The UK gambling industry has called for new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to deliver a “sensible, proportionate and carefully targeted” Gambling Act white paper…

Sunak [was] officially appointed Prime Minister [Tuesday], after Liz Truss stepped down from the role.

Following Truss’s resignation, the governing Conservative Party launched a leadership contest to find her successor. After rival candidates Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt both pulled out of the running, Sunak was the only candidate remaining, ensuring that he would become Prime Minister.

Michael Dugher, chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council – a trade body for gambling in the UK – noted that Sunak’s constituency includes Catterick Racecourse.