Land-Based Gambling Venues in England to Cease Operations Due to Third Coronavirus Lockdown

The beginning of the week saw the Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, announce that England is entering the third national lockdown. The measure is being adopted as of midnight on January 5th and is set to last until at least February 15th. The latest lockdown is once again set to include the closure of the land-based gambling sector. The measure has been unveiled as part of the Government’s efforts to reduce people’s exposure to a new variant of Covid-19, which is claimed to be more contagious. As Prime…