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GamCare is a registered charity, and has become the leading authority on the provision of information, advice and practical help in addressing the social impact of gambling. It strives to develop strategies that will:

Improve the understanding of the social impact of gambling
Promote a responsible approach to gambling
Address the needs of those adversely affected by a gambling dependency

Remote Gambling Association www.rga.eu.com

The RGA represents the world's largest and most well known remote gambling companies and provides the industry with a single voice on all the issues of importance to regulators, legislators, and key decision-makers around the world.The Remote Gambling Association became operational on 1st August 2005 as a result of a merger between the Association of Remote Gambling Operators (ARGO) and the Interactive Gaming, Gambling and Betting Association (IGGBA).

The Gambling Commission www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

The Gambling Commission, sponsored by the DCMS (Department for Culture, Media & Sport) was set up under the Gambling Act 2005. It has taken over the role previously carried out by the Gaming Board for Great Britain in regulating casinos, bingo, gaming machines and lotteries. In addition, from 2007 it will have responsibility for the regulation of betting and remote gambling, as well as helping to protect children and vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling. The Commission is also responsible for advising local and central government on issues related to gambling. The Commission is not responsible for regulating spread betting or the National Lottery which are the responsibility of the Financial Services Authority and the National Lottery Commission, respectively. The Commission was formally established in October 2005 and moved to offices in Birmingham in June 2006. Its new responsibilities and powers will be taken on in stages as the provisions of the Act are introduced by the Government.

The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) www.abb.uk.com

The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) is the leading trade association representing bookmakers in Great Britain. The ABB's objective is to help create and sustain conditions in which socially responsible British bookmakers can compete and prosper.

Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) www.culture.gov.uk

DCMS is responsible for the law regulating gambling and racing, and it sponsors the gambling and racing industries. The Department is currently implementing the new Gambling Act 2005, which comprehensively updates existing gambling laws that are several decades old, providing new powers and protections for both new and old forms of gambling. Some 90% of the Act is about new protections.

National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) www.ngrc.org.uk

NGRC is a non-profit making regulatory authority which was formed by the sport of greyhound racing in 1928 to regulate the welfare of racing greyhounds and the conduct and integrity of NGRC licensed greyhound racing. It is a progressive organisation with vision for a better future for the sport. It receives no public funds and most of its income is derived from its licensing and registration activities. The NGRC is currently responsible for the regulation of welfare of greyhounds registered for NGRC licensed racing; this includes the care and management by the trainer, the facilities made available by the licensed racecourses and trainers' kennels, and the responsibilities of greyhound owners.

The Horseracing Regulatory Authority (HRA) www.thehra.org

The Horseracing Regulatory Authority is responsible for the regulation of the conduct of British racing. The objectives of the HRA are:

To seek to enhance public confidence in the integrity of the sport
To encourage policies which improve the safety and welfare of participants
To take steps to improve the safety and welfare of horses
To encourage the enhancement of standards through improved training of licensed persons and by monitoring service providers
To keep a strict control on regulatory costs to ensure that HRA remain effective, efficient and economical
To encourage the continuous development of independence in the Regulatory process
To ensure the professional development of Regulatory Staff

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) www.britishhorseracing.com

As the governing Authority for British racing, the BHA's responsibilities are wide-ranging. They include:

The Fixture List
Race Planning, including the supervision of race programmes and the employment of Handicappers
Central marketing and promotion of racing
Encouraging and fostering the breeding of bloodstock
Developing and maintaining programmes of training and education
Improving racing's financial position
The collection and control of funds required for the administration of racing, including those required by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority for the protection of the sport's integrity
Strategic planning and policy for racing
Representing racing in dealings with Government
Liaison with the Betting Industry
Representing British racing abroad, which includes membership of the Executive Council of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities

Football DataCo Ltd www.footballdataco.com

A British company in the football (soccer) industry that grants licences to third parties (such as newspapers) allowing them to reproduce certain intellectual property (such as fixture lists and statisitics) owned by the FA Premier League, The Football League, the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. Many of Football DataCo's activities are contracted out to the Press Association (PA). Thus, PA Sport handles applications for and distributes fixture lists and produces the Actim statistics service on behalf on Football DataCo. Football DataCo is wholly owned by FA Premier League and The Football League.

Responsibility in Gambling Trust www.rigt.org.uk

RIGT is a charity that was established in response to recommendations made by the independent Gambling Review Body in the Budd Report, commissioned by the Government in 2001. It recommended that an independent Trust should be set up, and provided with voluntary funding by the gambling industry, to research and limit problem gambling. This recommendation was made as part of proposals for major changes to the legal framework for gambling, which became the Gambling Act 2005. The Trust was initially known as the Gambling Industry Charitable Trust (GICT) but changed its name to Responsibility In Gambling Trust in 2004 to reflect its independence.

Gibraltar Regulatory Authority www.gra.gi./Gambling/home

The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority is the Gambling Commissioner under the provisions of the Gambling Act 2005 which came into operation (with the exception of section 55(b)) on 26 October 2006. The Act grants the Gambling Commissioner powers to ensure that licensees conduct their operations in accordance with their licences and in such a manner as to maintain the good reputation of Gibraltar.