Betting and Gaming Act 1960

Betting and Gaming Act 1960
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the law with respect to betting and gaming and to make certain other amendments with a view to securing consistency and uniformity in, and facilitating the consolidation of, the said law and the law with respect to lotteries; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Citation8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 60
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent29 July 1960
Commencement
  • 1 December 1961: Section 6 and 29(3) and part II of the sixth schedule as relates to the Street Betting Act 1906
Repealed1 October 1969
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Repealed by
  • Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963
Relates toGaming Act 1968
Status: Repealed
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Betting and Gaming Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 60) was a British Act of Parliament that legalised additional forms of gambling in the United Kingdom. It was passed on 1 September 1960 and came into effect on 1 January 1961.