Gambling - gaming machines and prize gaming
Gaming machine and prize gaming permits for:
- Club and Miners' Welfare Institute - gaming and gaming machines
- Alcohol Licensed Premises - gaming and gaming machines
- Unlicensed Family Entertainment Centres (amusement arcades which may be used by children)
- Prize Gaming (games of chance for pre-determined prizes)
Further information and guidance
Gambling Act 2005 - list of licence holders
Further information can be obtained from the Gambling Commission website and also from the Department of Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) website.
Chief Constable and Gambling Commission
Section 29(d) of the application for Club Gaming Permit and Club Machine Permits says "the applicant must send a copy of this application and any accompanying documents to the Gambling Commission and the chief constable within a period of seven days beginning on the date this application is made." Send these to:
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4BP
Email: Info@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Chief Constable
Tayside Division Headquarters
Well Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 9JU
Email: taysidelicensing@scotland.pnn.police.uk
| Classes of permit etc | Duration of grant | Application/ Renewal | Annual fee | Fee for application to vary permit | Change of name | Copy permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlicensed FEC | 10 years | £300 | - | £25 | £15 | |
| Prize gaming permit | 10 years | £300 | - | £25 | £15 | |
| Club gaming permit | 10 years | £200 | £50 | £100 | £15 | |
| Club machine permit | 10 years | £200 | £50 | £100 | £15 | |
| Licensed premises - automatic notification | unlimited | £50 | - | |||
| Licensed premises - gaming machine permit | unlimited | £150/100 | £50 | £100 | Transfer or change of name £25 | £15 |
| Temporary use notice | £350 | £25 |