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  Wales Bill - After Clause 48 - Devolution of Regulation of Gaming Machines - Threshold of Â£2 or Â£10 Maximum Charge
  
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  @ MP voted aye to empower Welsh ministers and the National Assembly for Wales to regulate the number of betting machines in licensed betting premises where the maximum charge for use is over Â£2, rather than only where it is over Â£10. 
  @ MP voted no against empowering Welsh ministers and the National Assembly for Wales to regulate the number of betting machines in licensed betting premises where the maximum charge for use is over Â£2, opting instead to limit powers to where the maximum charge is over Â£10. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against empowering Welsh ministers and the National Assembly for Wales to regulate the number of betting machines in licensed betting premises where the maximum charge for use is over Â£2, opting instead to limit powers to where the maximum charge is over Â£10. 
  
  MPs were considering the Wales Bill[1]
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment (a) proposed to Lords amendment 36.
  
  Lords amendment 36 stated:
  
  :Insert the following new Clauseâ
  
  :âGaming machines on licensed betting premises
   	
  :(1)    In [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/172 section 172 of the Gambling Act 2005 (gaming machines)], in [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/11/section/52#section-52-3 subsection (12) (definition of âappropriate Ministerâ)], after paragraph (a) insertâ
   	
  :â(aa)    the Welsh Ministers, so far as, in the case of a betting premises licence in respect of premises in Wales and not in respect of a track, the order variesâ
   	
  :(i)    the number of gaming machines authorised for which the maximum charge for use is more than Â£10,
   	
  :or
   	
  :(ii)    whether such machines are authorised;â.
   	
  
  :(2)    In section 355 of that Act (regulations, orders and rules)â
  :(a)    in subsection (1), after âthe Secretary of Stateâ insert â, the Welsh Ministersâ;
   	
  :(b)    in subsection (3), after âthe Secretary of Stateâ insert âor the Welsh Ministersâ;
  :(c)    after subsection (8) insertâ
  :â(8A)    An order of the Welsh Ministers under section 172 shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.â
  :(3)    The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to a betting premises licence issued before this section comes into force.â
  
  
  Amendment (a)[3] stated:
  
  :Line  9,  leave out âÂ£10â and insert âÂ£2â
  
  
  During the debate Jo Stevens MP (Cardiff Central, Labour)[4] stated the amendment rejected in this vote:
  
  :would allow devolved regulation of machines with stakes of Â£2 or above, rather than Â£10.
  
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/wales.html Parliament's webpage on the Wales Bill]
  * [2] [https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2016-2017/0128/HCB128.5-11.html Page of Lords amendments to the Wales Bill containing amendment 36]
  * [3] [https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2016-2017/0128/amend/wales_daily_ccla_0123.1-2.html House of Commons amendment paper, 24 January 2017]
  * [4] [https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2017-01-24b.220.0#g223.0 Jo Stevens MP (Cardiff Central, Labour), House of Commons, 24 January 2017]
  
  
  
  
  
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