What this covers
Why you need it
Parliament created it. The power to require it comes from Gambling Act 2005.
What the Act carries
What our graph holds for Gambling Act 2005 as a whole — the Act behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 122
- Penalties
- 71
- Exemptions
- 58
Duties on businesses under the Act
- Demonstrate local benefit when competing for a casino licence Schedule 9
- Fail to produce a gaming machine permit for inspection Schedule 10
- Fail to produce permit on request Schedule 10
- Fail to produce club gaming/machine permit for inspection Schedule 12
- Fail to produce club permit on request Schedule 12
- Fail to produce gaming machine permit on request Schedule 13
… and 116 more business duties in the same Act.
What happens if you get it wrong
- Advertise unlawful gambling 51 weeks imprisonment
- Allow a young person to provide gambling facilities 51 weeks imprisonment
- Breach gambling advertising regulations 51 weeks imprisonment
- Breach gambling licensing or other gambling offences 51 weeks imprisonment
- Breach of regulations regarding gaming machines or credit 51 weeks imprisonment
… and 66 more penalties in the same Act.
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Alcohol-licensed premises exempt from permit for up to two gaming machines — You hold an on-premises alcohol licence (or relevant Scottish licence), send written notice and pay the prescribed fee to the …
- Annual fee waiver for permits expiring before anniversary — Permit expires immediately before the anniversary of its issue under paragraph 17
- Appeals automatically delay enforcement decisions — You have lodged an appeal under section 206 of the Gambling Act against a licensing authority's determination or action
- Bets made more than six months ago exempt from being voided — More than six months have passed since the result of the bet was determined
- Bingo halls exempt from prize gaming offences — Premises have a valid bingo premises licence and the gaming is prize gaming (not non‑prize gaming)
… and 53 more exemptions in the same Act.
Read our full dossier on Gambling Act 2005
Who issues it
Your local council issues this. Councils apply the same statute but set their own fees, conditions and timescales.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.