Author: Great BritainPublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780105619055
Category : Gambling
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
These notes relate to the Gambling Act 2005 (chapter 19, ISBN 0105419052) which has 18 parts with 18 schedules and contains provisions for comprehensive reform of Britain's gambling laws, with a new regulatory system to govern the provision of all gambling in Britain, other than the National Lottery and spread betting. Measures include: the creation of a single national regulator, the Gambling Commission, and a new licensing regime to cover the full spectrum of commercial gambling activities; the creation of a Gambling Appeals Tribunal to hear appeals against Commission decisions; new licensing measures to cover remote technologies for the first time, such as the internet and mobile phones; new measures covering casinos, gaming machines and bingo; and measures to prevent gambling being used for criminal activities and to protect children and other vulnerable persons being exploited. This Act follows on from the report by the Independent Gambling Review Body (Cm 5206, ISBN 010152062X) published in July 2001 and the Government's White Paper (Cm 5397, ISBN 010153972X) published in March 2002.
