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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Categories of Casino Regulations 2008 No. 1330
2.—(1) This regulation specifies the matters by reference to which a casino is to be classified for the purposes of the Gambling Act 2005 as—
(a)a large casino,
(b)a small casino, or
(c)below the minimum size for a licensed casino.
(2) A casino is a large casino if the combined floor area of those parts of the casino which are used for providing facilities for gambling is equal to or exceeds 1,500 square metres, but is less than 3,500 square metres.
(3) A casino is a small casino if the combined floor area of those parts of the casino which are used for providing facilities for gambling is equal to or exceeds 500 square metres, but is less than 1,500 square metres.
(4) A casino is below the minimum size for a licensed casino if the combined floor area of those parts of the casino which are used for providing facilities for gambling is less than 500 square metres.
(5) In this regulation a reference to parts of a casino used for providing facilities for gambling is a reference to—
(a)where a casino premises licence has effect in respect of the casino, those parts of the premises shown on the plan included in the licence(1) as the parts that will be used for providing facilities for gambling in reliance on the licence;
(b)where an application for a casino premises licence in respect of the casino has been made and not determined, those parts of the premises shown on the plan that accompanied the application as the parts which will be used for providing facilities for gambling in reliance on the licence(2); or
(c)in any other case, those parts of the premises that would be required to be shown on the plan accompanying an application for a casino premises licence (were such an application to be made in respect of the premises) as the parts which would be used for providing facilities for gambling in reliance on the licence.
A plan of the premises must be included in a casino premises licence by virtue of section 151(1)(g) of the Gambling Act 2005.
Under regulation 4(3) of the Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/459) an application for a casino premises licence must be accompanied by a plan showing the location and extent of any part of the premises which will be a table gaming area, and any other part of the premises that will be used for providing facilities for gambling in reliance on the licence.
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