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legislative changes.
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Legislation – primary legislation amending the Gaming Act will be required.
Or a deregulation order is an alternative.
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Action – favours the measured approach.
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Jurisdiction – is unaware of persuasive regulatory arguments for extending
Internet gaming opportunities beyond the jurisdiction.
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Preparation – Prior to legislative change it would be useful for both the
industry and the Board to identify specific issues with which any regulation
will have to deal, and which will have implications for terrestrial access.
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Legislation – Gala do not have a contrary legal opinion to the need for
primary legislation.
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Urgency – Consumer protection, UK industry reputation and tax are three
key areas that need to be dealt with urgently.
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Restricting access to UK only – Limiting UK gambling website access to UK
residents only, is contrary to the principles of e-commerce and serves only to
stop other global consumers benefiting from the protection that a UK
regulated site would offer.
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Steps the industry could take now – The Gaming Board has consulted UK
gaming operators: this ahs been welcomed.
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Legislation – Primary legislation is needed.
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Urgency – there is some urgency in view of the very rapid growth of Internet
gambling site, and the fact that a growing number of UK companies are
developing online services.
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Overseas restriction – no comment - covered in original submission.
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Steps the industry could take now – the industry would be well advised to
ensure the sites they are opening conform to best practice.
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