Betting & Gaming
Gambling - Competition & Markets Authority launches enforcement action against gambling firms
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) have today announced it has launched enforcement action against a number of online gambling operators suspected of breaking consumer law. The follows an initial joint investigation along with the Gamb...
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Gambling - Latest Industry Statistics
In May and November the Gambling Commission publish Industry statistics. The latest report can be found here. The statistics show the gambling industry demonstrates continued growth in most areas with the exception of bingo and the National...
Gambling - Bingo in Pubs - the latest Chapter
We have over recent times reported on the ongoing application by Greene King to obtain a gambling operating licence to authorise higher stakes and prizes bingo in pubs. We now have the result of the latest development, being the decision by the C...
Gambling - Horse Racing Levy extended to Online Gambling businesses
The Horserace Betting Levy Regulations 2017 took effect from 25th April 2017. The regulations make provision in relation to the Horserace Betting Levy to extend the class of persons liable to pay the Levy to include betting exchange providers and ...
Gambling - 4th Money Laundering Directive
The Treasury has recently released their response to their public consultation relating to the European 4th Money Laundering Directive. Under the existing Money Laundering Regulation, only holders of a casino operating licence are subject to the r...
Gambling - Changes to Operating licence fees
We have previously advised on proposed changes to the structure of Gambling Commission fees for Operating Licences. These proposals have now been finalised and on 6th April new regulations will come into force which will alter the regime for Oper...
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...