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This Act of Parliament significantly updated the UK's gambling laws, including the introduction of a new structure of protections for children and vulnerable adults, as well as bringing the burgeoning Internet gaming sector within British islands for the first time. Gambling for centuries has been a main recreational activity in Great Britain. [1]
The Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It mainly applies to England and Wales , and to Scotland , and is designed to control all forms of gambling .
Based on the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries and Gaming, 1949–51, [2] the act came into force on 1 January 1961 and first allowed gambling for small sums in games of skill such as bridge. [3] From May 1961 betting shops were allowed to open. [4] Until 1965 about 16,000 licences were granted by local magistrates. [5]
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Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 Bingo Act 1992
The Gambling Commission is an executive, non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for regulating gambling and supervising gaming law in Great Britain. Its remit covers arcades , betting , bingo , casinos , slot machines and lotteries , as well as remote gambling, but not spread betting .
Each act passed in a respective year is given a chapter number (abbreviated "c."), denoted by Arabic numerals in the case of public general acts, lowercase Roman numerals in the case of local acts, or italicised Arabic numerals in the case of personal acts. These run as separate series. [3]
The UK's Gambling Act 2005 [77] passed in that year. In 2022, the Conservative government postponed (for the fourth time) the publication of a whitepaper detailing the process of an update to the 2005 act.