| Gaming Machine Operators Warned |
| Monday, 04 October 2010 00:00 |
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The Gambling Commission in the UK is working with other key bodies to ensure gaming machines offered in pubs and clubs are legal. Operators are being reminded that certain machines which maybe considered Skill with Prize machines (SWPs) are actually games with chance and therefore have to be licensed. Businesses are being reminded that machines presented as offering games of chance such as roulette, bingo or poker are gaming machines and not Skill with Prize machines (SWPs) as again confirmed in the recent advice issued by the Commission and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The Gambling Commission is already investigating supplies of apparently non-compliant gaming machines and they are warning pubs, clubs and arcades that they be offered so called SWPs machines that are in reality gaming machines. It has been suggested that is the prize money offered is more than £50 and the machine is not a quiz machine there is a very good chance that it is a gaming machine and not a SWPs machine.Stuart McPhee the National Compliance Manager for Gaming Machines at the Gambling Commission commented: "Put simply, machines that look like casino or bingo games are gaming machines and therefore can only be made available for use with the appropriate licence or permit. "If you are making prize machines available in your pub, club or arcade and are uncertain of their legal status please check with your supplier or manufacturer that you are not breaking the law."
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