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Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill

Amendment
to be moved
on report

After Clause 1

LORD CLEMENT-JONES

VISCOUNT ASTOR

LORD MANCROFT

 

Insert the following new Clause—

“Facilities for remote gambling

(1)     Section 235 of the Gambling Act 2005 (gaming machine) is amended as
follows.

(2)     In subsection (2)—

(a)   in paragraph (h)(ii), leave out “and”, and

(b)   in paragraph (i)(iii), at the end insert “, and

“(j)   a machine is not a gaming machine by reason only of
the fact that it is remote gambling equipment (within
the meaning of section 36) which is made available
for use in a casino”.

(3)     After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)    The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for the
nature of, and circumstances in which, remote gambling equipment
to which subsection (2)(j) applies (a “casino remote terminal”) may
be made available for use in a casino.

(2B)    Regulations under subsection (2A) may, in particular, provide for—

(a)   a casino remote terminal to be constructed or adapted so as
to—

(i)   only permit users to gain access to remote gambling
facilities; and

(ii)   not be capable of accepting or processing any form
of payment; (other than any payment made by the
user via an online account to the provider of the
remote gambling facilities),

(b)   the maximum number of casino remote terminals which
may be made available in a casino,

(c)   the location within a casino where, and circumstances
under which, a casino remote terminal may be used,

(d)   any other matter.”.”

Prepared 27th February 2014