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Bacta advocate removal of FECs, operators and suppliers from Levy proposals
Bacta has written to policy stakeholders including the Gambling Minister the senior team at DCMs and the Gambling Commission to…
Bacta launch ‘thinkbite’ learning brand at EAG
Bacta’s seminar programme taking place at EAG has a new identity with the trade association confirming that the learning component…
EAG – over 90 percent full and on-course to hit capacity
Six-weeks ahead of EAG Expo opening at ExCeL London (16-18 January, 2024) organisers have confirmed that the premier business, learning…
Bacta create special 50th logo to launch EAG celebrations
Bacta has made some strategic tweaks to its logo to mark the trade association’s 50th year celebrations which will start at…
Record-breaking Bacta Convention raises the bar and ticks the boxes
Bacta is reflecting on what many attendees regarded as being the most successful Annual Convention on record. A line-up of…
Industry experts to speak at EAG ‘Pub and Club Summit’
Industry thought leaders including Simon Barff, Managing Director of CLMS, Quentin Stott, Managing Director Reflex Gaming, Nick Rudd, MD of…
Bacta Special Regional meeting wins high praise
Bacta National Council member Jeremy Godden recently hosted a special meeting of members drawn from London and the South East…
Bacta Convention will address the key challenges of the day – states John Bollom
‘The most important period for the industry since the introduction of the 2005 Gaming Act’ is how Bacta National President…
EAG to celebrate 50-years of bacta as international dignitaries are invited to London
An international audience of VIPs and dignitaries from trade associations representing the amusements industry in countries including Austria, Croatia, Germany,…
EAG is the place to source the games which help keep Piers alive – argues Bacta President John Bollom
Bacta National President John Bollom whose family has owned and run the iconic Mumbles Pier in Swansea south Wales since…
Illustrious judging panel is confirmed for Bacta Annual Awards with 1st December deadline announced
Bacta Member companies have until Friday 1st December to submit their nominations for the prestigious five category Bacta Annual Awards. With the presentations…
Bacta members get behind Safer Gambling Week
Bacta members throughout the country will be promoting Safer Gambling Week the cross-industry initiative to promote safer gambling taking place…
Gambling Commission will have strong presence as Andrew Rhodes delivers Convention keynote
Bacta members will have a valuable opportunity to engage with the UK Gambling Commission when leading members of the Commission…
Kate Nicholls OBE will lead hospitality debate
Kate Nicholls OBE, CEO of UKHospitality and one of the industry’s most respected and influential voices, will be at the Bacta…
Political journalist to explore the changing landscape ahead of General Election
‘The state we are in and the State we will become – from now to the election’ is the title…
Bacta recognise sponsors as industry looks forward to 2023 Convention
The 2023 bacta Convention which is taking place on November 22nd at London’s County Hall is capturing the imagination of the…
bacta Convention, Blueprint, Blueprint Operations, crown leisure, Inspired, Light and Wonder, Novomatic UK, Sega Amusements
MERKUR praise for ‘outstanding’ bacta SR Exchange
Tony Boulton, MERKUR UK’s Director of Public and Political Relations believes the 2023 Bacta Social Responsibility Exchange was a powerful…
EAG confirm launch of High Street Summit for 2024 show
The organising team responsible for delivering January’s EAG Expo (16th – 18th January, ExCeL London) has announced an important new seminar dedicated…
Bacta invites the membership to meet their National Council!
