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The Impact of the Budget on the Gambling Industry and Machines in Pubs

- 25 June 2010

  The good news is that no changes were made to gambling duties in the budget. The bad news is that there is the increase in VAT.  This is a hammer blow to the industry due to the way in which VAT is paid and collected. Business In Sport & Leisure (BISL) made a statement announcing that...

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New Scottish Alcohol Bill passes first key vote

- 23 June 2010

The Scottish Government's plans to tackle alcohol-related violence and health problems in the country has seen the Scottish Alcohol Bill pass its first parliamentary hurdle. This was not without incident though as although MSPs voted for the principles of the Bill, an amendment was passed calling on...

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When is gambling commission advice, not advice?

- 21 June 2010

  The Gambling Commission recently launched (without any fanfare) some further “guidance” regarding the SWP issue currently facing the industry. The advice entitled “Is a prize machine a gaming machine?” has an extremely encouraging title but little after the title is either...

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PPL Refunds – Update

- 18 June 2010

We have previously reported on the High Courts decision to require a repayment of many millions of fees to operators, which were erroneously paid to the PPL. Advice has now been issued as to how you recover your money, however there are certain restrictions. The PPL has written to 41,000 hotels, restaurants...

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