{"id":126644,"date":"2022-06-06T12:15:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.i-conseils.fr\/index.php\/2022\/06\/06\/bgc-members-to-open-15000-tech-vacancies-under-levelling-up-agenda\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T12:39:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:39:14","slug":"bgc-members-to-open-15000-tech-vacancies-under-levelling-up-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.i-conseils.fr\/index.php\/2022\/06\/06\/bgc-members-to-open-15000-tech-vacancies-under-levelling-up-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"BGC members to open 15,000 tech vacancies under \u2018Levelling Up\u2019 agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

BGC members to open 15,000 tech vacancies under \u2018Levelling Up\u2019 agenda
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The <\/span>Betting and Gaming Council <\/b>(BGC) has provided further details on its \u2018<\/span>Levelling Up<\/b>\u2019 plans for the next five years, as the standards body aims to assist with the UK\u2019s post-COVID bounceback.<\/span><\/p>\n

Issuing an update this morning, the British betting and gaming trade association and standards body detailed that its members plan to generate 15,000 tech jobs over the next five years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In particular, the organisation and its member firms intend to focus on the use of technology to drive higher standards on safer gambling \u2013 especially with relation to the burgeoning online sector \u2013 as the government\u2019s judgement on the <\/span>2005 Gambling Act <\/b>review looms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Dugher<\/b>, Chief Executive of the BGC, said: \u201cThe BGC wants to build a world class industry that is better understood, respected and a fully engaged member of the communities in which we operate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to work with the Purpose Coalition on the Levelling Up Goals and it is great to see how our members are providing high skilled, well-paid jobs across the retail, hospitality, and tech sectors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The BGC <\/span>announced its support<\/span><\/a><\/span> for the government\u2019s Levelling Up job creation initiative in February of this year, and has pointed to a \u2018landmark report\u2019 by its partner, the <\/span>Purpose Coalition<\/b>, which outlined the group\u2019s members as being \u2018at the forefront of entertainment and technology development\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe report has given the BGC a framework to help further deliver meaningful and measurable progress, so that we become more outward looking and ensure our members contribute to every corner of the UK,\u201d Dugher continued.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur members are global leaders in the betting and gaming industry, with the online betting, gaming and bingo sector now on track to deliver another 15,000 high paid, high skilled jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing that risks that growth will be poorly conceived regulations that hamper business and threaten jobs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another key area of focus for the BGC has been on job generation outside London, with \u2018nearly two-thirds\u2019 of all created positions located in areas other than the capital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This includes 20,000 in the West Midlands \u2013 such as \u2018tech powerhouses\u2019 in cities such as <\/span>bet365 <\/b>hometown Stoke-on-Trent, where 4,000 are employed\u00a0 \u2013 in addition to 1,700 in <\/span>Flutter Entertainment<\/b> territory Leeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord Walney<\/b>, Chair of the Purpose Coalition, added: \u201cThis analysis highlights the positive economic and social contribution made by members of the Betting and Gaming Council who are sustaining well paid high-tech jobs in several communities that are the focus of the government\u2019s levelling up drive.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe geographic spread of betting and gaming companies, their presence on most of our local high streets and the integral links the sector has with vital sporting events, give BGC members an important role to play in levelling up the UK.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Notable areas highlighted in the Purpose Coalition\u2019s report included the betting and gaming industry\u2019s achievements in creating high skilled jobs, provision of a \u2018valuable economic footprint\u2019 and investment in the communities in which gambling firms operate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Detailing progress on safer gambling in tandem with job creation, the BGC also stressed how <\/span>the UK\u2019s problem gambling rate fell last month to 0.2%<\/span><\/a><\/span> according to the <\/span>UK Gambling Commission <\/b>(UKGC).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI welcome the latest report from the Purpose Coalition which underlines how the betting and gaming industry is leading the levelling-up agenda across the UK,\u201d said <\/span>Jo Gideon<\/b>, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBGC members, such as bet365 in Stoke-on-Trent, are providing high skilled, good quality jobs that provide excellent long term career opportunities for families across the area. As we deal with the legacy of COVID-19 and challenges such as the cost of living, the importance of responsible organisations and the role they play has never been greater.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n


\nSource: SBC News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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