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Betting Shops Bill 2010-11 - The return of the "Demand Test"???

- 20 July 2011

  For nearly 50 years the “Betting Circus” travelled the length and breadth of England and Wales with applications for new betting offices being made to local Magistrates’ Courts which inevitably attracted objections principally by the leading bookmakers under the Betting Gaming...

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Eyes Down For More Machines And Bigger Stakes

- 12 July 2011

Further to our previous updates we have received confirmation that the proposed increase in stakes and numbers of B3 machines for Bingo and Adult Gaming Centre premises has now been signed off by John Penrose, the Minister for Tourism. The relevant regulations will therefore come into force tomorrow...

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B3 Machines regs laid before parliament

- 08 June 2011

As we reported was likely on Monday afternoon the anticipated order altering stakes and numbers of machines (for B3 gaming machine) in Bingo premises and Adult Gaming Centres has now been laid before parliament. The detail is as we indicated but there are perhaps two additional matters to note –...

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Gaming Machine Stakes Increase - probably - for some!

- 06 June 2011

  We understand that the much lobbied for and awaited increase in stakes for certain gaming Machines (Category B3) is to be placed before parliament tomorrow (7th June). It is expected that the changes proposed will be as follows;   An increase in the stake for B3s from £1 to £2...

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