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On Monday, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced that Ruth Evans has succeeded Charles Counsell to take on the full time role of Gambling Commission chair.
Counsell took the helm in February 2025 following Marcus Boyle’s departure in January last year.
Evans, who chairs Stop Scams UK, an initiative she founded in 2019 to unite banks, technology companies and telecom providers to combat payment fraud, will assume the position on 30 September, commencing a five-year term.
What is Aztec Forest?
Set on a 5×4 grid with 40 paylines, the reels feature returning favourites alongside new characters like the Ticket Master, Bomber, and Pyromancer. The Nuclear Wild feature can trigger at any spin, locking onto reels and detonating into full wild reels for powerful wins. Land 3 or more Bonus symbols to enter the bonus round, where each symbol adds a multiplier and 3 spins. New symbols reset the spins, while Ticket symbols push the train forward through stations, carrying it deeper across the wasteland toward its final destination. With relentless progression, layered features, and explosive potential at every turn, Money Train 5 offers win potential up to 50,000x the bet in Standard Mode, rising to 100,000x in Ultra Mode.
How to play Aztec Forest
Depsite it having liberalised gambling in pursuit of the economic benefits that casinos can bring, its regulatory architecture and deeply ingrained social attitudes are not particuarly pro gambling.
The regulatory framework strictly keeps the casino component in check. Casino floor space is capped at 3% of the total floor area of the IR, while Japanese residents are restricted to three visits per week and 10 visits within any 28-day period. Each visit also carries a mandatory ¥6,000 entry fee, reinforcing the government’s intent to curb excessive gambling even as it opens the door to casinos.
Japan’s path to IR legalisation was not straight forward. The IR Promotion Act, which set Japan on the road to casino-integrated resorts, was passed in December 2016 after a contentious debate. Nearly two years later came the IR Implementation Act, which laid out the regulatory frameworks for casinos, from entry restrictions to measures addressing gambling addiction and other social concerns. Yet even as the government pitched IRs as a catalyst for tourism, regional development and economic growth, opposition remained aggressive.
