‘Aim to permit’ rule places legal duty on licensing authorities to err on the side of allowing new bookmakers or 24-hour slot machine shops Keir Starmer has been urged to abolish an “outdated” rule that...
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Read MoreTreasury select committee calls for higher duties on most addictive forms, such as high-street slots and online gamesThe chancellor should ignore “scaremongering” by gambling firms and raise taxes on the £11bn...
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Read MoreHead of UK’s Betting and Gaming Council was asked to repeat claim as she spoke against increasing taxes on sector in November budgetUK politics live – latest updatesThe boss of the UK’s main betting and gaming...
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Read MoreWatchdog’s report highlights growing dangers of slot machines and in-play betting on matchesAn estimated 1.4 million adults in Great Britain have a gambling problem, according to landmark figures released days after the...
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