May. 21 2024
Source Page: Government response to measures relating to the land-based gambling sector. (Government response to consultation) 68p.Found: to be permitted, with a sliding scale for the number of self-service betting terminals that casinos
Asked by: Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of fixed-odds betting terminals there were in Midlothian constituency in each of the last five years.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Fixed-odds betting terminals refer to Category B2 gaming machines. In April 2019, the maximum stakes on these machines were reduced from £100 to £2. Following this reduction in maximum stakes there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of physical B2 machines in operation. The Gambling Commission’s industry statistics indicate that from April 2020 to March 2023 there were zero Category B2 gaming machines in operation across Great Britain.
Mentions:
1: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) More than three quarters of young people, or 78%, and 86% of adults think that betting has become an - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Some of the steps taken to combat this include regulating ads on social media and restricting betting - Speech Link
3: Gavin Newlands (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) Fixed odds betting terminals were certainly part of his path, and we have legislated on those, but it - Speech Link
Found: Northern Ireland legislation Articles 131 to 135 and 35168 of the Betting, 33 (1) 34 All public
Feb. 28 2024
Source Page: Government response to consultation on proposals for the introduction of a maximum stake limit for online slots games in Great Britain. Incl. annex. 27p.Found: There are no statutory limits on in-person betting or other gambling products such as table games in
Mentions:
1: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) Many betting shops are encouraged to cross over to FOBTs, or fixed-odds betting terminals, which are - Speech Link
2: Matt Hancock (Ind - West Suffolk) As the Culture Secretary, I introduced the limits on fixed-odds betting terminals, or FOBTs, which were - Speech Link
3: David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) market betting—taking place. - Speech Link
4: Matt Hancock (Ind - West Suffolk) betting on the national lottery? - Speech Link
Feb. 23 2024
Source Page: New £2 maximum stake for under 25s playing online slotsFound: terminals (FOBT) • casino table games Online betting with a bookmaker, sports betting, and private
Found: Northern Ireland legislation Articles 131 to 135 and 35168 of the Betting, 33 (1) 34 All public
Correspondence Feb. 06 2024
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)Found: transformation of The National Lottery: fresh advertising, new games, a new website and app, and modern terminals
Mentions:
1: John Lamont (Con - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) That will provide better links between the Cairnryan ferry terminals serving Northern Ireland and south-west - Speech Link
2: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) The Prime Minister was making millions betting on the misery of working people during the financial crisis - Speech Link