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07 Mar 2017

Gambling - 2016 prevalence study issued

Each year the Commission publishes, as part of its role as regulator, a report regarding the public participation in Gambling over the previous period. The rise of participation generally and online specifically can be charted through the previou...

07 Mar 2017

Scotland – Licensing Board dates 2017

Operators familiar with the Scottish licensing system will be aware of the importance of when a Board sits to consider a particular application. This is particularly significant for dates from May onwards, given the hiatus to the fixing of such d...

07 Mar 2017

Gambling - Commission going 'online' only

With effect from the 6th April the Gambling Commission will only accept application for new licences through their online portal. The portal has been available for some time; however it will be overhauled by the Commission in anticipation of the ...

06 Mar 2017

Immigration Act 2016 - and its implications for licensing - update and commencement

We refer to our previous news outlining proposed changes to the Licensing Act 2003 being introduced by the above Act (https://www.john-gaunt.co.uk/news/immigration-act-2016-and-its-implications-for-licensing) The amendments to the Licensing Act i...

02 Mar 2017

'Ask for Angela' initiative gaining traction nationally

This scheme launched last year is apparently gaining traction across the country; believed to have started in Lincolnshire, it is now increasing being promoted elsewhere (Google – ‘ask for Angela’) and it has attracted much media...

27 Feb 2017

Cheltenham first Council to reverse LNL

  On Friday evening the full council of Cheltenham met and decided to abolish the Late Night Levy (LNL) which they had adopted in 2014. Cheltenham is the first council to abolish the LNL. It would appear that there were 2 material factors ...