England: Gambling Commission cuts costs

LONDON, England -- The Gambling Commission have made cuts to expenditure by 9.2 per cent, The Racing Post reported.

The chairman cited the impact of the recession including lower fee income caused by closures and operators moving off shore, The Racing Post said.

A desire not to run a deficit means The Gambling Commission will hold off on some projects this year and won't be able revisit their current fee structure as they had planned to, The Racing Post report explained.

The entire Gambling Commission report can be downloaded from gamblingcommission.gov.uk