Licensing

1 Licensing of remote gambling

(1) In section 33 of the Gambling Act 2005 (provision of facilities for gambling),
after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) 5Section 36(3A) limits the application of this section in cases involving
the use in Great Britain of certain facilities for remote gambling.”

(2) In section 36 of that Act (territorial application: provision of facilities for gambling),
for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) Section 33 applies to the provision of facilities for remote gambling only if—

(a) 10at least one piece of remote gambling equipment used in the provision
of the facilities is situated in Great Britain, or

(b) no such equipment is situated in Great Britain but the facilities are
used there.

(3A) In a case within subsection (3)(b), the person providing the facilities commits
15an offence under section 33 only if the person knows or should know that the
facilities are being used, or are likely to be used, in Great Britain.”

(3) In section 26B of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (remote gaming
duty), omit paragraph (a) (and the “or” at the end).

(4) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument make
20provision about the making, consideration and determination of advance
applications.

(5) “Advance application” means an application for, or for the variation of, a
remote operating licence (within the meaning given by the Gambling Act 2005)
that is made in anticipation of the coming into force of subsections (1) and (2).

(6) An order under subsection (4) may—

(a) 5confer a discretion on the Gambling Commission;

(b) include provision modifying, applying or replicating any provision
made by or under the Gambling Act 2005;

(c) make different provision for different purposes;

(d) include incidental, consequential, transitory or transitional provision.

(7) 10A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (4) is subject to
annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Advertising

2 Repeal of existing offence of advertising foreign gambling

(1) Section 331 of the Gambling Act 2005 (offence of advertising foreign gambling)
15is repealed.

(2) In consequence of the provision made by subsection (1), in that Act—

(a) omit the following provisions—

(i) section 332(3),

(ii) section 333(3), and

(iii) 20section 361(1)(b) (but not the “and” at the end), and

(b) in section 333(4), for “(1)(a), (2)(a) and (3)” substitute “(1)(a) and (2)(a)”.

3 Advertising of gambling by way of remote communication: Great Britain

(1) Section 333 of the Gambling Act 2005 (territorial application: remote
advertising) is amended as follows.

(2) 25In subsection (2), omit paragraph (b) (but not the “and” at the end).

(3) For subsection (9)(b) substitute—

“(b) in the case of remote gambling, that—

(i) at least one piece of remote gambling equipment to be
used in providing facilities for the gambling is or will be
30situated in Great Britain, or

(ii) no such equipment is or will be situated in Great Britain,
but the facilities are or will be capable of being used
there.”

4 Offence of advertising unlicensed remote gambling: Northern Ireland

(1) 35A person who advertises unlicensed remote gambling commits an offence.

(2) The prohibition in subsection (1) applies to anything in the way of advertising
which is done—

(a) wholly or partly in Northern Ireland, and

(b) otherwise than by way of remote communication.

(3) The prohibition in subsection (1) applies to advertising by way of remote
communication only if the advertising involves—

(a) providing information by whatever means (and whether or not using
remote communication), intended to come to the attention of one or
5more persons in Northern Ireland,

(b) sending a communication intended to come to the attention of one or
more persons in Northern Ireland,

(c) making data available with a view to its being accessed by one or more
persons in Northern Ireland, or

(d) 10making data available in circumstances such that it is likely to be
accessed by one or more persons in Northern Ireland.

(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary
conviction to—

(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months,

(b) 15a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

(c) both.

(5) In this section “unlicensed remote gambling” means remote gambling the
facilities in respect of which are not provided in reliance on a licence issued
under Part 5 of the Gambling Act 2005, but does not include a lottery.

(6) 20Expressions used in this section and in the Gambling Act 2005 have the same
meanings in this section as in that Act.

Final provisions

5 Extent, commencement and short title

(1) Section 2(1) and this section extend to England and Wales, Scotland and
25Northern Ireland.

(2) Section 4 extends to Northern Ireland only.

(3) The other provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales and Scotland
only.

(4) Section 1(4) to (7) and this section come into force on the day on which this Act
30is passed.

(5) The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of
State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint (and different days
may be appointed for different purposes).

(6) An order under subsection (5) may include consequential, transitory,
35transitional or saving provision.

(7) This Act may be cited as the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2013.