Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 Explanatory Notes

Summary

3.The Act extends the scope of the regulatory regime governing remote gambling under the Gambling Act 2005. It gives power to the Secretary of State to make regulations to secure that the liability for payment of the horserace betting levy includes all bookmakers who are required to hold a remote operating licence under the 2005 Act. The Act also introduces an offence of advertising unlicensed remote gambling which will only apply in Northern Ireland.

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