Betting & Gaming
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...
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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.&...
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...
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...
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...
Gambling - Commission issue 'crane' machine reminder
Operators are being reminded by the Gambling Commission that crane grab machines must follow gambling rules and regulations. They are not automatically exempt from gambling control. The reminder follows a series of cases in which crane grab ...
Gambling - Proposals for Commission fees from April 2017 - final reminder
As previously reported in our article 'Gambling - Proposals for changes to Commission Fees', the Gambling Commission and Department of Culture Media and Sport have previously published a joint consultation on proposed changes to Gambling Fees with...