Gambling Regulation Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is reshaping its jurisdiction, with the next step being a movement afoot to create an independent gambling regulator. Key Study Presented The support has arisen as a result of a Department of Communities consultation on gambling laws between last December and February, which received some 400 responses. What are the main motivations behind the announced review of Northern Ireland’s gambling laws, do you think? The current gambling law in Northern Ireland (NI) is complicated, written in an antiquated style (which makes it difficult for businesses to navigate) and much of it is overly-restrictive compared with other markets. NICVA (the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department for Communities’ (the Department) consultation paper on the Regulation of Gambling in Northern Ireland. NICVA is the umbrella representative organisation for the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland with a membership.
December 23, 2019
The Department for Communities has today launched a consultation on gambling regulations in Northern Ireland and has asked for the for the views of all parties with an interest in this issue, so that relevant evidence can be taken into account when deciding the future of gambling regulations.
Northern Ireland law in respect of gambling is contained in ‘The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985’ (the “1985 Order”). The 1985 Order is broadly modelled on much older law from Great Britain (the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963, the Gaming Act 1968 and the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976).
The Department accepts that the current legislation is outdated and has not kept pace with industry and technological changes; it is also complex and inflexible and it has been explained that the purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the appropriateness of the current legislation and to identify areas of gambling activity which should be included in any future legislation on gambling in Northern Ireland.
The consultation is split into three sections: (1) the future of gambling in Northern Ireland (with reference to casinos, poker, remote gambling, advertising and prize competitions, as well as problem gambling and the protection of children); (2) sector specific issues (focussing on betting, commercial bingo clubs, gaming machines and lotteries); and (3) licensing, enforcement and regulation (focussing on current licensing arrangements, enforcement and the future regulatory framework for Northern Ireland).
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The consultation will last for 10 weeks from 16 December 2019 to 21 February 2020; a link to the consultation can be found here.
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