The UK coin-op industry is undergoing a 'protracted period of uncertainty' due to pre-legislative scrutiny in reaching the Gambling Bill, according to the head of BACTA.

Keith Smith was speaking at a Conservative Party seminar to discuss the Bill, which he described as ‘the biggest reform in gaming laws for a generation.’

“Reform was a long time coming. Too long in some people’s view,” he said. “The Government deserves credit for trying to forge a consensus on what was inevitably going to be controversial legislation. However, it was unfortunate that the protracted period of pre-legislative scrutiny did not avoid the needs for sudden shifts in policy.