The company behind a lobby group that wants to derail planned overhaul of UK gambling laws and claims to act on behalf of ordinary punters is co-owned by a consultant for the betting industry.
Ministers proposed a series of changes in April that they said would make gambling safer by imposing tighter regulations on online betting firms, though they added that further consultation was needed before a bill could be put before parliament.
The Gamblers Consumer Forum (GCF), which describes itself as the “voice of gamblers” on its website, has attacked the plans and criticised the proposed affordability checks outlined in the white paper that are meant to prevent huge losses to punters.
