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House of Lords Select Committee

Victims of Problem Gambling

By Gouriet Holland
Problem Gambling, Problem Gambler sitting at FOBT machine

The harm done by problem gambling does not stay with the gambler: it has a wide reach.

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Review of Gambling Act

By Gerald Gouriet
This is a roulette wheel. FOBTs allow roulette to be played in betting shops

A review of the Gambling Act 2005 is to be welcomed. But the scope of it is too narrow.

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Select Committee Report

By Gerald Gouriet
House of Lords Select Committee Report on Impact of Gambling Industry

The Committee seeks “to address the misery that a gambling addiction can visit on individuals, their families and friends”

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Airside Alcohol Sales

By Gerald Gouriet
Airside Alcohol Sales - The sale of alcohol "airside" at airports is unregulated by the Licensing Act 2003

Déjà vu. The Home Office has been considering the anomalous exemption of ‘airside’ bars at airports for some years.

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A Lost Opportunity

By Gerald Gouriet
3 monkeys see nothing wrong with the Licensing Act

The Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee report on the Licensing Act 2003 is a lost opportunity.

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The Promotion of Health

By Gerald Gouriet

A licensing regime that fails to take account of proven alcohol-related health issues borders on the irresponsible.

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Licensing Jargon

By Gerald Gouriet
Jargon in Licensing gets in the wat of good decision making. "Positive partnerships" "Stakeholders"

The preoccupation with jargon takes our eyes off the need to address real problems, occurring week after week.

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Select Committee Report

By Gerald Gouriet

The House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 reported in April 2017. This is the written evidence I gave.

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