Betting & Gaming

27 Oct 2016

Gambling - Commission briefing note on four week Gambling participation

The Gambling Commission have issued a briefing note detailing gambling participation relating to past four week gambling participation. The “key findings” as detailed in the note  are as follows: Overall past four week participat...

25 Oct 2016

Gambling - Gaming machines - Government Call for Evidence

The Government has issued a “Call for Evidence” – effectively a consultation - entitled “Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.” All types of Gaming Machines are to be covered by this review an...

21 Oct 2016

Gambling - LCCP changes coming into force 31st October 2016

On 31st October 2016 further amendments to the Licence conditions and codes of practice (LCCP) issued by the Gambling Commission will come into force. The LCCP is a universal document covering the entire spectrum of licensed gambling businesses.&...

05 Oct 2016

Gambling - Scottish and Welsh Gambling Survey results issued

The Scottish Government has published the “Scottish Health Survey 2015” and this shows that overall gambling participation in Scotland has increased slightly from 65 % in 2014 to 67.8% in 2015. However the statistics also show that pro...

05 Oct 2016

Gambling - Licensing Authority statistics published

The Gambling Commission has published various Licensing Authority statistics in relation to gambling for the period 2009 – 2016. A link to the article and two documents (one in word and the other an Excel spreadsheet) can be found here:&nbs...

06 Sep 2016

Gambling - In-play (in-running) betting position paper published

The Gambling Commission have just updated their position on ‘in-play’ betting to reflect changes in the market, technological advances and our experience in regulating the industry. In-play betting (or in-running or live betting as it...