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UK Gambling Laws
In 2003 Tessa Jowell, then Culture Secretary suggested a change in the British Gambling laws to keep up with advances in technology.


 * "Our gambling laws date back to the 1960s. Since then attitudes to gambling have changed and the law has failed to keep pace with rapid technological change. Gambling is now a diverse, vibrant and innovative industry and a popular leisure activity enjoyed in many forms by millions of people. The law needs to reflect that."

General Summary
The Bill identified updates to the laws already in place in the UK, and also created the Gambling Commission to take over from the Gambling Board. The Commission will have the power to prosecute any parties in breach of the guidelines set out by the bill and will be tasked with regulating any codes of practice they set forward. The Bill set out it's licensing objectives, which are as follows:


 * Ensuring no link between gambling and crime or disorder
 * Ensuring that gambling is conducted fairly and openly
 * Protecting children and vulnerable adults from harm or exploitation

The Bill also set out guidelines stating that gambling will be unlawful in the UK unless granted a licence, permit or registration. It outlined the penalty for being in breach of these guidelines, that being a maximum of six months in prison, a fine, or both for each offence. Any person under 18 will not be allowed to gamble and it is an offence to invite of permit anyone under the age of 18 years old to gamble.

Remote Gambling
The Bill defined remote gambling as,


 * "Gambling in which persons participate by the use of remote communication"

This would be using the internet, the telephone, radio, television of any other device used for communication. Any operator must have a separate licence for remote gambling and non remote gambling. The licence must state what form the remote gambling would come in and any conditions appropriate to each operator. Offences for breaching remote gambling guidelines are the same as breaching non-remote gambling guidelines.

In-Play Gambling
In-Play gambling is a feature on many online gambling websites such as William Hill, Bet365, Paddy Power and many others. The feature allows the user to bet while a sporting event is in progress. A benefit of live in-play gambling is that there are much more markets. For example, in Football a user could bet on which player will receive the next Yellow card, or which team will be awarded the next Corner kick.

UK National Lottery
The UK National Lottery started in 1994 and is operated by the Camelot Group. Around 70% of UK adults play the National Lottery regularly, making the average annual sales over £5 billion apart from the year 2000-01 where sales dropped just below that. In it's first 17 years it has created over 2,800 millionaires. In 2002 Camelot decided to rebrand the National Lottery main draw after falling ticket sales. The name National Lottery was kept as the general name for the organisation and the main draw was renamed Lotto. The advertising campaign for the new Lotto cost £72 Million which included 10 television advertisements featuring Scottish comedian Billy Connolly and one of the largest ever poster campaigns. The new brand and name had the slogan:
 * "Don't live a little, live a Lotto"