs continue at low stakes
GB Media April 6, 2018 Analysis shows only a £2 stake can eliminate harmful high-loss sessions London, high-loss sessions on Fixed-odds…
Bacta president celebrates the role of amusements
GB Media March 27, 2018 Bacta National President Gabi Stergides was flying the flag for the amusements industry at last week’s…
Parliament will not agree to “anything higher than £2”
GB Media March 24, 2018 Parliament will not agree to “anything higher than £2” says Sir Peter Bottomley…
Government pulls back on withdrawal of 2p coins
GB Media March 23, 2018 After an immediate response from Bacta and operators across the country, the government has..
White takes to the road
GB Media March 22, 2018 Bacta Chief Executive John White has completed the first leg of a national tour, meeting with…
White and Miller progress Bacta case in Whitehall
GB Media March 8, 2018 Bacta has followed up its meeting with former Conservative party leader, Iain Duncan Smith, with…
Iain Duncan Smith supports Bacta’s case for £2 stake
GB Media March 2, 2018 A fairer balance of gaming products on the high street is gaining traction within Westminster…
Hancock grilled on FOBTs
GB Media February 23, 2018 As the gambling industry, and many other interest groups across the country, waits for the DCMS to decide the fate of FOBTs..
France pushes for redemption with Bacta advice
GB Media February 23, 2018 When a strict ban on amusements hit France in 1983, the country’s industry was drastically reduced and left all..
Treasury pulling hard to rein in momentum on £2 FOBT stake
GB Media February 23, 2018 As one would expect with the tumultuous debate over FOBTS, as the picture gets clearer, the mist…
Bacta progress streaming issue with PPL
GB Media January 25, 2018 Bacta has responded to concerns voiced by Division 2 members about the growing trend for publicans to use personal..
Bacta urges regulators to take more progressive approach
GB Media January 5, 2018 Gabi Stergides, National President of Bacta, is one of the new generation of..
Bacta confirm first EAG Dinner is sold out
GB Media December 19, 2017 Bacta has been forced to post the sold out signs following what it is describing as a…
Bradbury to drive social responsibility commitment
GB Media November 18, 2017 Bacta has confirmed the promotion of Simon Bradbury to the newly…
Bacta: £2 maximum stake is “now the frontrunner”
GB Media November 10, 2017 John White reflects on the week following the Triennial Review consultation document…
Bacta: Caught up in the toxic B2 backwash
GB Media November 3, 2017 Trade bodies expressed their disappointment with the Triennial Review consultation document…
Winning hearts and minds with new bacta publications
GB Media October 13, 2017 Bacta has published “The serious business of fun!” a 52-page book which outlines the role of…
Bacta take on the bookies at Conservative Party conference
GB Media October 13, 2017 Bacta is reflecting on a frenetic fortnight of political lobbying and networking at…
Conference, Conservative Party Conference, Gabi Stergides, Kemi Badenoch MP, Rt Hon David Evennett MP, Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP, Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP
An economic opportunity and not a nuisance
GB Media October 6, 2017 Deirdre Wells OBE, spent 20-years in Government at the DCMS, before she became…
Bacta explain ‘The serious business of fun!’
GB Media October 6, 2017 Bacta’s charm offensive at the Labour Party Conference concluded with a Fish & Chips…
Brighton Palace Pier CEO receives industry award
GB Media October 5, 2017 Anne Martin has been recognised for her services to the amusements industry…
Bacta shares platform with Labour deputy leader
GB Media September 29, 2017 As the Labour Party made its way to Brighton this week, so did bacta’s John White…
Bacta raise the political stakes
GB Media September 20, 2017 Bacta has embarked on one of the most intensive programmes of political engagement in its…
