Betting Offences in UK Law

Legislation
  • Betting and Gaming Act 1960
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Friday January 01, 1960
    ... ... be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten ... pounds or, in the case of offences under subsection (2) or subsection ... (3) of this section, on a second or any subsequent conviction ... under the same subsection, to a fine not ... ...
  • Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Thursday January 01, 1976
  • Gaming Act 1845
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Wednesday January 01, 1845
  • Finance Act 1966
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Saturday January 01, 1966
    ... ... 3, para. 6 was taken from S.I.F. Group 12:1 (Betting, Gaming and Lotteries: General), Ss. 2, 53(1)-(4) from S.I.F. Group 40:1 ... section 136(1) and (2) (offences in connection with claims) and ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
  • ‘The police are rottenly corrupt’: Policing, scandal, and the regulation of illegal betting in Depression-era Sydney
    • No. 48-4, December 2015
    • Journal of Criminology (formerly Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology)
    • 0000
    One groundbreaking aspect of the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption in New South Wales was to recognize the importance of the historical dimension of corruption. The historical consensus ...
  • The Development of Betting Taxes in Britain
    • No. 50-2, June 1972
    • Public Administration
    ... ... bookmakers have no doubt exaggerated the extent of evasion: Home Office criminal statistics for betting and gaming offences give no indication of a major return to illegal betting so far, and the Customs deny that there is any evidence of ... ...
  • Betting on Elections: History, Law and Policy
    • No. 42-2, June 2014
    • Federal Law Review
    • 0000
    Betting on elections has a long history, despite periods in which wagers were unenforceable and even criminalised. In recent years, significant online markets have emerged, driven by the bookmaking...
    ... ... the South Australian Electoral Code 1908.77 It also found its way into the Queensland Criminal Cod e 1899.78 A 1977 stocktake of electoral offences showed t hat all States and the Commonwealth maintained criminal penalties for election betting. B ut most of those offences were quietly expunged ... ...
  • In the Irish Courts Circuit Court in Eire
    • No. 13-2, April 1949
    • Journal of Criminal Law, The
    • 0000
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Law Firm Commentaries
  • Betting Misconduct In Sport – Tennis And Cricket
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... The offences are far reaching and cover solicitation, bribery, intentions to negatively influence a player's best efforts, the provision of inside information and ... ...
  • Gambling Comparative Guide
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... never been the subject of an outright ban and gaming houses and betting on horse racing was a common feature of aristocratic entertainment in the ... investigating and prosecuting gambling offences ... The cornerstones of the Gambling Act 2005 are its three licensing ... ...
  • GDPR And Sport: Make Sure That You're On The Ball!
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... rather than fixing a match? The sharing of information between betting operators and governing bodies about suspect sports betting (e.g. under a ... a key tool in the investigation and prosecution of disciplinary offences, and it will be interesting to see how broadly they are applied ... ...
  • 'Bribery' In Football: What Are The Legal Consequences?
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... Someone said to be a "fixer" for betting syndicates was secretly recorded boasting that the results of English ... Act, along with fraud , money-laundering and conspiracy offences. The Bribery Act carries a maximum sentence of ten years and large fines ... ...
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