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Great Britain definition

What does Great Britain mean? In legal drafting and statutory contexts, Great Britain describes England, Wales and Scotland (including their smaller offshore islands), and excludes Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies (the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). It is principally a geographical expression rather than a term of art. Many UK statutes and regulations use “Great Britain” to set territorial extent or application, and individual enactments may state expressly whether adjacent waters or specified islands are included. There is no single universal statutory definition; scope is set by the instrument in question. Typical uses include: defining the territorial extent of legislation (for example,...

Great Britain gambling licensing regime under the Gambling Act 2005: operating, personal and premises licences, LCCP obligations and enforcement

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Practice notes

This Practice Note outlines the UK gambling licensing framework. It reviews operating, personal and premises licences and sets out the application route, including factors the Gambling Commission (the Commission) or a local authority will weigh before deciding an application. Guidance on the application journey spans submission, scrutiny and decision, highlighting what the Commission and local authorities consider at each stage of the process. It also addresses licence conditions, alteration and termination for each licence, along with reforms brought in by the Commission. The three categories of licence available in great britain are:

operating licences
personal licences
premises licences

Operating licences

Operating licences authorise an operator to supply a particular gambling product. Accordingly, anyone wishing to offer commercial facilities for gambling in Great Britain must hold an operating licence. Apart from small society lottery permits, only the Commission may award operating licences. Providing gambling facilities without the correct operating licence (or reliance on a statutory exemption) amounts to unlicensed gambling under the Gambling Act 2005 (GA 2005), which is a criminal offence. An operating licence can be held by an individual (aged 18 or over), a company, a partnership, or another legal person. The applicant does not have to be a...

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Carl Rohsler

Keystone Law

Carl Rohsler is a solicitor advocate and partner at Keystone Law. He specialises in gambling regulation and intellectual property law. Carl was educated in England and obtained an MA at Merton College, Oxford, before professional qualification at the University of Law, Chester. He qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and solicitor advocate in 2001. Prior to joining He previously worked at Norton Rose (1993-2003), Squire Patton Boggs (2003-2018) and Memery Crystal (2018-2025). Keystone Law is a full-service, Top 100 law firm. Headquartered in central London, it has over 450 partners throughout the UK who advise clients across 25 service areas and 22 industry sectors. Carl is the author of a number of works on gambling law and practice, including Gambling Act 2005: A Current Law Statute, Current Law Statutes Guide to The National Lotteries Act 2007 and Licensing Law and Practice (2008). He is a...

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