51. Memorandum from Les Croupiers
Casino Ltd (GMB 51)
1. The Scrutiny Committee will have received
a Submission prepared by the British Casino Association (BCA),
dated June 2004. Les Croupiers Casino Ltd is a member of the British
Casino Association.
2. The British Casino Association submission
at paragraph 9.2 recommends that the small licence category be
kept in reserve until the consequences of the Gambling Bill have
been assessed.
3. Les Croupiers Casino Ltd does not concur
with the recommendation at paragraph 9.2.
4. We believe a consequence of holding the
Small Casino licence category in reserve may be to deny entry
to the casino market by independent casino operators, and would
therefore be anti-competitive.
5. We submit that the three categories of
casino premises licence, Small, Large & Regional, remain as
proposed, and that each category become active upon implementation
of the new Gambling Act.
6. The Committee is asked to consider the
above comments when preparing its recommendations to Government.
July 2004
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