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THE UK EXPERIENCE OF LAW REFORM: LESSONS FOR REGULATORS

  • IAGR SESSION 2, 19 SEPTEMBER 2004 Moderator: Peter Dean
  •  Chairman, Gaming Board for Great Britain
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PURPOSE OF SESSION
  • BRIEF BIRD’S-EYE SURVEY OF REFORMS
  • OPEN DISCUSSION OF SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS
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MOTIVES FOR REFORM
  • LIBERALISATION
  • MODERNISATION
  • ECONOMIC REGENERATION
  • PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE
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MAIN REFORMS
  • THE THREE OBJECTIVES
  • GAMBLING COMMISSION
  • ENABLING ACT PLUS REGULATIONS & CODES
  • CHECKS ON OPERATORS
  • UNLIMITED PRIZE SLOTS IN CERTAIN CASINOS ONLY
  • CONSTRAINTS ON CASINOS TO BE LOOSENED
  • SOME EASING FOR BINGO, BETTING AND LOTTERIES
  • REMOTE GAMBLING TO BE PERMITTED AND REGULATED
  • CODES OF RESPONSIBILITY
  • GAMBLING TRUST
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QUESTIONS
  • OBJECTIVES OF REGULATION: IS IT HELPFUL TO HAVE A FORMAL LIST OF OBJECTIVES SET DOWN BY THE STATUTE? HOW CAN THE REGULATOR RESOLVE CONFLICTS BETWEEN OBJECTIVES?
  • HARM MINIMIZATION: HOW DOES THE REGULATOR RESPOND TO A DUTY TO MINIMIZE HARM?
  • MULTIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES: DO PROBLEMS OF PRIORITY ARISE IF THE REGULATOR HAS DUTIES COVERING A WIDE SPECTRUM OF GAMBLING, E.G. BETTING AND LOTTERIES AS WELL AS GAMING?
  • CHANGE MANAGEMENT: WHAT ARE THE PITFALLS FOR REGULATORS DURING A PERIOD OF RADICAL LAW REFORM?
  • OTHERS?