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30 Nov 2015

Gambling - Commission launch gaming machine consultation

The Gambling Commission has today launched a consultation in relation to where gaming machines can be played. You will find a link to the consultation below from which it can be seen one of the main points of emphasis in the consultation is 'Categ...

30 Nov 2015

Gambling - Lotteries - De-regulation resurrected!

We have previously reported on the proposed relaxation of regulation in relation to certain limited lotteries. This was to be aimed at incidental non-commercial and private lotteries. Unfortunately the Government ran out of parliamentary time to i...

27 Nov 2015

Gambling - Commission Issue First Online Gambling Statistics

The Gambling Commission have issued statistics in relation how much consumers in Britain spend on gambling online. The figures cover a five month period and detail data from all operators offering online facilities to customers in Britain. The per...

27 Nov 2015

Scotland - liquor licensing statistics 2014-15

Every year the Scottish Government releases liquor licensing statistics and those for 2014-15 have just been issued and can be found here: Crime and Justice - Publications - Liquor Licensing in Scotland. The figures show certain details relating ...

26 Nov 2015

New psychoactive substance banned under temporary power

As previously reported, the Psychoactive Substances Bill is continuing is way through Parliament. In the meantime, the Government will place a temporary ban (through a Temporary Class Drug Order) on MPA, properly known as Methiopropamine, which h...

25 Nov 2015

European Distribution Fraud – alert

The ALMR is alerting to the above which involves criminal gangs placing false orders with suppliers for delivery to an address where the order is collected by the gang while payment is never made; the fraud is usually detected only when the suppli...