Committee announces new inquiry into Gambling

The Committee will be inviting written submissions and requesting views on the following issues:

• How effective the Act has been in its core objectives to: ensure that gambling is maintained crime-free and conducted in an open and fair manner, protect children and vulnerable people from the adverse effects of gambling, and update the legislative framework with regards to online gambling;
• the financial impact of the Act on the UK gambling industry;
• the effectiveness of the Gambling Commission since its establishment, and whether it represents good value for money;
• the impact of the proliferation of off-shore online gambling operators on the UK gambling sector and what effect the Act has had on this;
• why the Act has not resulted in any new licences for casinos or "super" casinos;
• the effectiveness of the classification and regulation of gaming machines under the Act;
• what impact the Act has had on levels of problem gambling.

How to respond

The Committee is inviting written submissions on the above and other matters relevant to the inquiry. A copy of the submission should be sent by e-mail to cmsev@parliament.uk and should have ‘Gambling’ in the subject line. Submissions should be received by Thursday 30 June 2011.

• Guidance on submitting written evidence