These draft Regulations form part of the consultation on the Department’s proposals under sections 235(5), 240 and 241 of The Gambling Act 2005. The draft Regulations seek to: set out how one player position will constitute one gaming machine under section 235(5); prohibit the supply and installation of any gaming machine on which a credit or debit card can be used under section 241; and set out the circumstances in which a gaming machine is made available for use under section 240. The draft section 240 Regulations are accompanied by a draft Regulatory Impact Assessment.
A letter to stakeholders giving further details about the consultation on the draft regulations may also be found below.
This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 17 May - 1 June 2007.
If you have any queries about this consutation please contact:
Gaming and Lotteries Team
Gambling Division
Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
2-4 Cockspur Street,
London SW1 5DH
A summary of responses will be published after the closing date for consultation. All information in responses, including personal information,may be subject to publication or disclosure under Freedom of Information legislation. If a correspondent requests confidentiality, this cannot be guaranteed and will only be possible if considered appropriate under the legislation. Any such request should explain why confidentiality is necessary. Any automatic confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system will not be considered as such a request unless you specifically include a request, with an explanation, in the main text of your response.
If you have any questions or complaints about the process of consultation on this paper, please contact:
Liz Sweet
Consultation Co-ordinator
Strategy Division
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5DH
liz.sweet@culture.gsi.gov.uk
