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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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.

• Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Machines) Order 2011 Final (PDF 106kb)

• Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Machines) Order 2011 Final (RTF262 kb)

• Draft Categories of Gaming Machines (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (PDF 88kb)
• Draft Categories of Gaming Machines (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (RTF 84kb)

 

• Explanatory Memorandum (PDF 101kb)
• Explanatory Memorandum (RTF 121kb)

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). 

• Impact Assessment (PDF739 kb)
• Impact Assessment (RTF 1.4mb)

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