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<p>The government, with advice from SAGE, reviewed the impact of the previous tiering
arrangements and decided that unfortunately stricter rules on tier 3 closures would
be necessary to have an impact on the rate of transmission in very high alert areas.
This led to the decision that all hospitality and indoor entertainment venues in tier
3 areas would have to close, including casinos, bingo halls and adult gaming centres.
SAGE advice is independent and published on a regular basis on: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies</a></p><p>The
government has continued to engage with the land-based gambling sector throughout
the pandemic, including with its trade associations the Betting and Gaming Council,
Bacta and the Bingo Association. The Minister for Sports, Heritage and Tourism has
had a series of roundtable discussions with the industry to discuss the impact of
Covid-19, including representatives from two of Britain’s largest AGC operators. DCMS
officials have been in regular contact with the representative trade associations
and fed their views into the government decision-making process, and they are continuing
to do so.</p><p>Government has set out an analysis of the health, economic and social
impacts of the tiered approach, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-health-economic-and-social-effects-of-covid-19-and-the-tiered-approach"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-health-economic-and-social-effects-of-covid-19-and-the-tiered-approach</a>.
As on previous occasions, local data packs have also been published.</p><p /> <p>Epidemiological
data and projection models on local restriction tiers, including commentary on individual
tier allocation decisions, can also be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938964/Coronavirus_England_briefing_26_November.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938964/Coronavirus_England_briefing_26_November.pdf</a>.</p>
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