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Gambling – William Hill to pay £6.2m penalty
It is being reported that following earlier examples such as BetFred and Paddy Power, William Hill Group have been made subject to a penalty package of at least £6.2m (second largest fine issued by the Gambling Commission) following an inves...
Gambling – Competition and Markets Authority Investigation Update
Following their long running investigation (launched in October 2016) regarding online gambling terms and conditions the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have announced that undertakings have been received from 3 of the largest online opera...
Gambling - Commission launches new consultation on LCCPs
The Gambling Commission have today launched a new Consultation regarding the LCCPs. The proposed changes can be found here (which are tracked in the consultation document). The stated aim of the changes is to make clearer requirements that ...
Gambling - Betting shops: licensing and planning issues - a briefing document
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at licensing and planning issues relating to betting shops in Great Britain. There are 8,502 betting shops in Great Britain (Gambling Commission statistics, November 2017). The briefing doc...
Gambling Commission Guidance on changes to Regulatory returns published
The Gambling Commission has published guidance on the changes to regulatory returns that will be coming into effect from April 2018. Please note this guidance is relevant to all returns due from April 2018. The Gambling Commission state as...
Gambling - Consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures
Last year the Government launched a review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures which commenced with a call for evidence. This morning the DCMS published a consultation covering proposals relating to: Maximum stakes and prizes f...