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1. Is a prize machine a gaming machine?
  Author:
  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  The Gambling Commission has published an advice note which sets out how it assesses whether a particular prize machine is, or is not, a gaming machine as defined in section 6 of the Gambling Act 2005.

 
 
2. Gambling Commission: Annual report and accounts 2009/10
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  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  The past year has been a challenging one for many businesses facing the impact of the worldwide recession, and the gambling industry is no exception. Against this background, the Commission has continued to develop a cost-effective and proportionate approach to keeping gambling fair and safe for all. We are conscious both of the economic pressures on operators and the constraints on our own resources, with fee levels frozen for at least two years and a small decline in fee income this year. The vast majority of operators aim to offer gambling responsibly and legally. Increasingly, this enables us to limit our role with those operators to the provision of advice and oversight of their own efforts to ensure compliance. As a result we are able to concentrate our efforts on those who compete unfairly and put the public significantly at risk by trading illegally or otherwise flouting regulatory requirements.

 
 
3. Inquiry report - Gambling
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  Source: Productivity Commission [Australia]
  Description:
  Gambling was substantially liberalised in most Australian states and territories in the 1990s. Subsequent years saw not only a surge in gambling expenditure and industry growth, but also adverse impacts on many Australians and their families. The consequent backlash within the community led to the first independent national public inquiry by the Productivity Commission in 1999. Since then, there have been significant changes in the gambling industry and its regulatory environment, with a greater policy focus on community awareness and harm prevention and minimisation. Notwithstanding this, community and political concerns remain evident. There have also been developments within parts of the industry, which have a more national character than before. The Council of Australian Governments accordingly asked the Commission to conduct a follow-up review, with a focus on problem gambling and the scope to consider other aspects of the industry. Consistent with this, the Commission has not sought to replicate the coverage and depth of its earlier research, but rather to concentrate on providing evidence-based advice to governments about policies that would improve outcomes for gamblers and the community as a whole. A key challenge is to identify policies most likely to be effective in reducing the harms associated with gambling, while preserving most of the benefits. This is a complex task for public policy. The coverage and design of regulation require particular care to ensure that the benefits exceed the costs, and that account is taken of what is often imperfect evidence.

 
 
4. Sports Betting Intelligence Unit terms of reference
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  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  In the summer of 2009 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) established a Sports Betting Integrity Panel, bringing together experts from the betting industry, the police, players, fans, Sports Governing Bodies, the legal profession and the Gambling Commission, to make recommendations as to the design and implementation of an integrated strategy to uphold integrity in sport and associated betting. One set of the recommendations of the Panel’s report concerned the Commission, building on its existing work, establishing a Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU). The Commission welcomed this recommendation and the SBIU is operational. This document sets out the terms of reference for the SBIU, based on the recommendations of the Panel.

 
 
5. Advice on non-commercial and private gaming and betting
  Author:
  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  This advice is designed to provide help to people planning to offer gambling at non-commercial or private events. The rules governing non-commercial and private gaming and betting are complex and this advice is for guidance only. It is not a binding interpretation of the law and cannot cover every circumstance. Anyone intending to run events under these provisions should therefore refer to the Gambling Act 2005 itself and, if necessary, seek independent legal advice to ensure that their plans conform to the law before proceeding.

 
 
6. Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited & Ors [2009] VSC 559
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  Source: Supreme Court of Victoria
  Description:
  EQUITY – Unconscionable conduct – Casino sued by a VIP gambler – Whether gambler subject to a special disability – Pathological or problem gambling - Casino’s knowledge of any disability – Whether gambler’s past diagnosis as a pathological gambler still applicable at the relevant time - Plaintiff’s conduct, supported by expert opinion, in representing he had overcome his gambling problem – Ability to self-exclude - Whether unequal bargaining position between the parties – Whether a scheme to lure - Plaintiff’s conduct in negotiating favourable terms – Effect of inducements – Alleged concealment of breach of Casino Control Act 1991 - Whether plaintiff demonstrated an ability to make decisions in his own best interests and to control his impulse to gamble – Effect of interstate exclusion order – Forfeiture of winnings.

 
 
7. Running prize competitions and free draws
  Author:
  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  Prize competitions and free draws are free from control under the Gambling Act 2005. They can be run for commercial or private gain and can be used as a fun way of offering prizes or promoting a product. However, it is easy to cross the boundary and in fact be offering an illegal lottery.

 
 
8. Lottery scams campaign information pack
  Author: Office of Fair Trading
  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  The Office of Fair Tradings (OFT's) lottery scams campaign launched on 30 November and aims to increase understanding about lottery scams, and provide consumers with simple, practical advice.

 
 
9. Organising small lotteries
  Author: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  This document provides a general guide to the main provisions and requirements of the law relating to the only other types of permitted lotteries. Such lotteries are intended to be small-scale and as such they do not require either a licence or registration. These are customer lotteries; non-commercial lotteries that are incidental to some other event; and three types of permitted private lottery (private society lotteries; work lotteries; and residents’ lotteries).

 
 
10. Running a Lottery
  Author: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  The Gambling Commission has published a leaflet which explains the rules regarding running a lottery including raffles, tombolas, sweepstakes and more.

 
 
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