All 4 results for gambling speaker:George Eustice

Greyhound Welfare (15 Dec 2016)

George Eustice: ...we need the type of moratorium she suggests. The hon. Lady and several other hon. Members, including the hon. Member for Redcar (Anna Turley), raised doping. That is already an offence under the Gambling Act 2005, and people can be prosecuted for it. Depending on what is used, it is also potentially an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The hon. Member for East Kilbride,...

Dog Fighting — [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] (29 Jun 2016)

George Eustice: ...off, one-on-one dog fights in urban parks and housing estates—sometimes called “street rolling” or “chain rolling”—to more organised events behind closed doors, often involving illegal gambling. As other hon. Members have pointed out, that is often linked to other crime. There is also the continued desire for certain individuals to acquire so-called status dogs, which has a...

Greyhound Welfare (17 Dec 2014)

George Eustice: ...Member for Romford highlighted the issue of doping and the use of drugs. This is a good point. We should recognise that the use of doping and drugs in this context would already be a breach of the Gambling Act 2005, which, as my hon. Friend will know, given his background in this, sets out many provisions in this regard. We should also recognise that the GBGB has done some good work in...

Overseas Territories (Sustainability) ( 8 May 2014)

George Eustice: ...projects, and we continue to work with them on that. An issue relating to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport was raised. On that, one of the obstacles is that, in some of these countries, gambling is illegal. Nevertheless, certain organisations can already claim money. We are running out of time, but let me say in conclusion that I think we have had a very good debate. I hope that...


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