UK POKER CLUBS REJECT REGULATION
22 June 2007
High Court action launched in bid to reverse
regulation plans by the government
The UK Poker Clubs Association was poised to carry
out its April threat to litigate against government
moves to regulate it as we went to press this week. The
Financial Times reported that the clubs, representing 72
000 players across 14 organisations intend to lodge an
application for a judicial review in the High Court in
London today (Friday) to halt government regulatory
plans.
The action comes only days after the British Casino
Association's High Court challenge to the government's
super-casino plans failed.
According to the FT report, the Association says that
the 2005 Gambling Act, which comes into full effect in
September, favours establishments like casinos, where
poker is offered as an ancillary activity.
The row has been brewing sinced April this year (see
previous InfoPowa report), when The Guardian reported
that dissatisfaction with the Gambling Act had led to
the formation of the UK Poker Clubs Association and
plans to engage top legal advice and Citigate as a
lobbyist.
Poker clubs are reported to be furious that the Gambling
Act, which comes into force this September, limits the
daily membership fee they are allowed to charge to GBP
3. This, they argue, restricts the prizes they can offer
to players in tournaments and prevents them offering
wider services to members. The act also places poker
clubs in the same category as casinos, forcing them to
obtain a casino licence.
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