HC Deb 11 March 1980 vol 980 cc526-7W
Mr. Watson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to amend the Gaming Act 1968 and thereby allow public houses to operate gaming machines on the same terms as clubs.

Mr. Whitelaw

I am considering the legislation relating to gaming machines in public houses and clubs in the light of the report of the Royal Commission on Gambling.

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