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Read five legislative records to see how remote gambling became a category, why the Act named several media, and why 2005 and 2007 mean different things.
Read How the Gambling Act 2005 classified remote gambling
Read the gap between Parliament’s expectations for gaming clubs and its later diagnosis of commercial casinos through three debates and the 1968 Act.
Read The 1960 gaming settlement tried to keep commerce away from the table
Most retellings of England's casino history borrow their dates from each other. This one takes them from the Acts, the commencement orders, Hansard and the listing records, and marks where a familiar date could not be found in any of them.
Read The history of casinos in England, read from the statute book| Title | Type | Filed under | Sources | Checked | Open |
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| How the Gambling Act 2005 classified remote gambling | Article | Casino history & culture | 5 | Read How the Gambling Act 2005 classified remote gambling | |
| The 1960 gaming settlement tried to keep commerce away from the table | Article | Casino history & culture | 4 | Read The 1960 gaming settlement tried to keep commerce away from the table | |
| The history of casinos in England, read from the statute book | Guide | Casino history & culture | 34 | Read The history of casinos in England, read from the statute book |
It meant gambling in which people participated through remote communication. Section 4's original list included the internet, telephone, television and radio, followed by a broader technology provision.
No. Its remote definition named several communication methods, while the Act's broader framework also addressed non-remote gambling. The definition should not be read as an internet-only category.
The records used here do not establish a first online-gambling date. Royal Assent on 7 April 2005 dates the legislation; it does not date the invention or first use of online casinos.
The Act was enacted in 2005, while the commencement order specified staged dates in 2007 and 1 September for remaining purposes, subject to exceptions. The two years describe different parts of the legislative process.
In stages. Article 2 of the Commencement No. 6 Order sets 1 January, 30 April and 1 June 2007 for specified provisions and purposes, then 1 September 2007 for all remaining purposes, subject to articles 3 to 5.