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UK
Regulation of Gaming
Regulation
of UK casinos, lotteries, bingo clubs and gaming machines is currently
undertaken by the Gaming Board for Great Britain.
The Gaming Board's responsibilities in outline are:
- to ensure
that those involved in gaming and lotteries are fit and proper
to do so and to keep gaming free from criminal infiltration
- to ensure
that gaming and lotteries are run fairly and in accordance with
the law
- to advise
the Secretary of State on developments in gaming and lotteries
so that the law can respond to change (The Gaming Board now reports
to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, responsibility
for gaming having been handed over from the Home Office)
In carrying out its statutory duties, the Gaming Board seeks to
ensure, so far as possible, that:
- licence and
certificate holders know what is required of them
- applicants,
licence and certificate holders are treated impartially and with
equal fairness
- the Gaming
Board's requirements and guidance do not impose unnecessary work
or costs on the industry
- the interests
of the public are protected and through the Gaming Board's work
and contacts with the industry, players understand what they are
being offered when they game
- the work
of the Gaming Board is carried out professionally, promptly, fairly
and courteously
The need
for certificates, licences and registrations
in gaming and lotteries
If you wish to operate a casino or lottery in the UK, you need to
get permission from The Gaming Board. The Gaming Board determines
applications:
- to operate
a casino or bingo gaming; the Board also has powers to object
to the grant or renewal of a licence
- for certificates
of approval which are required by those who wish to be employed
to operate, supervise or manage casino gaming or to manage bingo
gaming
- for the grant
of certificates which are needed by those who wish to sell, supply
and/or maintain gaming machines
- for the registration
of societies who wish to run lotteries and local authority lottery
schemes. (The Gaming Board has no responsibility for the National
Lottery which is regulated by the Director General of the National
Lottery.)
- for certificates
from those who wish to act as independent lottery managers
The Gaming Board through its Inspectorate monitors the conduct
of holders of certificates, registrations and licences. The Inspectorate
has wide powers, including powers of entry to premises licensed
under the Gaming Act, and carry warrant cards which they will
show on request when entering licensed premises.
For
further information, visit The Gaming Board's web site: www.gbgb.org.uk
The
Gambling Review Board, in its Report of July 2001, has recommended
a single regulatory authority, the Gambling Commission, be set up.
Article written
by The Editor, Casino.co.uk
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