Gambling
Review Report (The Budd Report)
The 260 pages contain 175
recommendations.
www.culture.gov.uk/global/publications/archive_2001/gamb_rev_report.htm
Published
17th July, 2001. |
A Safe Bet for Success
- Modernising Britain's Gambling Laws
Cm
5397
Unveiled by Tessa Jowell
the then Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport. It is the Government's
response to the Gambling Review Report.
www.culture.gov.uk/global/publications/archive_2002/safe_bet_for_success.htm
Published
26th March, 2002. |
Modernising Britain's
Gambling Laws - Draft Gambling Bill
Cm
5878
The first part of the draft
Gambling Bill.
www.culture.gov.uk/global/publications/archive_2003/gambling_bill_cmnd5878.htm
Published
15th July 2003. |
Draft
Gambling Bill
Cm
6014
Parts
I, II, III & IV
www.culture.gov.uk/global/publications/archive_2003/draftgamblingbill_Cm6014.htm
Published
19th November, 2003. |
Draft
Gambling Bill - Additional Clauses
Parts
I, II, III & IV.
www.culture.gov.uk/global/publications/archive_2004/gambling_bill_additional.htm
Published
5th February and 12th March, 2003. |
Draft Gambling Bill Consultations
www.culture.gov.uk/global/consultations/2003+current+consultations/consult_draft_gamblingbill.htm
The
public and stake holders were encouraged to submit their opinions to the
Joint Gambling Bill scrutiny committee until the 28th February 2004. |
Joint
Committee on the Draft Gambling Bill
www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/jcdgb.cfm
Website of the joint committee.
It has a full listing of the 16 members, their backgrounds and declared
interests.
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt/jtgamb.htm
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200304/jtselect/jtgamb/63/6302.htm
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200304/jtselect/jtgamb/63/63.pdf
Published
7th April 2004.
Volume II: Oral and
Written evidence.
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200304/jtselect/jtgamb/63/6302.htm#evidence
Volume III: Written
evidence.
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200304/jtselect/jtgamb/63/6302.htm#evidence |
Government
response to the Joint Committee's Report:
Cm
6253
Published
14th June, 2004. |
Joint
Committee on the Draft Gambling Bill - Regional Casinos
www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/jcdgb_rg.cfm
The committee published their
report on clauses in the Draft Bill relating to the proposals for regional
casinos.
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200304/jtselect/jtregc/146/146.pdf
Published
22nd July, 2004.
Volume II: Oral and
written evidence:
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt/jtregc.htm#uncorr
Published
28th July, 2004. |
Government
response to the Joint Committee's Report - Regional Casinos:
Cm
6330
www.culture.gov.uk/global/publications/archive_2004/gov_resp_draftgamblingbill
Published
22nd September, 2004. |
| The
first reading of the Gambling Bill was made in Parliament on 19th
October, 2004. The second reading passed on a vote of 286 to 212,
a Government majority of 74 on 2nd November. It then went into Committee. |
Gambling Bill in Standing
Committee B
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmstand/b/cmgamb.htm
Committee Membership
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmstand/b/cmgambm.htm |
Government
Sets Out Cautious Approach To New Casino Regime
Casinos:
Statement of National Policy
(PDF)
DCMS
- Press release & Policy Statements from 17th December 2004. |
Gambling
Bill - Latest version
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldbills/019/2005019.pdf
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldbills/019/05019.i-vii.html
Published
25th January, 2005.
Explanatory
Notes
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmbills/002/en/05002x--.htm |
Gambling Bill
Amendments to be debated
in the House of Lords
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldbills/019/amend/am019-a.htm |
Gambling Bill - House
of Lords amendments
Marshalled
List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
Printed
8th March 2005.
Supplementary
to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
Printed
on 9th March 2005.
Following regional
casino numbers being cut from 8 to 1 the Conservatives withdrew their objections
to the Bills passage. It received Royal Assent in the House of Lords on
7th April. It is now known as The Gambling Act 2005. |
Gambling Act 2005
ISBN 0 10 541905 2
www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2005/20050019.htm
Published April 25th 2005.
Available online and in hardcopy format from HMSO. The Act comes fully
into force in September 2007. |
The Gambling Commission
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
1st October, 2005. The Gambling
Commission is now officially launched and assumes all the duties of the
former Gaming Board for Great Britain. |
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Gambling Bill ~ Gambling Act