Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) has called on both the government and the Gambling Commission to reintroduce the Triennial Review and to offer more support to the sector.

In a submission to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee's inquiry into gambling and the Gambling Act, BISL said the review would provide a means to regulate gaming machines. Meanwhile, BISL - the strategic body representing the private sector in the sports industry - said the government and Gambling Commission had not supported the sector enough.

BISL chief executive Dominic Harrison said: "Machines have often been made the scapegoat in terms of political discord and action despite there being no evidence of them causing a disproportionate amount of harm "The removal of Section 16 and Section 21 type products, for example, was not evidence-based, and had a significant impact on commercial venues."