Betting & Gaming

01 Sep 2017

National Gambling statistics published

The Gambling Commission has recently published a report it had commissioned which analyses, for the first time since 2010, national gambling data The full report prepared by NatCen Social research can be found here: 'Gambling behaviour in Great ...

22 Aug 2017

Gambling on your house!

From time to time we get enquiries from people wanting to sell their house and having difficulties in doing so even in these buoyant times in the current housing market. One option that some people consider and ask our advice about are so-called ...

11 Jul 2017

Gambling - Commission unveils new enforcement strategy

Following their consultation earlier this year the Gambling Commission have  published a new enforcement strategy which will be used to tackle operators who breach gambling regulations.  The new strategy,  which takes immediate eff...

05 Jul 2017

Gambling - Gambling Commission - Key Performance Indicators

Amongst various issues discussed during the Gambling Industry Lawyer’s Group meeting held at the Gambling Commission’s offices in Birmingham on Tuesday, the recently published Key Performance Indicators (‘KPIs’) for the Lic...

23 Jun 2017

Gambling - Competition & Markets Authority launches enforcement action against gambling firms

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) have today announced it has launched enforcement action against a number of online gambling operators suspected of breaking consumer law. The follows an initial joint investigation along with the Gamb...

13 Jun 2017

Gambling - Bingo in Pubs - The final chapter?

Following our earlier updates regarding the matter of Greene King –v- Gambling Commission. A copy of the approved Judgment is now available on the BAILII database and can be read here.  The Court of Appeal Judgement makes interesting r...