Gambling

We are responsible for:

  • Licensing premises for gambling activities
  • Considering notices given for the temporary use of premises for gambling
  • Granting permits for gaming and gaming machines in clubs and miners' welfare institutes
  • Regulating gaming and gaming machines in alcohol licensed premises
  • Granting permits to family entertainment centres for the use of certain lower stake gaming machines
  • Granting permits for prize gaming
  • Considering occasional use notices for betting at tracks
  • Registering small societies' lotteries.

Our Statement of Licensing Principles explains our approach to considering, issuing and enforcing gambling licensing.

The Gambling Commission is responsible for issuing personal licences and operating licences.

Apply

To apply for a licence complete and return the relevant application:

Fees

Find out the fees that apply for Gambling Act applications.

 

New application

Annual fee

Application to vary

Application to transfer

Application for reinstatement

Application for provisional statement

Licence application (provisional statement holders)

Copy licence

Notification of change

  £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Bingo Club 3021 864 1510.50 1038.75 1038.75 2597 1038.75 25 50
Betting premises (excluding tracks) 2597 519.50 1298.50 1038.75 1038.75 2597 1038.75 25 50
Tracks 2162.50 864 1076 821.50 821.50 2162.50 821.50 25 50
Family entertainment centres 1727.75 646.50 864 950 950 1727.75 821.50 25 50
Adult gaming centres 1727.75 864 864 1038.75 1038.75 1727.75 1038.75 25 50