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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 ...
Gambling: Gambling Commission to Appeal Greene King Decision?
Earlier this month we reported that Greene King had been successful in their appeal against the refusal by the Gambling Commission for an Operating Licence to authorise Bingo and consequently higher jackpot Gaming Machines (see 'Greene King Rule t...
DCMS review of powers of entry - final report
The final report from the DCMS following a review into powers of entry has been issued today and can be found here. Numerous powers of entry under different Acts were considered including those related to the need to: Enforce gambling regulation...