You will need a gambling premises licence if you want to operate certain gambling businesses.
Any of these gambling businesses need a gambling premises licence:
- casinos
- betting shops
- bingo halls
- adult gaming centres
- racecourses (tracks)
You will need a gambling premises licence if you want to operate certain gambling businesses.
Any of these gambling businesses need a gambling premises licence:
A gambling premises licence will only authorise the use of your premises for one type of gambling activity.
Racecourses are an exception to this rule. They are able to provide more than one type of activity.
To be eligible for a gambling premises licence, you must:
Please read our statement of principles before you apply.
Details of the fees related to this licence can be found in our fees and charges booklet.
You must provide the following details as part of your application:
Once we receive your application, we will start a 28-day public consultation period.
We will notify and consult with:
All of the responsible authorities listed above, or any other person can make a representation about an application within the 28-day consultation period.
Once you have submitted a valid application, you must also do the following:
We must allow 28 days for objections to be made. If we receive any objections, the application will be referred to our Licensing Committee for determination. We will then hold a hearing to decide whether to grant, attach conditions to the licence or reject the application.
If we do not receive any relevant representations against your application, we will grant the licence once the consultation period ends.
We grant premises licences for the lifetime of your business unless we state otherwise.
You will need to pay an annual fee on the anniversary of your licence to maintain your licence. You also need to pay the first annual fee within 30 days of us granting your licence.