The Gambling Act
The Gambling Act regulates various types of gambling and gaming.
Gambling premises are regulated by the Gambling Act 2005. The Gambling Act 2005 sets three licencing objectives:
- Preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime;
- Ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way, and
- Protecting children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed or exploited by gambling
The Gambling Act 2005 also set up a new regulator, the Gambling Commission, with powers to deal with gambling offences.
Remote gambling means gambling in which persons participate by the use of remote communication. In order to operate a remote gambling operation, there must be in force a remote operating licence issued by the Gambling Commission - please visit the Gambling Commission website for more information.
The Gambling Act 2005 requires licencing authorities to produce a Statement of Principles. You can view the Council of the Isles of Scilly's policy on this website, or it can be inspected at the offices of Licencing Services during normal office hours.