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Scotland - Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill passes final Parliamentary hurdle
The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill, which seeks to tighten access to air weapons in Scotland and other measures to improve public safety, has just been passed by the Scottish Parliament and sets out new rules for a range of topics inclu...
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Scotland - Edinburgh Licensing Board deadline date changes
The Edinburgh Board has just announced the advancement of the cut off dates for applications to the August and September Licensing Board dates. These now are: Last submission date for the Board on 24 August – 5.00pm on Friday 3 July 2015 ...
Gambling - Latest Industry Statistics published
The Gambling Commission has today published its latest set of Gambling Industry Statistics covering the period 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2014. The Industry statistics which are published twice a year provide the latest information on each indu...
Gambling - Prosecution of business owners for illegally operating with gaming machines
Both the London Borough of Islington and London Borough of Haringey have obtained successful prosecutions in recent weeks against business owners for illegally operating with gaming machines on their premises. In April and December of last year ...
Gambling Commission issues 'quick guides' to commonly raised gambling queries
The Gambling Commission has recently issued "print friendly" versions of published "Quick Guides" on a number of Gambling related subjects. These are primarily aimed at local authorities but give a useful indication of the GC view on a number of m...
Gambling - Ladbrokes in talks with Gala Coral Group over possible merger
It has been reported today that discussions concerning the merger of Ladbrokes with Coral Retail, Eurobet Retail and Gala Coral's online firms are currently taking place. Ladbrokes formerly sought to buy Coral in 1998 but the planned takeover was...
Institute of Licensing (IoL) Consultation: Guidance on Premises Licence Conditions
In July 2012, the Institute of Licensing (IoL) set out to create a good practice guidance document in respect of premises licence conditions believing that for such conditions "a sea-change in approach is required to promote the twin goals o...