Betting & Gaming
Gambling: Paddy Power wins betting licence refusal appeal
Paddy Power has been successful in its appeal over Newham Council's refusal to issue a betting premises licence at 297 Green Lane, Upton Park, Hackney. The decision (although not binding) will no doubt have repercussions with regards allowin...
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Gambling - Commission fine Bookmaker for betting in pubs
The Gambling Commission has imposed an £8,000 financial penalty on Celtic Racing (Credit Betting) Limited (“Celtic”), a licensed bookmaker, who persisted in operating betting in pubs in South West Wales. As reported, Celtic kn...
Revised Gambling Codes of Practice
The Gambling Commission has recently issued a consolidated codes of practice, the Commission issue codes of practice under section 24 of the Gambling Act 2005, about the manner in which facilities for gambling are provided&...
Gaming Machine Use
A report has just been published which seeks to give some historic information on the profile of gaming machine users in various different venues. The report was commissioned in 2012 by the gambling commission and is based on information f...
HMRC Update on VAT for Betting, Gaming and Lotteries.
Following on in part due to the change in Duty on gaming (and other) machines, HMRC has issued an updated notice to explain how VAT applies to machine games and more generally to betting and gaming aswell as bingo and lotteries. T...
Triennial Review
The consultation process in the triennial review for stakes and prizes on category B, C and D Gaming Machines is open. This follows on from the announcement in 2011 of the intention to re – instate the triennial review of stakes and pri...
Gaming: Proposals for Changes to Maximum Stake and Prize Limits for Category B, C and D Gaming Machines
Prior to the Gambling Act 2005, a “triennial review” of the maximum stake and prize limits across different types of gaming machines became established. The review mainly considered whether increases were required to keep stake and p...