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UK Releases Gambling Bill Details

UNITED KINGDOM – As reported by the BBC: "Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Tessa Jowell has released details of a draft gambling bill which aims to deregulate the £40bn industry. Mrs Jowell said the new law would keep the gambling industry free of crime and protect the young and vulnerable.

"A single regulator, the Gambling Commission, will be created and given strong enforcement powers.

"…Under the new rules, there will be no restrictions on where casinos can be set up, and membership of a gaming or bingo hall at least 24 hours before playing will no longer be required.

"Remote gambling, via the Internet, mobile phones or interactive television, will be licensed and regulated in Britain for the first time.

"There will be strict controls on children's access to venues and a fund paid for by the industry will help people with a gambling problem.

"…But to avoid the creation of lots of smaller gambling halls, ministers have proposed that new casinos be subject to a minimum size…"

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