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The Deregulation (Betting and Bingo Advertising etc.) Order 1997
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- 1997 No. 1074
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This Order is made under section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994. It reduces restrictions on business by allowing:
any advertising of facilities for the game of bingo; and
advertising of licensed betting facilities where the advertisements are in a material form, for example in a newspaper, journal, circular, letter or poster printed on paper.
Article 3 amends section 42 of the Gaming Act 1968 to remove restrictions on bingo advertising. Article 4 makes certain consequential repeals.
Article 5 amends section 10 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 to allow advertising of licensed betting facilities where the advertisements are in material form.
Article 6 revokes paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to that Act to enable persons on licensed premises to be encouraged to bet.
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