Business in Licensing (BIL) and the Gambling Business Group (GBG) have joined forces in a bid to remove the fee pubs have to pay to inform licensing authorities if they want to use their automatic entitlement on gaming machines.
During the past couple of years, there have been a number of articles in these pages on Greene King’s attempts to obtain an operating licence from the Gambling Commission, to allow them to provide commercial bingo in their pubs.
You may have seen in the press, recently, news of a number of thefts from gaming machines in pubs across the south-west and, although these crimes are uncommon, they do happen.
You may remember previous articles on Greene King’s application to the Gambling Commission (GC) to facilitate bingo in its pubs. The GC lost the first appeal and on 8 October its second appeal was heard by the Upper Tribunal.
Greene King is challenging the Gambling Commission’s refusal to allow it a bingo licence in a case that could open the door for larger pubcos to operate commercial bingo.
Bingo in pubs is becoming increasingly popular and can be a way of providing a fun, alternative form of entertainment for your customers while potentially increasing food and drink sales. Eyes down for some top tips from licensing specialists Poppleston...
We regularly receive queries from confused publicans regarding betting in pubs, particularly at this time of the year with the end of the jump season fast approaching.
The recent introduction of changes to planning laws aims to give businesses greater flexibility to adapt to changing business needs; however, the changes have led to some incorrect reports that licensees are now able to allow betting in their pubs and...
Pubs have been reminded of the law on gaming equipment after two individuals at a pub in Ashford, Surrey, were prosecuted for giving customers access to an illegal gaming machine.
Pubs that offer betting facilities have been warned that they are at risk of losing their licences after 13 outlets in Wales were implicated in an investigation into illegal bookmaker activity.
A raffle can be like your favourite pie — it looks simple on the outside, but if you get the ingredients wrong it can leave a nasty taste in your mouth.
The Gambling Commission has warned owners of clubs, pubs and hotels that hosting poker as private gaming is not possible without excluding public access.
Pubs and clubs have been warned about installing a gaming machine called “Skillette” as the director of the company which supplies it was imprisoned following an investigation by the Gambling Commission.
Some of you may not agree, but I have a great deal of sympathy for local authority licensing officers. With their councils strapped for cash and looking to cut services, they still have to cope with a multitude of licensing problems, not just to do with...
Pubs are being urged to double-check that they do not have any gaming machines that are operated illegally after a series of police seizures. The Gambling Commission seized evidence from nine licensed premises on 24 May.
The Gambling Commission has warned pubs that it is illegal to allow commercial betting on their premises. The government body has issued the warning...
I want to start a poker night at my pub. What exactly is the law regarding what I can and can't do?The emphasis of the Gambling Act and the Gambling...
Poker is the new karaoke. Walk down any high street, even before tournaments were officially legalised on September 1, and you'll see that pubs have...
Alas! In spite of all the protestations and reassurances, it looks as if the gaming change-over is going the same way as alcohol licensing - late and...
The maximum stake and prize money for AWP machines in pubs is set to rise on October 27. The long-awaited increases mean that the maximum stake will...
One unforeseen effect of the changes in licensing laws will be a consequent change in responsibility for pub gaming. From 24 November, if you want to...
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