Gambling Regulation

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on a number of aspects of the regulation of gambling. Specific votes have been on the powers of local councils to use planning laws to control the numbers, and locations, of betting shops as well as regulations limiting stakes, and prizes, for gambling machines, and the laws governing the operation of casinos.

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Analysis for Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller voted a mixture of for and against (40% aligned) greater regulation of gambling.

Comparable Labour MPs voted a mixture of for and against (45% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Gambling Bill — reasoned amendment on 2nd reading 2004-11-01 no 100% agree not aligned
Gambling Bill — 2nd reading 2004-11-01 aye 90% against not aligned
Gambling Bill — Casino conditions 2005-01-24 no 99% agree not aligned
Gambling Bill — Third Reading 2005-01-24 aye 91% against not aligned
National Lottery Bill — Clause 14 — Functions 2006-01-19 aye 100% against not aligned
Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007 — 28 Mar 2007 — Division No. 88 2007-03-28 aye 94% against not aligned
Localism Bill — New Clause 31 — Planning Permission for Betting Shops 2011-05-17 aye 100% agree aligned
Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill — New Clause 11 — Power to Extend Horserace Betting Levy to Overseas Bookmakers 2013-11-26 aye 100% agree aligned
Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill — New Clause 14 — Self-Exclusion for Remote Gambling 2013-11-26 aye 100% agree aligned
Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2014 — Stake and Prize Limit Increases 2013-12-04 no 99% against aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
National Lottery Bill (Reasoned amendment on second reading) 2005-06-14 no 100% agree not aligned
Finance Bill — Clause 21 — Amusement Machine licence duty 2008-04-28 no 100% agree not aligned
Opposition Day — Localism — Powers Relating to High Streets and Town and City Centres 2013-10-16 aye 100% agree aligned
Opposition Day — Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Betting Shops 2014-01-08 aye 100% agree aligned
Opposition Day — Regulation of Gambling 2014-01-08 no 100% against aligned