Gambling Regulation
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Miscellaneous Topics
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.
[Person name] voted for/against greater regulation of gambling
Decisions
Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.
| month | decision | alignment | strength | decision type | uses powers | voting cluster | participant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11 | Gambling Bill — reasoned amendment on 2nd reading | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 476 |
| 2004-11 | Gambling Bill — 2nd reading | against | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 496 |
| 2005-01 | Gambling Bill — Casino conditions | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No | 383 |
| 2005-01 | Gambling Bill — Third Reading | against | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 274 |
| 2005-06 | National Lottery Bill (Reasoned amendment on second reading) | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 487 |
| 2006-01 | National Lottery Bill — Clause 14 — Functions | against | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 405 |
| 2007-03 | Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007 — 28 Mar 2007 — Division No. 88 | against | strong | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 524 |
| 2008-04 | Finance Bill — Clause 21 — Amusement Machine licence duty | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 530 |
| 2011-05 | Localism Bill — New Clause 31 — Planning Permission for Betting Shops | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 527 |
| 2013-10 | Opposition Day — Localism — Powers Relating to High Streets and Town and City Centres | agree | weak | Division | does_not_use_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 518 |
| 2013-11 | Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill — New Clause 11 — Power to Extend Horserace Betting Levy to Overseas Bookmakers | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 484 |
| 2013-11 | Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill — New Clause 14 — Self-Exclusion for Remote Gambling | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 506 |
| 2013-12 | Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2014 — Stake and Prize Limit Increases | against | strong | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 554 |
| 2014-01 | Opposition Day — Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Betting Shops | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 546 |
| 2014-01 | Opposition Day — Regulation of Gambling | against | weak | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 536 |