U.K. Gambling Commission Unveils New Strategy Board

20 February 2009

The United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission released the names of nine members to its newly formed independent Strategy Board, which will advise the commission and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on a national responsible gambling strategy.

Announced on Thursday, the nine board members include Neil Goulden, chairman of Gala Coral Group, Paul Bellringer, founder and first chief executive of GamCare, and Dr. Henrietta Bowden-Jones, founder and lead clinician of the National Problem Gambling Clinic.

“Their collective expertise is extraordinary and while our remit is challenging,” said Baroness Neuberger, the new chair of the Strategy Board, in a statement. “I am confident that together we will deliver a robust British strategic framework for research, education and treatment.”