Purposes of the Gambling Act

Purposes of the Gambling Act?
The purpose of the Act is to modernize gambling legislation, consolidating the existing three Acts into a single Act. The existing Acts are the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963; the Gaming Act 1968; and the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976. These will all be repealed.

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There will be a single regulator, with statutory powers of entry and search and seizure and this will be called the Gambling Commission, which will take over the current responsibilities of the Gaming Board for Great Britain, in addition to new responsibilities relating to betting, remote gambling, illegal gambling and the protection of children and the vulnerable.

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Changes are particularly significant with regard to casinos. the existing restrictions of where casinos can be located in the country are to be abolished, as is the 'demand' test for their existence. The current 24-hour membership rule for casinos (and bingo premises) will be abolished. Regional Casinos will be allowed to offer prize gaming machines with unlimited stakes and prizes, but with a total of 1,250 machines. Smaller premises will have more restrictions and will not be allowed machines with unlimited stakes and prizes.

For the first time, 'remote gambling' (where persons are not face to face on the smake premises) i.e. gambling via the Internet, interactive television and mobile telephones, will be regulated in Great Britain. It will also be the first time that betting has been subject to a national regulator.

The Government will give responsibility to the Gambling Commission to monitor the social impact of gambling reform and the Secretary of State has a reserve power to leby monies from industry to fund projects relating to gambling addiction or other harms/exploitation associated with gambling or any of the licensing objectives (Section 123).