That same year it was decided that 16 regional casinos could be built with eight of them being 'large,' and eight being 'small.' It was left up to the local communities if they wanted to tender license and have a casino in their community. The Gaming Act 1968 opened more doors, and finally, the Gambling Act 2005 authorized the Gambling Commission who began their work two years later. Starting in 1961 several cabarets with gaming clubs like the Casino Club Port Talbot in Wales and Golden Horseshoe in London opened up. 'Modern' gaming came into existence in the early 1800s with the advent of private members clubs like Crockfords and the Victoria Sporting Club in London but gambling was completely unregulated before the Betting and Gaming Act 1960. The UK also leads the world in gambling regulation with the Gambling Commission deeply involved in all aspects of land based and online casinos serving UK citizens. Betting on sports futures, props and lay betsĪlthough the United States has far more actual casinos than England or the United Kingdom as a whole, no other country on earth can compare to the UK in terms of sheer gambling opportunity.
