Political Opponents Join Forces to Raise Charity Lotteries Annual Sales Limit to £100 Million

Political Opponents Join Forces to Raise Charity Lotteries Annual Sales Limit to £100 Million

Members of Parliament have urged Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright to raise the annual sales limit for charity lotteries to £100 million. Motions tabled in Westminster and Holyrood call for a reform in the charity law that was proposed last year by the Gambling Commission and has received support by most political parties. If the changes are implemented, charity or society lotteries will be able to raise up to £100 million a year, which would have an immediate positive impact on the funding of charitable organizations, according to proponents of the…

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Leeds City Council Approves Grosvenor Casino’s Application to Add Electronic Gambling Machines to Outdoor Smoking Area

Leeds City Council Approves Grosvenor Casino’s Application to Add Electronic Gambling Machines to Outdoor Smoking Area

An extension has been granted to the gambling licence of a Leeds casino in order to allow it to install electronic gaming machines in its outdoor smoking area. As revealed by the licensing sub-committee of Leeds City Council, the application for increasing the gambling facilities of the Grosvenor Casino Leeds Westgate was approved despite concerns the expansion could lead to an increase in problem gambling rates in the city. Neil Buckley, Chairman of the committee, shared that the panel had attended the casino to make themselves familiar with the layout…

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