Betting & Gaming

30 Jan 2017

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...

26 Jan 2017

Gambling - New Commission Consultation

The Gambling Commission today launched their latest consultation.  Entitled “Changes to our enforcement strategy: putting the consumer first” the consultation sets out our proposals for what the Commission refers to as “a ne...

18 Jan 2017

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...

11 Jan 2017

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...

22 Dec 2016

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: ...

12 Dec 2016

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...