Bacta has issued an invitation for members to meet the new National Council and learn about the latest developments impacting…
Bacta host Conservative MP Dame Caroline Dinenage
The political engagement campaign to raise awareness of the issues and challenges facing bacta members saw the trade association host…
‘Critically important’ SR Exchange will present a unique opportunity for consumer-facing staff
Elizabeth Speed, Novomatic Group General Counsel and Chair of bacta’s Social Responsibility Committee previews the forthcoming SR Exchange and argues that SR and safer…
Registrations up 40 percent as members respond to ‘Shaping the future’ themed Bacta Convention
Bacta is on course to surpass the participation levels recorded at its 2022 Convention with confirmation that registration figures are…
Showtime! Registration opens for 2024 edition of EAG Expo
Registration for EAG Expo 2024 the bacta owned trade show which brings together the low-stake gaming and amusements sectors has…
MERKUR UK confirm sponsorship of bacta SR Exchange
MERKUR UK has broken new ground by becoming the first gambling entertainment brand to sponsor bacta’s Social Responsibility Exchange. The…
EAG continue growth strategy, following partnership with The Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain
The 2024 edition of EAG (16-18 January, ExCeL London) will be bolstered following confirmation of a strategic partnership with The…
Industry invited to visit Rays of Sunshine on the bacta stand at ACOS
Rays of Sunshine, bacta’s nominated charity will be present on the bacta stand at ACOSThe charity, which grants wishes to…
SR Exchange to provide consumer-facing staff with a tool-kit of practical insights to take back to their venues
Real People: Real Insights is the theme adopted by bacta to preview the Association’s free to attend SR Exchange (31…
Gambling Commission and Pegasus ADR to feature on EAG Safer Gambling Hub
EAG’s Safer Gambling Hub continues to go from strength to strength with confirmation that the UK Gambling Commission and the…
Bacta SR Exchange takes an industry perspective on safer gambling and player intervention
This month’s free to attend SR Exchange which is taking place on 31st October in the heart of Birmingham, is…
EAG takes its message to the market striking partnership agreements with 14 trade media
EAG, recognised for being the world’s only trade exhibition to provide a platform for innovators and buyers from both the…
EAG expand opening hours to deliver enhanced Return on Investment for exhibitors
EAG organisers have responded to exhibitor requests to extend the opening hours of what is the world’s only b2b expo…
Bacta’s new National Council marches to a drumbeat of deliverables
Last week’s inaugural meeting of bacta’s new look 11-person National Council was an historic moment in the history of the…
EAG Expo ’24 to put safer gambling front and centre stage
Visitors attending the 2024 edition of EAG, Expo (16 – 18 January, ExCeL, London) will have the opportunity to access…
EAG 2024 to host annual Bacta Awards
In keeping with its status as the industry’s annual opportunity to celebrate excellence in all of its forms EAG Expo 2024…
Bacta unveil ‘Shaping the Future’ theme for November Convention
‘Shaping the Future’ is the theme which will run through the 2023 Bacta Annual Convention taking place on 22 November…
Andrew Rhodes, Bacta Annual Convention, Kate Nicholls, Michael Dugher, Miles Baron, Stuart Andrew MP
Funstation host VIP ‘wish’ day and make £5,000 donation to Rays of Sunshine
Funstation, the UK’s leading family leisure destination, extended its long-standing and generous support for children’s charity Rays of Sunshine hosting…
‘The Year Starts Here!’ is EAG rallying call as 2024 campaign is launched
‘The Year Starts Here’ is the rallying call being deployed in support of EAG Expo 2024 which takes place across…
Bacta restructure is complete as members elect a cabinet of talents
The make-up of bacta’s new 11-person National Council has been announced. The final element in the UK trade association’s head-to-toe…
Bacta set to confirm make-up of new National Council
The final stages of bacta’s restructure programme will be completed this month with members of both the Gaming Council and…
UKHospitality’s Kate Nicholls to join Gambling Minister, Shadow Minister and fellow industry CEO’s at November’s bacta Convention
Kate Nicholls OBE, CEO of UKHospitality and one of the most respected and influential voices in the sector is the…
Bacta SR Exchange – location, dates and agenda confirmed
Bacta has confirmed that the 2023 edition of its popular SR Exchange will take place on 31st October at the…
Harkers Amusements and Bingo take centre stage in MP’s winning Seaside Selfie
Dr James Davies, the Conservative MP representing the Vale of Clwyd was the winner of the Parliamentary Seaside Selfie, social…
Bacta provides evidence to Treasury Select Committee into banking provisions for members
Bacta the trade association representing the UK amusements and low stake gambling industry has contacted the UK government expressing its…
Bacta hosts Gambling Minister
Bacta took another opportunity to put the UK industry’s case for the implementation of a fair and progressive regulatory framework…
Bacta Charitable Trust supports members’ fundraising activities
Campaigning charities the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) have joined a long list of deserving…
Bollom named National President as bacta members vote for the future
A fresh chapter in the history of UK trade association bacta has opened with a total of 45 members elected…
Bacta CEO urges government to place our sector on the shortage occupations list
John White was one of the industry commentators invited to share his insight on the labour shortage facing bacta members…
Bacta gets set for the future as modernisation programme becomes a reality after nearly 50-years of service
Bacta is close to completing the final stages of its restructure programme with members reminded to cast their votes for…
70 bacta members step-up to the plate as restructure captures the collective imagination
Bacta Chief Executive John White has confirmed that the trade association has received in excess of 70 nominations from members…
Research shows that 50/50 ratio will reduce machine numbers and help the environment
The introduction of a 50/50 machine ratio which is one of the key proposals contained in the Government’s White Paper…