Betting & Gaming
Gambling - Licensed Premises Notification (LPN) 'to go'?
Business in Licensing (BIL) and Gambling Business Group (GBG) are proposing that the requirement for premises licence holders to notify Licensing Authorities that they wish to use their automatic entitlement of up to two gaming machines be removed...
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Gambling - Horse Race Levy for Online Bookmakers
On 31st January 2017 the Horse Racing Levy (HRL) will be extended to include bookmakers who operate remotely (principally online) and hold the required remote operating licence (within the meaning given by the Gambling Act 2005) allowing them to t...
Gambling – 10 year club gaming permits, club machine permits and family entertainment centre permits due for renewal
The Commission is now reminding that 10 year club gaming permits, club machine permits and family entertainment centre permits issued under the Gambling Act 2005 will come up for renewal this year and that operators affected will need to app...
Gambling - Proposals for Commission fees from April 2017
Following a joint consultation carried out by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Gambling Commission, the Commission now published the responses to this consultation. These are detailed within the responses document: ...
Gambling - Commission facts and figures guide updated
The Gambling Commission have updated their facts and figures guide to include the latest industry statistics and the Young People and Gambling Report 2016. It is a useful ‘high level’ synopsis and can be seen here: http://www.gambling...
Gambling - Commission publishes new consultation
This week the Gambling Commission launched a new consultation regarding the regulatory returns operators must submit each year. The consultation proposes changes to the information that operators will be required to provide. The changes cov...
Gambling - Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards (RTS) Consultation launched
The Gambling Commission has recently launched a consultation regarding ‘Remote gambling and software technical Standards’ (RTS) although there has been some updating in the intervening period, this represents the first full revie...