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Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries and Gaming: Evidence and Papers

Catalogue reference: HO 335

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HO 335

Minutes, papers, correspondence and files of evidence relating to the Commission which sat from 1949 to 1951 to inquire into the law and practice relating to lotteries, betting and gaming.

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HO 335

Title
Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries and Gaming: Evidence and Papers
Date

1947-1951

Description

Minutes, papers, correspondence and files of evidence relating to the Commission which sat from 1949 to 1951 to inquire into the law and practice relating to lotteries, betting and gaming.

Related material

See also

The BGL (Betting, Gaming and Lotteries) series HO 320

Records of the later Royal Commission on Gambling, 1976-1978 in BS 3

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries and Gaming, 1949-1951
Closure status

Open Document, Open Description

Administrative / biographical background

The Commission was appointed by Royal Warrant on 28 April 1949, under the chairmanship of the Rt Hon. Henry Willink MC, KC.

The Commission's terms of reference were 'to inquire into the existing law and practice thereunder relating to lotteries, betting and gaming, with particular reference to the developments which have taken place since the report of the Royal Commission on Lotteries and Betting in 1933, and to report what changes, if any, are desirable and practicable'. The report of the Commission was published in March 1951 (Cmd. 8190), and forms the first piece in this series.

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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9199/

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Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries and Gaming: Evidence and Papers