Betting Offences in UK Law
Legislation
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Betting and Gaming Act 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 exceeding ......
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Licensing Act 1964
...... court to disqualify for Part IV licences on conviction of certain offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......
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Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976
......3, sch.; S.S.I 2007/472, arts. 2, 3, sch. 1, sch. 2 . Part VI: Offences . 67: Penalties for offences against provisions of this Act and Prevention ...2, 3, sch. 1, sch. 2 . 81: Prohibition of betting and gaming offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......
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Gaming Act 1845
...... S-XII . Penalties for Offences against Tenor of Licences. XII Penalties for Offences against Tenor of ...winning or losing, at Play or by Betting, at any One Time, the Sum or Value of Ten Pounds, or within. the Space of ......
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Books & Journal Articles
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Quarterly Summary
...... sentenced by quarter sessions to Borstal training for two offences of gross indecency. The Court obtained information from the Prison ... (r Sth February, 1957). PUNISHMENT FOR STREET BETTING OFFENCES R. v. Dodd The appellant was convicted in the Crown Court, ......
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Book Review: Paul's Police Offences
......Thus sections deal with summary offences; protection of animals;vagrancy; lotteries, gaming and betting, and police offences. Asection on penaltiesand sentences, plus an introduction which covers such mattersasthe history oflegislation relating to ......
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‘The police are rottenly corrupt’: Policing, scandal, and the regulation of illegal betting in Depression-era Sydney
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 .........2 Mowlds’ case was as unremarkable as a drink driving charge would be in modern Australia. There had been 1034 prosecutions for betting offences in Sydney and Newcastle alone in the September quarter of 1933 ( Sun , 23 November 1933, p. 26). This figure was high, but not exceptional. Gambling ......
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Recent Book: Licensing Practice and Procedure
...... is to make applications under the Licensing Act 1964,the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963, or the Gaming Act 1968. Yet ... two sections dealing with general licensing hours and offences which might be committed in licensed premises. As an unusual but ......
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Law Firm Commentaries
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Betting Misconduct In Sport Tennis And Cricket
......The offences are far reaching and cover solicitation, bribery, intentions to negatively influence a player's best efforts, the provision of inside information and ......
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“Bribery” In Football: What Are the Legal Consequences?
The top story in the UK media today is about alleged corruption in English football. Someone said to be a “fixer” for betting syndicates was secretly recorded boasting that the results of English l.........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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Gambling Comparative Guide
...... 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 ......
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Football Bribery: Jail for Ex-players and middlemen
A former professional football player, Delroy Facey, has been convicted and imprisoned for offences under the UK Bribery Act. The BBC reports the conviction and sentence here. If you love sport it’......... player, Delroy Facey, has been convicted and imprisoned for offences under the UK Bribery Act. The BBC reports the conviction and sentence ... with a group who wanted to fix matches in order to profit from betting markets. Facey and another footballer were to identify players amenable to ......
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