Our Gambling team's betting industry clients include some of the
largest and most established bookmakers both on the internet and
with betting offices. Our experience includes assisting
clients in acquiring and developing new betting office sites,
obtaining operating licences and personal licences from the
Gambling Commission and Premises Licences from Local
Authorities. We have drafted Social Responsibility and other
policies illustrating how licensees will meet the Licensing
Objectives and comply with Licensing Conditions and the Codes of
Practice. In addition, we have provided clients with training
on the Conditions and Codes and the provisions and application of
the Gambling Act 2005 and regulations made under it.
We have been involved in advising on Fixed Odds Betting
Terminals (FOBTS), now B2 gaming machines, betting
terminals and other innovative gaming machine
developments in the highly competitive land-based bookmaking
sector.
Our internet bookmaking clients include both UK-based and
international, so we are familiar with a variety of licensing
regimes and the inter-relationship between them when it comes to
issues such as anti-Money Laundering, Age Verification, the
Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Codes, or the Industry
Social Responsibilty Code of Practice on Advertising. We continue
to provide advice on new developments such as fantasy type games
and tournaments involving betting prize competitions or pool
betting.
We have acted in court cases over data base rights, SIS, domain
name disputes and contract disputes over alleged unfair terms and
conditions or cheating.
We have used our betting industry experience and familiarity
with the (still new) provisions of the Gambling Act to provide
training to clients and others involved in the betting
industry.
We have also assisted in shaping policy in making submissions to
the Parliamentary Select Committee on the administration of the
on-course bookmaking sector and the future of pitch positions.
