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The UK Joint Scrutiny Committee - Testimony and Submissions

20 April 2004

Before publishing its report on the draft Gambling Bill, Parliament's Joint Scrutiny Committee asked for all parties with an interest in the bill to submit their views, opinions and concerns of the new model of regulation. Upon issuing an open call for written evidence, the committee received over 170 submissions from a vast variety of organizations, including not just companies directly involved in the traditional and Internet gambling industries such as Rank and CryptoLogic, but also psychologists, policy experts from different countries, Christian organizations and many more. The committee also held 17 sessions for oral evidence for which witnesses were also "drawn deliberately widely."

The committee asked that both the written submissions and the transcripts of oral sessions be published, but the massive document spans many pages and subjects and can therefore be quite difficult to navigate. For ease and simplicity, IGN has compiled submissions and oral evidence relevant to online gambling.

For evidence from any groups not listed below, visit the joint committee's publications page at www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt/jtgamb.htm.

Oral Evidence Sessions

Jan. 13, 2004 - Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams, Nottingham Trent University, Mrs Brigid Simmonds, Business in Sport and Leisure, Mr. Iain Wilkie, Ernst & Young, Mr. John Kelly, Cross-Industry Group on Gaming Deregulation and Mr. Jim Twomey, Pion Economics, examined.

  • Evidence from Jan. 13, 2004

  • Memorandum from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury on the Gambling Bill and Taxation (DGB 95)

    Jan. 20, 2004 - Mr. Warwick Bartlett, Chairman, Mr. Christopher Bell, Vice-Chairman, and Mr. Tom Kelly, Chief Executive, Association of British Bookmakers; Mr. Tom Clarke, Chairman, National Joint Pitch Council; and Mr. John Stevenson, Chairman, National Association of Bookmakers, examined.

  • Evidence from Jan. 20, 2004

  • Memorandum from the Association of British Bookmakers (DGB 33)

  • Supplementary Memorandum from the Association of British Bookmakers (DGB96)

  • Supplementary Memorandum from the Association of British Bookmakers (DGB145)

  • Memorandum from British Horseracing Board (DGB 89)

  • Memorandum from the Jockey Club (DGB 50)

  • Memorandum from the National Trainers Federation (DGB 47)

    Mr. Peter Savill, Chairman, British Horseracing Board, Mr. Christopher Foster, Executive Director, Jockey Club, Mr. Rupert Arnold, Chief Executive, National Trainers' Federation, and Mr. Clive Reams, Managing Director, Racefax, examined.

  • Evidence from Jan. 20, 2004

  • Supplementary Memorandum from the British Horseracing Board (DGB 163)

  • Comments on Oral Evidence Given by Betting Exchange Operators on Jan. 22, 2004

    Jan. 22, 2004 - Mr. Andrew Tottenham, Chairman, and Mr. Richard Flint, BSkyB, iGGBA (Interactive Gambling, Gaming and Betting Association); Mr. Bill Haygarth and Mr. John O'Reilly, Association of British Bookmakers; and Mr. Paul James, Mobile Broadband Group, examined. Mr. Clive Hawkswood, a member of the Bill Team in attendance.

  • Evidence from Jan. 22, 2004

  • Memorandum from the Interactive Gaming, Gambling, and Betting Association (DGB 86)

  • Memorandum from British Sky Broadcasting Limited (DGB 58)

  • Memorandum from Mobile Broadband Group (MBG) (DGB 66)

  • Supplementary Memorandum from the IGGBA (DGB 154)

    Mr. Mark Davies, Director of Communications, Mr. David Williams, Head of Regulatory Affairs and Mr. Andrew Silverman, Director of Public Affairs, Betfair, Mr. Rob Hartnett, Managing Director, Betdaq UK and Mr. Kevin Griffiths, Managing Director, Sporting Options, examined.

  • Evidence from Jan. 22, 2004

  • Memorandum from Betfair (DGB 71)

  • Supplementary Memorandum from Betfair (DGB 111)

  • Supplementary Memorandum from Betfair (DGB 112)

    March 1, 2004 - Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, a Member of the House of Commons, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Rt Hon Lord McIntosh of Haringey, a Member of the House of Lords, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Media and Heritage), and Mr. Elliot Grant, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, examined.

  • Evidence from March 1, 2004

  • Supplementary Memorandum from the RT Hon Tessa Jowell MP (DGB 169)

    Written Submissions

  • Memorandum from Alderney Gambling Control Commission (DGB 18)

  • Memorandum from Ministry of Finance, Sweden (DGB 38)

  • Memorandum from Ministry of Taxation (DGB 44)

  • Memorandum from Royal Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs (DGB 46)

  • Memorandum from CryptoLogic Inc. (DGB 60)

  • Memorandum from William Hill (DGB 61)

  • Littlewoods Gaming Ltd (DGB 69)

  • Memorandum from Ladbrokes Worldwide (DGB 70)

  • Memorandum from ITV (DGB 73)

  • Memorandum from the Ministry of the Interior (DGB 78)

  • Memorandum from the Asian Racing Federation (DGB 90)

  • Memorandum from Sportingbet Plc (DGB 99)

  • Memorandum from European Lotteries (DGB 102)

  • Memorandum from David Morgan (DGB 108)

  • Memorandum from Granada Media Group Limited (DGB 126)

  • Memorandum from Centre for Gambling Research, Australia National University (DGB 130)

  • Further Memorandum from Sportingbet Plc (DGB 144)