NEW UK GAMBLING LAWS

A recent survey conducted TouGov and pkr.com has revealed that there is little public resistance to the UK government plans to license and regulate gambling online as part of the new Gambling Act which comes into force in September.

The results of this survey are a part of a Poker UK 2007 report issued by online poker site, pkr.com, this servey saw 63 percent of 4,630 respondents supporting Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell’s policy to regulate the online gambling industry from within the UK.

These new laws even received backing from non-gamblers with over 50 percent agreeing with government plans and only 14 percent not agreeing with the new proposals. The survey also pointed out that licensing and regulation plays a small role in players’ choice of online gaming sites. Nearly two thirds of those surveyed, 63 percent, believe that it is crucial for an online gambling site to have a licence, while only 5 percent see licensing as ‘not important at all.’


The British public also put in a vote of confidence for the future of UK casino industry with 70 percent saying they would trust a poker room or casino that is licenced in the UK.

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