To what extent are British casinos allowed to advertise?
General advertising There are legal restrictions on advertisements relating to commercial gaming, although classified advertisements may be published containing limited factual information about casino premises on which gaming takes place or is to take place. Casino operators are advised to follow the Guidelines agreed with the industry and set out on this web-site under GUIDELINE 6. b) On the grant of a new licence Under Section 42(3)(c) of the Gaming Act 1968 casinos can, with the approval of the licensing authority, publish in any newspaper a notice stating that a licence under the Act has been granted. This can be done no later than 14 days from the date on which the licence was granted or such later date as may be appointed by the licensing authority. The Board is often asked for advice on the form such notices should take and, whilst it is hard to give definitive guidance, there are certain criteria it adopts in assessing whether it believes proposed notices fall within the scope
