The Gambling (Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2008
Citation and commencement1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling (Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 31st December 2008.
Amendment of the 2006 Regulations2.
Amendment of Schedule 1 (Categories of non-remote operating licences)3.
For the table in Schedule 1 to the 2006 Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
Amendment of Schedule 4 (Categories of remote operating licences)4.
For the table in Schedule 4 to the 2006 Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.
SCHEDULE 1Categories of non-remote operating licences
Description of licence | Unit of division | Category A | Category B | Category C | Category D | Category E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Existing casino operating licence | Annual gross gaming yield | Up to £5 million | £5 million or greater, up to £25 million | £25 million or greater, up to £100 million | £100 million or greater, up to and including £250 million | Greater than £250 million |
New casino operating licence | Nature of premises licence | Small | Large | |||
Bingo operating licence | Number of licensed premises | 4 or fewer | 5 to 15 | 16 to 50 | 51 to 99 | 100 or more |
General betting (standard) operating licence | Number of licensed premises | 4 or fewer | 5 to 15 | 16 to 50 | 51 to 199 | 200 or more |
General betting (limited) operating licence | Number of working days | 75 or fewer | 76 to 199 | 200 or more | ||
Pool betting operating licence | Annual gross gambling yield | Up to £5 million | £5 million or greater, up to and including £100 million | Greater than £100 million | ||
Betting intermediary operating licence | Annual gross gambling yield | Up to £5 million | £5 million or greater, up to and including £100 million | Greater than £100 million | ||
Gaming machine general operating licence for an adult gaming centre | Number of licensed premises | 4 or fewer | 5 to 15 | 16 to 50 | 51 to 99 | 100 or more |
Gaming machine general operating licence for a family entertain-ment centre | Number of licensed premises | 4 or fewer | 5 to 15 | 16 to 50 | 51 to 99 | 100 or more |
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence | Value of annual gross sales | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence | Value of annual gross sales | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence | Value of annual gross sales | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Gambling software operating licence | Value of annual gross sales | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence | Annual proceeds | Up to £100,000 | £100,000 or greater, up to and including £500,000 | Greater than £500,000 | ||
Lottery operating (society) licence | Annual proceeds | Up to £100,000 | £100,000 or greater, up to and including £500,000 | Greater than £500,000 |
SCHEDULE 4Categories of remote operating licences
Description of licence | Unit of division | Category F | Category G | Category H | Category I | Category J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Casino operating licence | Annual gross gambling yield | Up to £5 million | £5 million or greater, up to £100 million | £100 million or greater, up to £200 million | £200 million or greater, up to and including £500 million | Greater than £500 million |
Bingo operating licence | Annual gross gambling yield | Up to £5 million | £5 million or greater, up to £100 million | £100 million or greater, up to £200 million | £200 million or greater, up to and including £500 million | Greater than £500 million |
General betting (standard) operating licence | Annual gross gambling yield | Up to £5 million | £5 million or greater, up to £100 million | £100 million or greater, up to £200 million | £200 million or greater, up to and including £500 million | Greater than £500 million |
General betting (limited) operating licence | Annual gross gambling yield | Up to £250,000 | ||||
Pool betting operating licence | Annual gross gambling yield | Up to £5 million | £5 million or greater, up to £100 million | £100 million or greater, up to £200 million | £200 million or greater, up to and including £500 million | Greater than £500 million |
Betting intermediary operating licence | Annual gross gambling yield | Up to £5 million | £5 million or greater, up to £100 million | £100 million or greater, up to £200 million | £200 million or greater, up to and including £500 million | Greater than £500 million |
Betting intermediary (trading room only) operating licence | Annual gross gambling yield | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence | Value of annual gross sales | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence | Value of annual gross sales | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence | Value of annual gross sales | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Gambling software operating licence | Value of annual gross sales | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Lottery operating (external lottery manager licence | Annual proceeds | Up to £500,000 | £500,000 or greater, up to and including £6 million | Greater than £6 million | ||
Lottery operating (society) licence | Annual proceeds | Up to £100,000 | £100,000 or greater, up to and including £500,000 | Greater than £500,000 |
These Regulations amend the Gambling (Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) Regulations 2006 S.I. 2006/3284 (“the 2006 Regulations”).
The 2006 Regulations prescribe fees relating to operating licences (application, annual and other fees) and single-machine supply and maintenance permits (application fees only) issued under Parts 5 and 10 of the Gambling Act 2005 respectively.
Regulations 3 and 4 substitute tables in Schedules 1 and 4 for the tables in Schedules 1 and 4 of the 2006 Regulations. The purpose of these amendments is to ensure that there is no overlap between certain fee categories.