The court was asked whether business customers of betting exchanges may be required to pay a horse race betting levy. If they are bookmakers within the meaning of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963, then the Horserace Betting Levy Board, the respondent, is entitled to impose a levy on them. Customers of a betting … Continue reading William Hill Organisation Ltd and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v The Horserace Betting Levy Board and Others: CA 3 May 2013
Citations: [2006] ScotSC 12 Links: Bailii Statutes: The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 Jurisdiction: Scotland Licensing Updated: 14 November 2022; Ref: scu.241128
A person or body entering into betting transactions on an Internet betting exchange in the course of his business was not thereby a bookmaker for the purposes of the 1983 Act. Judges: Lord Justice Stanley Burnton Citations: [2012] EWHC 2039 (Admin), [2012] 1 WLR 3504, [2012] WLR(D) 221, [2013] 1 All ER 109 Links: Bailii, … Continue reading William Hill Organization Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v The Horserace Betting Levy Board and Others: Admn 20 Jul 2012
The claimant sought judicial review of the rate of levy set by the respondent, saying that they operated a new kind of system which was treated unfairly. Held: The procedure followed in settling the levy was unsatisfactory. The claimant would be adversely affected by the structure proposed, but had not been allowed a proper part … Continue reading Sporting Options Plc, Regina (on the Application Of) v Horserace Betting Levy Board: Admn 31 Jul 2003
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The court hear an appeal to quarter sessions against a licensing decision taken by a local authority. The application was rejected by the local authority against whose decision an appeal lay to the Quarter Sessions. The Recorder allowed the appeal and the City Corporation appealed to the Court of Appeal Held: (Majority) Where an appellate … Continue reading Sagnata Investments Ltd v Norwich Corporation: CA 1971
When assessing a new rent under the Act, the the value of the premises attributable to the obtaining of a license under the 1963 Act is to be disregarded. Citations: [1995] 1 EGLR 239 Statutes: Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 34(1)(d), Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 Landlord and Tenant Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: … Continue reading Ganton House Investments v Crossman Investments: 1995
Board’s discretion on the charges it is to make is wide. Such decisions are unchallengeable if rational. Citations: Ind Summary 05-Feb-1996 Statutes: Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 Licensing Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.86893
