Little wonder, then, that the casino industry regarded the government's imposition of higher gaming duties on high-taking casinos punitive. Having considered the ensuing complaints, concessions were made to the proposals of the 1998 budget, and 1999's budget went still further to alleviate the burden. However, it would appear too late for two London casino operators whose plummeting share price seems likely to force their sale. Impending, is the battle to run the National Lottery when Camelot's licence expires in 2001. Betting and gaming, with the advent of telephone betting and the Internet, is an increasingly global operation and, consequently, is set to become more and more difficult to control and measure.
Different countries have varying degrees of regulation, indeed some have none.