Royal Commission on Gambling (Rothschild Commission): Records

BS 3

1974-1978

Written and oral evidence submitted to, and background and policy papers and minutes of, the Royal Commission on Gambling (Rothschild Commission)

The series also includes copies of the interim report, published in 1976, on the possibilities of a levy on football pools or otherwise as a means of providing financial assistance to sport, and the final report, published in 1978.

Records of the Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries and Gaming are in: HO 335

Public Record(s)

English

663 file(s)

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Topics

Sports

The Royal Commission on Gambling (Rothschild Commission) was appointed by Royal Warrant on 24 February, 1976, under the chairmanship of Lord Rothschild. The commission's terms of reference were:

to inquire into the existing law, and practice thereunder, relating to betting, gaming, lotteries, and prize competitions, with particular reference to: the adequacy of the restrictions imposed on the provision of facilities for the different forms of gambling, the consistency of the principles applied, and whether there is need for greater uniformity of control;the practices and financial structure of the gambling industry and the inter-relation of their gambling interests with other interests;the publication of information about gambling activities, the methods of selecting winners or fixing odds, and the appropriation of receipts;the contribution made from the proceeds of gambling towards the support of other activities (including sport), the means by which this might be enhanced, and the conditions to be imposed; and to make recommendations.