The government’s long-awaited gambling review white paper looks set to be subject to another delay, with time running out for it to be published before parliament goes into the Easter recess on March 30.
Details of ministers’ plans for gambling reform, including around the controversial subject of affordability checks, have been the subject of repeated delays since the review was launched in December 2020 and may not be published until the second half of April at the earliest. The latest hold-up was caused by prime minister Rishi Sunak’s mini-reshuffle in February when culture secretary Michelle Donelan and gambling minister Paul Scully were succeeded by Lucy Frazer and Stuart Andrew respectively.
