Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reorganizing the country’s government at perhaps the worst time for the gambling industry. The department responsible for overseeing a long-awaited gambling white paper is undergoing reforms, and one of the strongest industry supporters is moving further away.
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) needs a new direction, according to Sunak. Therefore, it will see a change in its charter, while its former boss, Secretary Michelle Donelan, will head the newly-created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Gambling minister Paul Scully, who has had direct involvement in the white paper, is moving on as well under Sunak’s orders. The man who once said that the government doesn’t need to tell people how much they can gamble will join Donelan at the DSIT.
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) needs a new direction, according to Sunak. Therefore, it will see a change in its charter, while its former boss, Secretary Michelle Donelan, will head the newly-created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Gambling minister Paul Scully, who has had direct involvement in the white paper, is moving on as well under Sunak’s orders. The man who once said that the government doesn’t need to tell people how much they can gamble will join Donelan at the DSIT.