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Gaming - DDCMS publish response to society lottery reform consultation
On Tuesday (16th July) the Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport (DDCMS) launched a consultation regarding the minimum age for playing the National Lottery ahead of the competition to run the 4th National Lottery licence. Since ...
Gambling - Interim report into gambling advertising and marketing published
In March 2018, GambleAware commissioned two independent consortia to assess the extent, nature and impact of gambling marketing and advertising on children, young people and vulnerable groups in the UK. On the 9th July they published an inte...
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Government Publishes Response to Independent Review of Modern Slavery Act 2015
In July 2018, the Government commissioned Frank Field MP, Maria Miller MP and Baroness Butler-Sloss to undertake an independent review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The Act, which is claimed by the Home Office to have been the first of its...
Successful application in new City of York 'red zone'
City of York Council has included a Cumulative Impact Area (CIA) within its Licensing Policy since 2005. Following statutory changes to CIAs last year the Council reviewed its policy further and recently introduced a new ‘red zone’ are...
Gambling - William Hills announce significant closures
We recently reported the Gambling Commission’s publication of industry statistics for the period October 2017 to September 2018. We highlighted in this article that the effect of the B2 stake reductions, which took effect in April &rsq...
Gambling - House of Lords - Call for Evidence.
We recently reported the formation of a new House of Lords Committee to report on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry. The Committee has to report on its findings by 31st March 2020. The Committee have now published thei...
Scotland - Alcohol sales drop; as minimum price kicks in?
In an article published online by the BBC on 19th June, it has been reported that less alcohol was sold in 2018 than any year since records began in the early 1990s, according to a new report produced by NHS Health Scotland. This ...
Gambling - New House of Lords Select Committee Formed
On the 13th June 2019 a new House of Lords Select Committee was constituted. The new Committee, chaired by Lord Grade of Yarmouth the former Controller of BBC1, has been established to report on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Indu...