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19-Dec-13, 23:30
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:

Council to challenge legislation on betting shop licensing laws




The Highland Council is to write to the UK Government seeking a change to licensing law to prevent over-provision of betting shops in a local community. Members unanimously supported a motion proposed by Councillor Richard Laird, Inverness Central, that the Council should make representations to the UK Government requesting that it amend the 2005 Gambling Act to re-introduce over-provision as grounds to refuse an application and to permit limits on the number and type of gaming machines permitted in a premises or area. ... [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=4588)]