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Gambling - Legislative Reform (Exempt Lotteries) Order Update
Due to Parliamentary business, the Exempt Lotteries Legislative Reform Order has been withdrawn and will be resubmitted after the General Election 2015. Full details of the Order can be found here.
Gambling - FOBT - Various developments
The House of Commons Library has published a standard note in relation to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) The document sets out, amongst other matters, that Government Policy is to consider the findings of research published in December 2014...
Gambling - Conditions added to Gambling Premises Licences following second underage test purchase failure
In 2014 East Lindsey District Council, Brighton and Hove City Council and Hastings Borough Council working together with the Gambling Commission, reviewed a number of gambling premises licences where independent gambling operators had failed to pr...
Gambling - Draft Legislative Reform (Exempt Lotteries) Order published
Last year we reported on the ‘Consultation on proposals to remove various lottery restrictions‘ in that the DCMS had launched a ‘fast-tracked' consultation on proposals to remove various restrictions that apply to certain types o...
Gambling - Primary Authority - Inspection plans for gambling are now live
Following on from our news article last year ('Primary Authority') when we reported that the Primary Authority Scheme had been extended to cover under age sales. We can now confirm that the first inspection plans for Gambling are in operation in M...
Gambling Commission given permission to appeal
The Gambling Commission has been given permission by the First Tier Tribunal to appeal the decision which required the Commission to grant an operating Licence authorising the introduction of bingo into pubs operated by a major pub operator. Last ...