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Don't gamble with your pub

09-Sep-2015 By Poppleston Allen

In this week’s column, we give you an update on gambling regulations relevant to the pub and alcohol industry.

Top tips for better gaming machines returns

22-Apr-2013 By Simon Barff

Modern pub retailing is all about food and drink isn’t it? Well, no. The majority of pubs have a huge, and in many cases, untapped, opportunity to drive profits up – by up to 30% – through a greater focus on AWP machines, and machine players.

Gaming machine permissions: a legal guide for pubs

28-Feb-2013 By Poppleston Allen

Visits to licensed premises by some licensing authorities over the past year have highlighted the fact that a surprising number of publicans do not have the correct permissions for their gaming machines.

Machine changes may be no jackpot

03-Jul-2008

The news that the review of gaming machines has been brought forward by a year has been greeted with enthusiasm by sectors of the trade, in...

Machines & Gaming: legal update

05-Oct-2007

The Gambling Act 2005 is now with us. Fortunately, when it comes to the effect on gaming machines in licensed premises the conversion is a relatively...

Back to basics: machine management

21-Mar-2007

As you might have noticed from the cigarette burns on your fruit machines, AWP players also tend to be smokers. That means that, under a smoking ban,...

Legal advice: You can bet on it

27-Nov-2006

The Gambling Act 2005 will replace all the existing legislation on gaming, betting and lotteries. This includes gaming machines, bingo, poker and...

Raising their game

23-Nov-2006

As new legislation introduces higher stakes and prizes on gaming machines, Jo Grobel meets some key players The recent, long-awaited increase in...

Legal advice: the increase in AWP stakes and prices

09-Nov-2006

Recent concerns that customers are no longer spending as much money on AWPs as they used to could be addressed by the early introduction of the...

Maximise when you mechanise

08-Dec-2005

Want to offer customers more without the need for extra staff? Vending machines, says GRAHAM RIDOUT, could be the answer.

Gaming machines are the unsung revenue earners of the pub tr

10-Jul-2003

The licensed trade makes a strong contribution to the overall UK machine market, which is today worth a massive £2bn per year, reaping in excess of...