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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1.7.
We welcome views from all parties with an interest in the way that
gambling is regulated in Great Britain. Gambling is a reserved issue
but devolved in Northern Ireland. In addition, a
s of 23 May 2016, under
the Scotland Act 2016, the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Ministers
have the power to vary the number of B2 gaming machines authorised
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by a new betting premises licence in Scotland (existing licences remain
the responsibility of the Secretary of State).
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Defined in the Scotland Act as gaming machines for which it is possible to stake more than £10 in
respect of a single game; at present, this is possible only with sub-category B2 gaming machines. It was
defined as such to future-proof the powers against any potential changes to gaming machine categories,
a power retained by the SoS
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