Betting & Gaming

03 Jul 2018

Gambling - Gambling Commission's Enforcement Report 2017-2018

For the first time since the creation of the Gambling Commission has published a report of the enforcement action it has taken over the past year. The new Chief Executive of the Commission, Neil McArthur,  states in his foreword to the repor...

03 Jul 2018

Gambling - Gambling Commission's response to RGSB report.

The Gambling Commission has now published its response to the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB) report ‘Trends in Children’s Gambling’. The response is qualified as it is the Commission’s initial response to the R...

20 Jun 2018

Fixed Odds Betting Terminals ( FOBTs) - Commons Briefing Paper

We keep a close eye on relevant Briefing Papers published by the House of Commons Library, which would be of interest to our sector. One such briefing paper is in respect of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs). The terminals have been the subje...

17 May 2018

Gambling - Government's Response to the consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.

As has been widely reported this morning the Government has published their response to their October 2017 consultation  on gaming machines and social responsibility measures. The headline proposal, which will need further legislation for im...

26 Apr 2018

Gambling - Gambling Commission announce new CEO

The appointment of Neil McArthur as their new CEO has been announced this week by the Gambling Commission. His appointment follows the departure of Sarah Harrison MBE at the end of February  (to take up the role of Director General, Corporate...

24 Apr 2018

Gambling - Annual fees: Are you in the right bracket?

In July many Operators will be required to pay their licence annual fees to the Commission.  As we previously reported the Commission has introduced a new charging scale for Operators based not upon the number of physical shops within their ...