Betting & Gaming

21 May 2013

Unlawful Gaming Machines - Successful Prosecution

  The Gambling Commission have issued a number of press releases surrounding action on use of illegal gaming machines. In one instance this has led to the successful prosecution relating to a pub in Ashford by Spelthorne Borough Council...

29 Apr 2013

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...

28 Mar 2013

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&...

14 Mar 2013

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...

27 Feb 2013

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...

22 Feb 2013

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...