Policy paper

Gambling Act 2005: Category B3 Gaming Machines – Proposals for changes to maximum stake limits and premises' entitlements

Following a public consultation  the Government is bringing forward proposals to increase the maximum stake for category B3 gaming machines,…

From:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Published
15 June 2011
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Machines) Order 2011 Final

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Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Machines) Order 2011 Final

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Draft Categories of Gaming Machines (Amendment) Regulations 2011

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Draft Categories of Gaming Machines (Amendment) Regulations 2011

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Explanatory Memorandum

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Explanatory Memorandum

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Impact Assessment

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Details

Following a public consultation  the Government is bringing forward proposals to increase the maximum stake for category B3 gaming machines, that is machines with a maximum stake limit of £1 and a maximum prize limit of £500, and a recalibration of B3 gaming machine entitlements for adult gaming centres (AGCs) and bingo clubs.

The following draft statutory instruments and Explanatory Memorandum were laid in Parliament on [7 June 2011] for approval.

 

A full Impact Assessment of the Government’s preferred option has been prepared. This also contains a summary of the responses to the public consultation (Annex 2). 

The Government will publish consultation responses in full in due course, although personal details will be withheld to ensure the privacy of individuals.

 

Enquiries:

Please contact DCMS Ministerial Support Team, DCMS, 2 - 4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH or email enquiries@culture.gsi.gov.uk, heading your communication ‘Gambling Act 2005: Category B3 Gaming Machines’.

Published 15 June 2011