The British Casino Association has voted unanimously to take legal action against what it has described as ‘unfair competition’ from casinos to be built under the 2005 Gambling Act. The BCA’s argument centres around the fact that new casinos under the Act will have a far greater range of gambling facilities than casinos which have adhered to the 1968 laws.
Richard Jukes, spokesman for the BCA, explained: “The BCA has decided to go down the path of judicial review and has instructed Michael Beloff QC.
“In general terms, the existing estate, the 1968 Act casinos, will not be allowed the uplift in ratio of machines to tables; they won’t be allowed to provide betting or bingo, which the new casinos can offer.
“The regional casino has all manner of new advantages, not least the different types of machine, notably the Category A, so-called jackpot machines.
“Casinos that may operate adjacent to an existing casino but that is able to offer customers a greater variety of games and other gambling offerings will presumably be a more attractive venue than an existing one.
“The heart of what we’re saying is that there was little in the way of intellectual rigour or cohesion behind the Act… The result is something that is less than wholly equitable for the existing estate and the principles of equality that underpin and public law have not been applied in this instance.”
It’s hard to argue against the BCA – more on this as it develops.
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