Gaming and Gambling Licences in UK Law

  • Game over for loot boxes?
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    The findings of the UK's Immersive and Addictive Technologies Inquiry may significantly impact the economics of video game companies. Executive summary - On 12 September 2019, the UK governme...
    ... ... boxes, which may lead to a requirement for gaming companies to hold gambling licences. The ... ...
  • Deloitte Monday Briefing: Who Are Europe’s Hardest Workers?
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... of recording offences began in 2002/03 * Gaming revenues from the six companies with casino ces in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau reached $38bn in 2012, making ... ...
  • Sponsorship And Gambling In England And Wales In 2007: New Opportunities Or New Pitfalls?
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... the existing legislation governing gaming, betting and ... participating in lotteries, all now coming under the ... that they have all the necessary licences in place from the ... Commission before conducting their operations, ... ...
  • Need To Know - 12th April 2021
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... licences ... Betting & Gaming ... Commission: ... impact of COVID-19 on gambling behaviour in January and February ... Data ... ...
  • Gaming Operators To Pay In Budget; Gaming Duties To Rise By 25% Deloitte Outlines The Gambling Tax Changes In The 2007 Budget Report
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... to increase gaming duty by nearly 25% and will hit all existing casino operators as well as those considering bidding for the new casino licences ... "This change may make it less attractive for operators to bid for casino licences and we could well see a reduction in the number of companies ... ...
  • Gambling Comparative Guide
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... However, gambling has never been the subject of an outright ban and gaming houses and betting on horse racing was a common feature of aristocratic ... The task of granting and supervising premises licences was placed in the hands of local authorities which also dealt with ... ...
  • Transactional TV Gambling To Be Treated As Teleshopping
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... TV that invite viewers to pay money to take part in gaming (such as ... roulette or bingo) or to place bets (for example, on virtual ... will be made quickly, with variations to existing licences taking ... place by mid-June. Ofcom will be contacting those licensees who ... ...
  • Beginners’ luck? Not so much for some online gamblers
    • LexBlog United Kingdom
    I like a flutter; and it seems others do too. Online gambling is an industry worth over £4 billion per year in the UK, with approximately 5.5 million Brits regularly using online gambling websites....
    ... ... Online gambling is an industry worth over 4 billion per year in ... Commission has the power to revoke the licences of infringing operators is to tackle issues ... complex and strict requirements linked to gaming promotions that are difficult to understand and ... ...
  • Gambling Law Reforms; a Safe Bet for Success or Promoters Charter?
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... The Gaming Board for Great Britain undertook a detailed review of the legal position ... controls on entry to the industry, issuing operator and personal licences on the basis of an assessment of honesty, competence and, in the case of ... ...
  • British Gambling Legislation: Major Reform on the Horizon
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... backgrounds, only one of which, Peter Dean, the Chairman of the Gaming Board for Great Britain, had direct experience of gambling ... This was ... is allowed in Britain, and there are a substantial number of licences being operated ... Casino gaming on the other hand cannot legally be ... ...
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