The General Election: A New Road for UK Gambling Reform

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Elizabeth Dunn

Partner
UK

As a partner in Bird & Bird's Commercial team and a member of our Media, Entertainment & Sport Group based in London, my practice focuses on regulatory and commercial matters in gambling and sport.

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Callum Granger

Associate
UK

I am an associate in our commercial practice, based in London. I advise clients across the gambling, sports, media and entertainment sectors on regulatory, transactional and commercial matters.

The UK general election will take place on 4th July and the polls are currently pointing towards the Labour party establishing a majority government. Here, we examine what a Labour government might mean for gambling regulation in the UK and how this could impact the reform which has been taking place since the publication of the Gambling White Paper in April 2023.

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