Gambling Commission: Visits
(asked on 1st June 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many visits the Chief Executive of the Gambling Commission has made since his appointment to (a) casinos, (b) betting shops, (c) online gambling companies, (d) bingo halls, (e) adult gaming centres and (f) family entertainment centres.
The total number of visits made to each type of premise requested since the Chief Executive’s appointment in June 2021 is detailed below.
Number of visits made by the Chief Executive of the Gambling Commission since appointment | ||||||
Type of premises | Casinos | Betting shops | Online gambling companies | Bingo halls | Adult gaming centres | Family entertainment centres |
Number of visits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Visits to premises are only one form of engagement with licensees that the Chief Executive undertakes. He has focussed stakeholder plans each year to reach a broad range of stakeholders, including regular meetings with CEOs and trade bodies, speaking at events and attending industry conferences. Since his appointment the Chief Executive has had 9 meetings with online operators and 13 with representatives of trade bodies, as well as speaking at events such as trade shows and trade body AGMs, to reach more operators. There is a further programme of engagement for the year ahead which includes more premises visits following disruptions caused by Covid in 2021 and 2022.