Horseracing in the wars (again) - will the Levy be the
main casualty?
In a previous
update on the contest between Turf TV and SIS, we used various
military metaphors. Since then, war has indeed been declared
by some of the combatants and there is no immediate sign
of an armistice.
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Tote saga still limping on
According to reports, the Tote is to
be put up for sale on the open market after the Government
finally rejected a takeover bid by a racing consortium.
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Mixed news around Europe
The liberalisation of gambling services
within the EU remains a contentious issue. A number of EU
Member States continue to restrict online gambling operators
from competing with state monopolies. However, recent court
challenges and European Commission intervention provide
at least some positive news for operators.
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Will the US change its restrictive gambling laws?
There have been further developments
relating to internet gambling in the US at both an international
and domestic level, but there seems to be little change
in the US mindset at this stage.
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UK casinos update
According to reports, the Department
of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has been putting together
a revised parliamentary order under the Gambling Act 2005
(2005 Act) to permit the creation and development of eight
large and eight small casinos in the UK.
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Integrity in sports betting
Two of the licensing objectives set
out in the Gambling Act 2005 (2005 Act) are to ensure "that
gambling is conducted in a fair and open way" and
to prevent "gambling from being a source of crime
or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or
being used to support crime". The Gambling Commission
has introduced measures with a view to ensuring that betting
on sports meets these objectives and is seeking to encourage
betting operators to share information about suspect betting
patterns with sports governing bodies.
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Ladbrokes advert cleared by ASA
A television advert for Ladbrokes has
been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
following complaints from viewers in the first test of the
new gambling advertising laws in Great Britain.
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Compliance and enforcement: impact assessment
The Gambling Commission has published
an impact assessment on compliance and enforcement (with
particular focus on the former) under the 2005 Act.
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Greyhound racing to be reformed
Following the Sunday Times' exposure
of the Seaham dogs scandal last year, greyhound racing commissioned
Lord Donoughue to examine the regulation of greyhound racing
and to make recommendations to ensure that its regulation
is efficient and effective. The report was published on
27 November 2007 and contains 37 recommendations for a wholesale
restructuring of the sport's regulatory and governance structure.
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