The U.K. white paper intended to provide a blueprint for updating the Gambling Act of 2005 is once more back on track, after it looked like it might be shunted to the side.
The white paper was buffeted by uncertainty when the Boris Johnson government resigned. It was uncertain whether the new government Liz Truss considered an update this year a priority.
The white paper has been expected for more than a year after an initial consultation began the review of the Gambling Act. The resignation of Johnson was only the latest of the delays that included changes in the Gambling Commission’s membership.
It had looked like the white paper would be published last summer, but the fall of the Johnson government included the resignation of the minister responsible for the review, Chris Philip.
When Truss took charge, an article in the Guardian cited rumors that the Gambling Act Review faced the axe. Another article, this one in the Daily Mail, alleged the review would be postponed until next year. Other reports disputed that, predicting publication by the holidays.
But now iGB is citing government sources that the white paper will be released in the next few weeks.
