Gambling
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on gambling. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| 10.01.2013 | Draft Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill |
| The Draft Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill would change the way remote gambling is regulated in Great Britain. The draft Bill would amend the Gambling Act 2005 so that remote gambling would be regulated on a point of consumption basis, rather than point of supply (as at present). This note looks at the background to the proposed change and summarises what the Bill would do. |
| 14.01.2011 | The Horserace Betting Levy |
| The Levy is a statutorily based means of transferring money from bookmakers and punters to the racing industry to be used for designated purposes. The Levy is administered by the Horserace Betting Levy Board, a non-departmental public body established by statute, and is collected from bookmakers as a percentage of the gross profit on their horserace betting business. |
| 19.11.2010 | Online gambling |
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| 27.07.2010 | The Tote |
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| 15.12.2009 | Bingo taxation |
| This note discusses the development of the current structure of bingo duty, before looking at the Government's proposals in the 2009 Budget to increase the rate of duty, while removing VAT on participation fees charged on players by bingo clubs. |
Research Papers
| 24.04.2008 | Social Indicators |
| Social Indicators. [Includes articles on 'Gambling in New South Wales, Australia' and 'A new era for UK official statistics: the launch of the UK Statistics Authority, and Topical Subject Pages on world food prices, the weather in 2007 and excess winter mortality.] House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/37. |
| 28.10.2004 | Gambling Bill (Bill 163 of 2003/04) |
| Gambling Bill (Bill 163 of 2003/04). House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/79. |
| 23.12.2003 | Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill (Bill 8 2003/04) |
| Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill (Bill 8 2003/04). House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/94. |
| 25.05.2000 | Gaming: regulation and taxation of casinos |
| Gaming: regulation and taxation of casinos. House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/57. |
Early Day Motions
| 24.01.2012 | HIGH STREET BOOKMAKERS AND B2 GAMING MACHINES |
| That this House is alarmed by the proliferation of B2 gaming machines in high street bookmakers and licensed betting offices, from 16,380 in 2006-07 to 32,000 today; is concerned that ... |
| 14.06.2011 | TAXATION OF BINGO |
| That this House recognises the important social and community role that bingo plays across the United Kingdom; believes the current 20 per cent. gross profit tax on bingo should be ... |
| 12.11.2010 | CAMPAIGN FOR A FAIR BRITISH HORSERACE BETTING LEVY |
| That this House notes the importance of the British horseracing industry in contributing to the economy and job creation; praises the work of the British Horseracing Authority and Racing ... |
| 21.07.2010 | FUTURE OF THE TOTE |
| That this House is concerned that any decision involving the future of The Tote should, at the very least, encompass the principle of its assets being used to guarantee the future of ... |
| 25.03.2010 | BETTING SHOPS IN DEPRIVED INNER-CITY LONDON BOROUGHS |
| That this House condemns the proliferation of betting shops in inner city London boroughs; notes that deprived boroughs such as Hackney, Islington, Haringey and Tottenham have disproportionately ... |
