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More £500 slot machines for bingo clubs, but none at seaside
Ministers rejected pleas yesterday to allow seaside resorts to introduce high-stakes gambling machines of the kind proving to be a big draw in betting shops.
The gambling minister, Gerry Sutcliffe, did, however, bow to the rapid decline of bingo clubs by announcing they would be allowed to increase £1-stake/£500-prize gaming machines from four to eight per hall. The bingo industry had asked for an increase to 16.
INITIAL SUCCESS BY RANK GROUP PLC IN ITS LINNEWEBER APPEAL
Early yesterday (22 May 2008), Rank issued a Press Release stating that the VAT and Duties Tribunal had allowed its appeal in respect of the VAT treatment of interval bingo.
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Review of Research, Education & Treatment Second Consultation
Bacta will be fighting hard to maintain the voluntary system for this and will seek support from other associations and work closely with RIGT.
Following the publication of the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 20071 (the Prevalence Survey), which found that rates of problem gambling had remained at 0.6% of the adult population since the last survey in 1999, the government asked the Gambling Commission to undertake a review of the current voluntary arrangements for industry funding of gambling research, public education and treatment and to report on this. More
RIGT Reaches Target for 2007-08
The Responsibility in Gambling Trust have announced that it received voluntary donations of £3.6m in the financial year ending 31 March 2008, against a target of £3.5m from licensed operators. More
02-05-2008Treasury and DCMS fail to take action
In the wake of the latest Budget speech, the coin-op business has been left to reflect on the deeper implications of a missed opportunity to help the industry. In his maiden speech the chancellor, Alistair Darling, increased amusement machine licence duty (AMLD) in line with inflation but did not deliver any new measures to aid the business. BACTA feels that this increase in AMLD was a "missed opportunity by government to offer a lifeline to the industry". More
26-03-2008Conservative Party supports BACTA's campaign to save British Arcades
BACTA welcomes Conservative Party support for campaign to save British Amusement Arcades industry.
The Conservative Party has pledged today to amend the Government's Gambling Act 2005 to remove the perverse effects of the legislation upon the British amusement arcade and machine manufacturing trades. More
Stakes and Prizes of Adult Gaming Machines
In a letter to his parliamentary colleagues, Tobias Ellwood, Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, has explained the effects that the recently introduced gambling act has had on the gaming machine industry. More
26-02-2008MPs tell BACTA members to lobby for 100 signatures on EDM 840
At our recent lobby day at Parliament, MP’s told BACTA members the industry to pester their local representatives in order to support the EDM 840 and make sure the issue registers on the government's radar. More
15-02-2008Website aims to be one-stop resource for gamblers
The Gamble Aware website is hopefully going to be among the first of many big steps towards minimising problem gambling.
The new website - www.gambleaware. co.uk - may have been set up for all the right reasons, but it has already been the subject of heated debate weeks before going live online. In a bid to put the site into clearer focus, its developers, the Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RIGT), have released details this week extolling the positive aspects of the facility - educating gamblers about how to manage their gambling, where to get help for problem gambling, and about the new consumer protection measures being introduced later this year. More
BACTA’s Guidance to the Application for a Premises Licence
Getting your premises applications right first time might seem like a daunting task, but BACTA is here to help its members.
We have published on this website a guide to holders of Section 34 permits for premises licence applications. It covers the three new categories of arcade; adult gaming centre (AGC), licensed family entertainment centre and unlicensed family entertainment centre. More
UPCOMING EVENTS
Regional Meeting Dates 2008
1 January - 31 December
BACTA Committee Meeting Dates 2008
1 January - 31 December
BACTA Convention 2008
27 November
