The Gambling Commission meets local communities
News item
Date: 8
February 2010
In the second of a series of open events in various
locations across the country, the Gambling Commission is coming to
Lancaster this week:
When: Thursday 11 February, from 9.45am –
3.30pm
Where: Holiday Inn Lancaster, Waterside
Park
The events are part of a nationwide outreach programme to give
smaller operators the chance to meet the Commission and discuss
industry issues.
Key individuals from the Commission will be available, including
the Director of Regulation, Nick Tofiluk and board member, Gill
Milburn JP. The Commission’s local compliance manager will also be
present, and more than 30 small businesses from Cumbria and North
West Lancashire are expected to attend.
After consulting operators, the Commission has drawn up an
agenda to cover a broad range of issues, including fees and the
exclusion of minors. Time has been allocated to discuss
arcades, on-course bookmakers and off-course bookmakers, and the
Commission welcomes suggestions from operators for further
topics.
More than 40 operators attended a similar event in Bolton
last week and a further 13 meetings are planned across Great
Britain over the next five months.
Ends
Notes to editors
The Gambling Commission
- 1. The Gambling Commission (the Commission) regulates gambling
in the public interest. It does so by keeping crime out of
gambling, by ensuring that gambling is conducted fairly and openly,
and by protecting children and vulnerable people from being harmed
or exploited by gambling. The Commission also provides independent
advice to government on gambling in Britain.
- 2. The Commission is responsible for licensing and regulating
all gambling in Great Britain other than the National Lottery and
spread betting, which are the responsibility of the National
Lottery Commission and the Financial Services Authority (FSA)
respectively.
- 3. For a full list of dates and venues visit the open events page of our
website.
Further information
- You can call John Travers on (0121) 230 6700, (07852) 124624 or
email him via communications@gamblingcommission.gov.uk.