Gambling Commission supports Lothian and Borders Police
News item
Date: 15 March
2012
Police in the Scottish Borders were yesterday involved in a
joint initiative with the Gambling Commission focusing on potential
illegal betting taking place during the Cheltenham Festival.
Further information is on the
Lothian and Borders Police website.
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Notes to editors
The Gambling Commission
- 1. The Gambling Commission (the Commission) regulates gambling
in the public interest alongside its co-regulators local licensing
authorities. 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 and local licensing authorities are
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. See the Terms & Conditions section of our
website for information on legal
advice.
Further information
- Further information is available from the Commission's website.
Gambling Commission: John Travers on (0121) 230 6700 or communications@gamblingcommission.gov.uk.