Gambling Act 2005

Elizabeth II - Chapter 19

Author:

Parliament

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

The Gambling Act 2005 received Royal Assent in April 2005. It came fully into force on 1 September 2007, when all current gambling law for Great Britain was replaced by the Gambling Act 2005. The Act is in 18 parts with 18 schedules and contains provisions for comprehensive reform of Britain's gambling laws, with a new regulatory system to govern the provision of all gambling in Britain, other than the National Lottery and spread betting.

The Act has three main aims:

• Keeping gambling crime free

• Making sure that gambling is fair and open

• Protecting children and vulnerable adults.

Social responsibility – protection of the public, especially children and the vulnerable – remains the top priority. The Act covers two main activities: providing facilities for gambling; and using premises for gambling

Measures include:

• the creation of a single national regulator, the Gambling Commission, and a new licensing regime to cover the full spectrum of commercial gambling activities;

• the creation of a Gambling Appeals Tribunal to hear appeals against Commission decisions;

• new licensing measures to cover remote technologies for the first time, such as the internet and mobile phones;

• new measures covering casinos, gaming machines and bingo; and

• measures to prevent gambling being used for criminal activities and to protect children and other vulnerable persons being exploited.

Having received Royal Assent on the 7 April 2005, this Act follows on from the report by the Independent Gambling Review Body (Cm 5206) published in July 2001 and the Government's White Paper - A Safe Bet for Success - (Cm 5397) published in March 2002.

Explanatory notes have been produced to assist in the understanding of this Act and are available separately (see below).

Extent	235 pages	ISBN	9780105419051
Size	A4	Price	£40.36
Format	Paperback	Published	25 Apr 2005
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